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What can you expect from an all-women-designed building? Architecture that prioritises community
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (234+ words) Conversations with the community led to the creation of Toronto’s Reina condominium complex, complete with multi-generational units, ample stroller parking and child play areas visible from the communal gym. What would happen if the developers, architects, engineers and electricians building…...
Diplomatic design 101: The UN’s newest visitor centre is a study in architectural monotony
1+ week, 4+ day ago (203+ words) If minimalism has become the visual language of institutional reassurance, then the Portail des Nations speaks it fluently. Diplomatic architecture need not be sanitised within an inch of its life. Geneva’s own Hôtel de Ville has stood in the heart…...
Laying the ground work: How a tiny group of artisans keeps Portugal’s stone pavements intact
3+ week, 3+ day ago (217+ words) Maintaining Portugal’s traditional stone pavements requires skill, patience and a deep appreciation for heritage. We meet one of the country’s few remaining ‘calçeteiros’ paving the way. It’s summer and sweat is dripping down Graça’s forehead. Immersed in his art, he…...