Category: Architecture
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ARCHITECTURE NEWS – May/June 2022
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JEANETTE HÄGGLUND FOCUSING A NEW LIGHT ON ARCHITECTURE A Swedish photographer especially known for her creative portraiture work, Jeanette Hägglund has also established a highly regarded reputation for skillfully capturing abstract architectural elements and features. Her technique (showcased on Instagram under the name of @etna_11) in volves interpreting buildings –…
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ARCHITECTURE NEWS – March & April 2022, Issue 79
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A RISING PHOTOGRAPHIC TALENT INSPIRED BY ARCHITECTURE CLEMENTE VERGARA Clemente Vergara is a Barcelona-based photographer who specialises in areas of architecture and travel that are his long-standing passions. He studied environmental engineering and currently works as project man ager in a major international company for waste and water management. However,…
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END OF THE YEAR DRAWS TO A CONCLUSION
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By Alia Babapulle As always, I wish you all the very best for 2021; it surely cannot be as maddening and confusing as 2020. Please remember your plants could take a battering with the weather in the winter months, so try to protect them if needed. Pruning back, always…
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CREATING EXCEPTIONAL LIFESTYLE SPACES
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OTERO DESIGN Interview with director Jorge Gil Tell us a little about yourself… Born and raised in northern Spain, I studied design at the University of Navarra, and after graduating worked at several top studios in Spain. I have always focused on the renovation of luxury villas and…
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LA RESERVA CLUB SOTOGRANDE
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TAKING A PEEK Inside El Mirador El Mirador is a gated community of six exquisite modern villas, perched above La Reserva Club in Sotogrande. As the name suggests, these properties are built to capitalise on the phenomenal views across the estate and golf course and out to the Mediterranean…
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MULTIPLE SUCCESS FOR IDOM
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AT WORLD DESIGN AWARDS Bilbao-based IDOM was the main winner at this year’s World Design Awards. An association of independent professionals working in the fields of consulting, engineering and architecture, the company picked up four awards, for its San Mames Stadium project (first prize in the sports & recreation…
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BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN CONSTRUCTION
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WHY SOLID PARTNERSHIPS CREATE THE BEST HOMES Article supplied by Atlas Group When building a dream property, it is vital that you have the right team in place to complete the project on time, within budget and to the best finish. However, many underestimate the importance of using a…
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ELEVATING THE USER EXPERIENCE WITH LUTRON PALLADIOM
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Palladiom wallstations from Lutron provide a state-of-the-art combination of elegant design and intuitive operation. The wallstations allow you to control your lights, shades/drapes and heating, ventilation and air-conditioning from just the one convenient location – ensuring an optimal user experience complemented by sleek keypad and thermostat aesthetics. The buttons…
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REVAMPED DIGITAL STREAMING CLASSIC …with a Touch of Majik
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A potent combination of network music player, pre-amp and power amp in a single box enclosure, the next-generation Majik DSM has been designed to cater for both first-time hi-fi buyers seeking authentic simplicity and existing customers wanting to enhance their high-end hi-fi options in more rooms. It is,…
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HOW THE QUARANTINE HAS AFFECTED OUR SEARCH FOR A LUXURY HOME
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Article supplied by Atlas Group Despite global health concerns and the seemingly endless weeks when most of Europe was quarantined, interest in luxury properties has continued to grow, fuelled perhaps by daydreaming of a home in the sun surrounded by beauty and comfort. While Spain is weathering the changing restrictions,…
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HEYDAR ALIYEV CENTRE Signature Landmark of 21st Century Baku
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Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid left a remarkable legacy of pacesetting design masterpieces around the world when she sadly passed away in 2016 aged just 65. The first woman to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize (2004), and also the first female recipient of the Royal Institute of British Architects’ Royal Gold…
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GILMAR REAL ESTATE LUXURY IN THE SPANISH PROPERTY SECTOR
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What is luxury? If we are talking about homes, we all have a clear – more or less – image of what luxury villas are like on the Costa del Sol. We know they have a high price, in accordance with their specifications, the location and the services they offer.…
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HOME OFFICE WORKS… But Nothing Replaces Human
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Interview with Jana Novakova Interior Design Director of AALTO Exclusive Design How have you been coping with COVID-19 and the confinement? Confinement has been a very busy two-month period, with home office work. We attended our clients through Zoom, Skype, phone or email to provide design services. Although nothing replaces…
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LUXURY AND SUSTAINABILITY in the Foothills of Marbella’s Mountains
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A home in the sun: it means a lot more now than it did at the beginning of 2020. Apart from a dream come true for many people, owning a home in the sun now also means having a bolt-hole here they can lockdown in safety and luxury in case…
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ARCHITECTURE MASTERPRIZE WINNERS RECOGNISED FOR INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY…
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More than 1,000 entries from over 60 countries were received for this year’s prestigious Architecture MasterPrize architecture awards, with the gala presented in collaboration with Bilbao’s Guggenheim Museum. According to AMP program director David Teravagimov, the choice of the Guggenheim as the 2019 venue was because, “We believe great architecture…
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IRISH WINNERS OF 2020 PRITZKER ARCHITECTURE PRIZE
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Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara have been selected as the Pritzker Prize Laureates for 2020. The official announcement was made by Tom Pritzker, chairman of The Hyatt Foundation, which sponsors the award – one of architecture’s most prestigious honours and often referred to as the Nobel Prize of architecture. Farrell…
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ALEJANDRO GIMÉNEZ – CREATING HARMONY, BEAUTY AND PEACE
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Both an architect and an interior designer, Alejandro Giménez was born in Málaga in 1972. He studied in Spain and America before graduating from Sevilla’s College of Architecture in 1999. His style is heavily influenced by the style of architecture where he lives and where he grew up on southern Spain’s Mediterranean coast. However, he…
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HOW ARK CREATES EXPERIENCES ON THE COSTA DEL SOL
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The ARK team has one mission: to create experiences that transcend through each of our projects, becoming a masterpiece that people can enjoy. In this article we would like to show you what makes us different as a team during the process of creating a villa on the Costa del…
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DOM3 Entrepreneurs Plans Unveiled for 2018 International Architecture Award
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The Costa del Sol’s leading association of high-end property entrepreneurs has announced details of its third annual award for architectural excellence. The inaugural edition of the DOM3 Award in 2014 was centred on the construction of a villa in La Zagaleta (Benahavís municipality) and the second award in 2016 on…
