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fromwww.archdaily.com
4 days ago

Backyard Community Club / DeRoche Projects

In Accra, where public investment in recreational space is limited and green areas increasingly scarce, the Backyard Community Club proposes a new model for shared civic life: a community sports facility centered on a tennis court, demonstrating how design can deliver inclusive, sustainable, and socially transformative environments. Designed by DeRoche Projects, it is Ghana's first project using a precast rammed earth system an innovative method pioneered by the studio that reimagines an ancestral material for contemporary, scalable use.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

US civic health rating downgraded after year of restrictive Trump actions

United States civic space rating downgraded from narrowed to obstructed by Civicus due to deteriorating freedoms, surveillance, crackdowns and restrictions on speech and protest.
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fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
3 months ago
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MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY folds 6,665 aluminum parts into umbrella-like canopy

PILOTI is a self-supported, ultra-thin aluminum rotunda in Bellevue that forms an umbrella-like canopy of 6,665 unique parts, blending ornament and structural ingenuity.
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
7 months ago
Arts

daniel buren's stripes & zainab alhashemi's concrete sculptures frame abu dhabi bus terminal

The Abu Dhabi Bus Terminal is transformed into an artistic stage for the inaugural Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial, showcasing regional and international artists.
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fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
7 months ago

daniel buren's stripes & zainab alhashemi's concrete sculptures frame abu dhabi bus terminal

The Abu Dhabi Bus Terminal is transformed into an artistic stage for the inaugural Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial, showcasing regional and international artists.
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