Architect, Richard Leplastrier’s legacy. He was, along with another Australian architect, Peter Wilson, awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) 2015 International Fellowship in February. Images from multiple sources.

Leplastrier, born in 1939, studying and practicing in Sydney, was an early designer of prefabricated structures, with attention to the building sitting lightly within the surrounding natural environment.  His deceptively […]

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AEPPAS20* has begun a programme of visits & lectures on 20 of Spain’s most symbolic buildings. The 1st, held in January, was on the restoration of the floating, glazed, tower, the Castelar Building by Rafael de La-Hoz (Jnr.). A video of the tower’s construction process is here.

*Spanish Association for the Protection of the Architectural Heritage of the Twentieth Century.  https://aeppas20.wordpress.com/ Click on the heading ‘Reccordos’ (‘Walking’) for ‘Building Castelar’.  The building was designed by architects Raphael De […]

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Adaptive building wall, roof & shading systems from ADI (Adaptive Building Initiative) are not new but this is a little compilation. See Blogroll for a link to the *Hoberman Associates site.

Adaptive Building Initiative is a joint venture between Buro Happold and Hoberman Associates (Chuck Hoberman) *Please note that since posting this information in 2015, this work seems to be now […]

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Surface Design Awards 2015, London: Some of the more dramatic surface finishes among this year’s architecture / interior design finalists. A link to the Award site is under Blogroll.

Grandioso (Door), United Kingdom, Lee Simmons / Techno Prisme Storage Depot, France, Brisac Gonzalez Architects / Ospedale Giovanni XIII Chapel, Italy, Traversi + Traversi Architetti & Aymeric Zublena / Kew House, United Kingdom, Piercy […]

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