Urban Design | Surreal Studios

05

Jul

“The Era of Powerful Buildings and Weak Entourage is Over”: Interview with Luxigon’s Eric de Broche des Combs

Kengo Kuma & Associates – Smyrna Church, Gothenburg, Sweden. Image © Luxigon The images that some visualizers have been presenting have allowed people to be fully immersed in virtually-built environments; exploring the space, observing how the sun rays create a dialogue between light and shadow, experiencing what they......

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05

Jul

"A whole lot has to get built to end mass incarceration" says Deanna van Buren

Architects need to be designing new building typologies to replace prisons that “were built to hurt people”, says architect Deanna van Buren, who established her non-profit firm to bring an end to mass incarceration in America. Van Buren told Architecturethe current infrastructure designed for the......

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25

Aug

"Architecture needs to take on a new life for our world to evolve" says commenter

In this week’s comments update, readers are debating BIG’s plan to build three islands off the shore of Penang Island and sharing their views on other top stories. Architecture studio BIG is creating three islands near Penang Island in Malaysia for Penang State Government in......

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