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fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 day ago

vaulted palm canopy shields dry stone guesthouse cluster in southeastern iran

A community-built guesthouse uses local materials, vernacular techniques, and a central courtyard to support community-led tourism and reinforce social practices in Kahnanikash.
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

Architecture in Ecuador: 16 Projects Rooted in Territory, Craft, and Collective Practice

Between the Andes, the coast, and the Amazon, Ecuador's architecture has evolved as a reflection of its layered geography, a place where climate, topography, and culture unite. Throughout the territory, architecture has been an act of adaptation: from vernacular traditions rooted in collective labor and local materials to the colonial and modernist influences that reshaped its cities. This diversity has produced distinct constructive systems,
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fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
2 months ago

interwoven bamboo poles fan outward to form theater stage by cheng tsung feng

Bamboo Theater revives traditional bamboo scaffolding typology, merging vernacular construction with contemporary materials to create community-focused performance and public space.
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fromwww.archdaily.com
2 months ago

DDAR House / Othmane Bengebara Studio

A hand-built modern-rustic villa in Essaouira merges Moroccan vernacular craft with contemporary design, integrating tactile forms and sustainable, landscape-rooted principles.
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