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In architecture, “white” is often used as a neutral background color for walls, ceilings, and other surfaces and can help create a sense of brightness and spaciousness in a room. White is also a popular choice for trim, molding, and other architectural details, as it provides a clean, crisp contrast to other colors. In some cases, white is used as a symbol of modernity, simplicity, and minimalism in architectural design.
The Portuguese Pavilion of 1998, designed by Alvaro Siza, was a prominent feature at the Lisbon Expo 98. Without competition, Siza was entrusted with realizing the main pavilion to represent…
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Villa Savoye, completed in 1931 by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret in Poissy, France, is a landmark in modern architecture and a defining example of the International style. It is…
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Completed in 2020 by NU.MA Architects, the design of the House in Santa Joana was influenced by the repetition and systematization present in the surrounding working-class housing.
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Le Corbusier designed the House, commissioned by Dr. Pedro Curutchet in 1948. It is one of the very few buildings the architect built attached to preexisting buildings and perfectly responded…
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In 2013, Lechner & Lechner Architects completed the “Amorph Livingsculpture” House. The basic idea of the project was to visually interweave the living space with its surroundings.
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Completed in 2021 by PLAT ASIA Architects, the Lushan West Sea Art Center is a multi-functional cultural complex renovation that focuses on the dialogue between the natural environment, architecture, and…
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Completed in 2021, the Holiday Home in Comporta, designed by Estudio AMATAM, is a house developed for two French families who spend holidays together in Portugal to escape urban living.
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Cukrarna is a former sugar refinery built in 1828 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. In 2009 Scapelab won the international competition of the city municipality to renovate the national monument into a…
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The Windmill House designed by Portuguese practice Box Arquitectos is a narrow, white home in the dense urban center of Ponta Delgado, with two volumes that face each other across…
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Completed in 2021 by Chinese Architecture firm aoe, the Sino-Italian Cultural Exchange Center in Chengdu introduces the meeting of culture in the city where it all begun. The Italian and…
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The Farnsworth House was designed and constructed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe between 1945 and 1951. It is a one-room weekend retreat in what then was a rural setting,…
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Completed in 2018 by Italian Architects Degli Esposti Architetti, Casa Tersicore was built in Milan’s urban ring road traced by Cesare Beruto in the late 19th century. The “L” shaped…
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In 1938 Walter Gropius completed the residence for his family in Lincoln, Massachusetts. The house was his first architectural commission in the United States when he came to teach at…
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In 2019, TEAM_BLDG completed “THE VILLAGE” Apartments renovation in a well-known urban village of Guangzhou. With a newly renovated facade that dialogues and contrasts with the surrounding urban landscape, the…
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