We recently had the chance to speak with Xingying Peng, a talented lighting designer based in New York City. With a keen focus on innovation and the deeper significance of lighting design, Peng shared her insights on how lighting impacts our lives and the evolving landscape of the industry.
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Liliana Alvarez
The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), the leading authority and standard setter on building services engineering, has launched TM65 UAE a new guide for calculating embodied carbon in building services, at Light + Intelligent Building Middle East.
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Catherine Alltoft
Photography
Light + Intelligent Building Middle East
The London Photography Awards program celebrates, honours, and recognises excellence in photography worldwide, advocating those who bring ideas to life, with different techniques and creative approaches, whilst demonstrating the millennia-long history of The Swinging City and its advancing beauty.
Organizer
International Awards Associate (IAA)
Eligibility
Open to public
Register
https://londonphotographyawards.com/
Awards & Prizes
https://londonphotographyawards.com/london-photography-awards.php#why-LPA
Entries deadline
9 Jan - Feb 6, 2025
Price
$25 - $40; 1. Early Bird: 9 Jan - 6 Jan 2025 ($25/Professional & $20/Amateur & Student). 2. Regular: 7 Feb - 6 Mar 2025($30/Professional & $25/Amateur & Student). 3. Final: 7 Mar - 3 Apr 2025($35/Professional & $30/Amateur & Student). 4. Final Extension: 4 Apr - 2 May 2025($40/Professional & $35/Amateur & Student)
The house is situated on a corner lot in Puertos Escobar, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The primary challenge of this project lay in the site’s atypical shape. Being a corner plot, the aim was to maximize the available area by adopting a V-shaped layout.
Project name
J House (Casa J)
Architecture firm
Pirca Arquitectura
Location
Puertos, Escobar, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photography
Luis Barandiarán
Principal architect
Antonio Florio, Luciano Basso
Design team
Antonio Florio, Luciano Basso, Gonzalo Charon, Ignacio Rey
Interior design
Pirca Arquitectura
Lighting
Pirca Arquitectura
Supervision
Pirca Arquitectura
Visualization
Pirca Arquitectura
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshoppe
Construction
Pirca Arquitectura
Typology
Residential › House
The remodeling of the office of the record label Radar and the Ecuadorian band Verde 70 seeks to create a flexible space that allows various activities. With a limited surface area of 40 m², the design must integrate reception and press areas, administration and a rehearsal room, as well as functioning as a coworking space that encourages the exc...
Architecture firm
TEC Taller EC, IWI Studio
Photography
Paolo Caicedo
Design team
Pablo Castro Guijarro - Roberto Morales Guijarro, Juan Ruiz - Amelia Tapia, Cynthia Quintero, Paolo Caicedo, Daniela Veintimilla, Maria Emilia Arellano, Daniela Ramos, Nicolás Guijarro
Collaborators
Proyecto Designin, Haiku Taller, Masmusica, Pelikano Ec, A10Ecuador, Flandoli_studio, Verde 70
Construction
TEC Taller EC – IWI Studio - Proyecto Designin
Typology
Commercial › Office
Horizon Education Center is a transformation of a vacant commercial space into a part-time learning center for kids of elementary schools, ages of 5-10. A colorful space, with an overall mystic layout of spaces, aiming to nurture kids’ curiosity for exploring various learning settings, that aims to contribute to their long-term development.
Project name
Horizon Education Center
Location
Vushtrri, Kosovo
Photography
Agon Mehmeti, SNATCH sh.p.k.
Principal architect
Adelina Tahiri Nela, Valdete Pacolli
Design team
Adelina Tahiri Nela, Valdete Pacolli
Client
Daulina and Visar Saraci
Typology
Educational Architecture › School
Cabin House is situated on a wooded suburban lot in Swannanoa, NC. It was designed for a couple who moved to the mountains from a big city looking for a more relaxed lifestyle, more time outside and daily connection to nature. They wanted to downsize and pair down their possessions to the essentials.
Architecture firm
Rusafova Markulis Architects
Location
Swannanoa, North Carolina, United States
Photography
Ryan Theede, Lissa Gotwals
Principal architect
Maria Rusafova, Jakub Markulis
Structural engineer
GILES FLYTHE ENGINEERS
Construction
Creen Light Home Builders
Typology
Residential › Cabin
The terrain of the ancient city of Dukezong is very similar to that of Songzanlin Temple. The buildings below Songzanlin Temple are dormitories for monks who come from all directions to rest, while the large Buddhist temple in the center of Dukezong ancient city is home to believers, residents, and guests who come from other places to make a living
Project name
Pure Life Hotel
Architecture firm
One Soul Design
Location
Shangri La, Yunnan Province, China
Principal architect
Yu Shan ,Zhangying
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
Casa Yucatan Jay as a refuge capable of responding to the needs of those who inhabit it; a place designed for vacation tourism that seeks in essence to remain in the memory of those who stay.
Project name
Casa Yucatan Jay
Architecture firm
Taller Estilo Arquitectura
Location
Barrio de Santiago, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Photography
Manolo R. Solís
Principal architect
Víctor Alejandro Cruz Domínguez, Iván Atahualpa Hernández Salazar, Luís Armando Estrada Aguilar
Design team
Juan Manuel Rosado Rodríguez, Jorge Isaac Escalante Chan, Daniel Iván Rivera Arjona, Ana Luisa Cano Pérez
Collaborators
Juan Rosado Rodríguez, Jorge Escalante Chan, Daniel Ivan Rivera Arjona
Interior design
Taller Estilo Arquitectura
Civil engineer
Rafael Domínguez Barjau
Structural engineer
Rafael Domínguez Barjau
Landscape
Taller Estilo Arquitectura
Lighting
Taller Estilo Arquitectura
Supervision
Taller Estilo Arquitectura
Visualization
Jorge Isaac Escalante Chan
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
Taller Estilo Arquitectura
Material
Painted Burnished Cement, Tiles, Clay Floors, Exposed Metal Structure, Green Pigmented Chukum Paste, Grey Burnished Cement
Typology
Residential › House
Embodying the architectural attributes of Northern Gulf architecture of privacy and discretion, the White Fortress is enveloped by towering, thick walls that offer protection from the harsh climate and arid surroundings, while enclosing a serene and inviting interior.
Project name
White Fortress
Architecture firm
TAEP/AAP
Location
Al Khiran, Kuwait
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Design team
Abdulatif Almishari, Rui Vargas, Carla Barroso, Alba Duarte, Telmo Rodrigues, Carlo Palma, Duarte Correia, Elvino Domingos, Emanuel Grave, Hassan Javed, João Costa, Lionel Estriga, Pedro Miranda
Collaborators
Graphic Design: Mariana Neves, Aquilino Sotero, Diogo Monteiro, Federica Fortugno, Nelson Ferreira, Luís Esteves
Interior design
Leonor Barata Feyo, Carolina Grave
Structural engineer
R5 Engineers
Environmental & MEP
Mohammed Hassan, Rúben Rodrigues
Landscape
Susana Pinheiro
Supervision
AsBuilt - Lúcio Silva, Ricardo Janeiro, Vando Beldade
Typology
Residential › House
