A Roundup Of Wildly Colorful Facades Around The Globe

AFT Arquitectos, Tarjeta Naranja, Cordoba, Argentina, Photography Gonzalo Viramonte, Archello
Categories Architecture
Color in architecture has been researched and analyzed to determine its effects on its inhabitants. Color evokes not only feelings such as excitement, serenity, or warmth, but can serve as an opportunity to capture attention in a heavily competitive marketplace. The influence of color is international, as we explore our most colorful facades around the globe.
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High Performance Coatings Systems Ensure Long-Life Designs For Transportation Facilities

Alucobond Spectra Green, Tempe Transportation Center, Arizona, Otak Architekton
Categories Transportation
Transit stations are historically high trafficked areas, often seeing hundreds of commuters on a daily basis. Additionally, these buildings are expensive to repair as construction can require costly closures. Often architects specify high performance coatings systems for their architectural components to ensure both the longevity and aesthetic quality of their designs.
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Colorful Modular Pods Offer Expansive Space For School In Australia

Presbyterian Ladies College, HARWYN, Modular Education Pods, Australia
Categories Architecture
There are many challenges when building in the education market from site assess to cost restrictions. Harwyn pods address those challenges by providing a prefabricated, modularized solution to traditional education expansion. The Presbyterian Ladies’ College in Melbourne, Australia, required a solution that met the needs of their expansion while providing a touch of modernity to their historic landscape.
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San Francisco Residential Building Takes Cues From The Neighborhood’s Past And Present

950 Tennessee, Handel Architects, San Francisco, Dogpatch, Pure Freeform, Lumiflon USA, Scott Hargis
Categories Architecture
Handel Architects recently completed a residential project in the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco. The project is a mixture of residential and industrial architectural styles meant to evoke the character of the area’s past and present. The project encompasses a city block, taking cues from the surrounding architecture, 950 Tennessee accommodates 100-residential units within two distinct components.
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New York Residential Facade Pays Homage To Historic Architectural Design

Lantern House, Heatherwick Studio, New York, Dezeen
Categories Architecture
Heatherwick Studio was commissioned to design a residential building in Chelsea, Manhattan in New York City. Within a highly competitive architectural market, the architects were tasked with designing a building that stood out. The architects describe, “In contrast to new glass apartment blocks that have sprung up along High Line, we wanted to create a new type of residence: one that was reminiscent of the area’s existing historical building, design and built for permanency.”
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