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US studio Kadre Architects has converted two rundown motels in Los Angeles County into The Sierra, a supportive living complex that serves as a "new housing prototype" for people experiencing homelessness. Read more
clean lines, sustainable materials, and various amenities echo the essence of traditional barasti homes. The post signature villas by H+A bring desert house tradition to the sand dunes of ras al khaimah appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
California studio Malek Alqadi has created a series of monumental concrete hotel suites in the Mojave Desert, USA, informed by Middle Eastern archaeological sites. Read more
casa RH14 has been completed by JVL architects, bringing a design-minded retreat to los cabos, mexico. The post casa RH14: JVL architects’ modern home opens onto the coastal desert of los cabos appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
If you were to think of practical places to locate a water park, the Saudi Arabian desert probably wouldn't be high on the list. However, Saudi authorities don't seem too worried about practicalities lately so Aquarabia is currently under construction, and is set to create waterslides, water-based activities, and the country's first inland surf park.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, Lifesty
two derelict motels become kadre architects' colorful 'sierras housing,' providing thirty-eight homes for previously unhoused families. The post kadre architects transforms california desert motels into vibrant ‘sierras housing’ project appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
As the driest nonpolar desert in the world, the Atacama Desert in northern Chile is home to very few species of plants and animals. With rainfall often occurring only once a decade, the desert is so dry that NASA uses it as a stand-in for the Martian landscape. But what’s living beneath the parched surface? New research suggests it’s very small, abundant, and old, very old.Continue ReadingCategor
'shifting sands: a battle song' intertwines the sonic and geological features of the desert with the voices of women. The post saudi pavilion’s silk sculptures evoking a desert rose empower women at venice art biennale appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Given the mind-boggling size of Saudi Arabia's planned 170-km (105 mile)-long skyscraper the Line, perhaps it was inevitable that there would be some kind of reality check. Now a new report suggests that the initial phase of the project will be much more modest than originally planned.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Neom, Saudi Arabia, Building and Construction
Cj Hendry’s public pool celebrates Vegas extravagance   New York-based artist Cj Hendry transforms the desert landscape of Sandy Valley Ranch, Nevada, with the installation of her vibrant Public Pool. Running from April 5 to 7, 2024, the piece is accompanied by a comprehensive exhibition informed by the dazzling ambiance of Vegas hotel pool parties, […] The post vibrant inflatabl


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