Best House Design in Australia 2023: Design Institute of Australia

The winners of the annual Australian Interior Design Awards were crowned on June 2, and they provided endless home interiors inspiration. Run by the Design Institute of Australia and Architecture Media’s Artichoke magazine, the awards celebrate Australian properties across, residential, commercial and public sectors, the result of work by leading design experts. “Following the challenges […]

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Transforming Traditions: Winners of 2021 iF Design Award and Their Extravagant Interior Designs

Courtesy of iF Design Awards Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest WhatsApp Or https://www.archdaily.com/965407/transforming-traditions-winners-of-2021-if-design-awards-and-their-extravagant-interior-designs A room, a life. Nowadays we spend most of our time in closed spaces. Ideally, they should suit us and be conducive to our well-being. Furniture, décor, lighting, colors, patterns, and fabrics all have an effect on us, although an unconscious […]

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A composition of stacked masses and voids, this house by AANGAN Architects draws on traditional typologies for a house full of light and spontaneity

Surat, India Located in Gujarat’s diamond hub, Surat, India, The Breathing House by Vishal Shah and Vishal Desai of AANGAN Architects features unique in-between spaces that maximize light and breezes. The Breathing House in a “ફળીયા” sits on a 300-square-meter plot within a residential neighborhood. The design of this linear house in the traditional village […]

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Apartment buildings in rural areas often denied renovation loans | News

Many rural municipalities have managed to improve the energy performance of public buildings. However, banks usually refuse loans for renovating old Soviet-era apartment buildings, with KredEx the only lifeline for associations. Of the 300 apartment buildings in Järva Municipality, only about twenty have been renovated. According to Triin Tippi, head of the local government’s economic […]

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Normal Public Library announces alternate location during renovations

NORMAL — Normal Public Library will close its 206 W. College Ave. location to the public at 5 pm March 30 in preparation for the upcoming asbestos abatement and renovation project. The 206 W. College Ave. location will remain closed for the duration of the renovation project, which is expected to take 10 to 12 […]

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Ocean City’s New Capital Plan Includes $30M. Renovation of Police Station

An architectural rendering depicts the renovated public safety building. (Image courtesy of Ocean City) By DONALD WITTKOWSKI Ocean City unveiled a nearly $160 million, five-year capital plan that includes flood-mitigation projects, road construction, improvements to the Boardwalk, the dredging of local waterways and a $30 million renovation of the antiquated public safety building. At the […]

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Milwaukee County Zoo penguin habitat groundbreaking, renovation

Zoo breaks ground on new penguin habitat Construction has broken ground on the renovated Humboldt penguin habitat at the Milwaukee County Zoo. MILWAUKEE – Construction begins this week on the renovated Humboldt penguin habitat at the Milwaukee County Zoo. To kick off this project, the zoo hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday morning, March 27. […]

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