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The Plan 164 [09-2025]
The Plan 164 [09-2025]

THE PLAN 164, the fifth issue of 2025, opens with the editorial “The Vernacular as a Design Approach” by Sumayya Vally. The featured projects include management centers, foundations, museums, academies, cultural facilities, and homes

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On Vernaculars

Sumayya Vally

In the editorial, “On Vernaculars,” Sumayya Vally looks at vernacular architecture.
#Sumayya Vally 
#Editorial Critique
“Frame 122” Residential Building

Brent Buck Architects

In his Letter from America column, Raymund Ryan discusses the Frame 122 residential project by Brent Buck Architects
# BEGA  # Residence  # New York, USA  # Schüco  # dormakaba  #Hasslacher group  #Brent Buck Architects 
#Letter from America
“PM23” Cultural Space

Nemesi Architects

The Old and New column examines the PM23 cultural space, designed by Nemesi Architects
# Italy  # Cultural center  #Nemesi Architects 
#Old & New
New Hakka Academy – Longgang Twin Stars School

Urbanus Architecture & Design

Urbanus designs the New Hakka Academy in Shenzhen, China
# China  # Education  # Urbanus Architecture & Design 
#Architecture
Residential Houses for Ontario

Williamson Williamson

In Ontario, Williamson Williamson explores two different approaches to living
# Residence  # Canada  #Williamson Williamson 
#Architecture
Laboratorio Farmacologico Milanese Office Spaces

INS Ilaria Nava Studio

Ilaria Nava’s practice INS designs Laboratorio Farmacologico Milanese’s new headquarters in Caronno Pertusella
# Italy  # Marazzi  # Offices  # Pellini  #INS Ilaria Nava Studio  # Kerakoll  #Coiver 
#Architecture
Casa Cueva

Alejandro D’Acosta Arquitecto

In Ensenada, Mexico, Alejandro D’Acosta designs Casa Cueva
# Mexico  # Residence  #Alejandro D’Acosta Arquitecto 
#Architecture
Caterina Dallara Foundation Headquarters

Atelier(s) Alfonso Femia

Atelier(s) Alfonso Femia designs the Caterina Dallara Foundation in Varano de’ Melegari
# Italy  # Mapei  # Ideal Standard  # Atelier(s) Alfonso Femia  # Multifunctional Building - Complex  #MEDIT 
#Architecture
Photography Seoul Museum of Art

Jadric Architektur & 1990uao

In Seoul, Jadric Architektur and 1990uao create the Photography Seoul Museum of Art
# South Korea  # Museum  #Jadric Architektur & 1990uao 
#Architecture
Retail and Office Spaces at Borgo Mascarella

Antonio Iascone

Antonio Iascone & Partners design the Borgo Mascarella office and commercial building in Bologna
# Italy  # BEGA  # Marazzi  # Schüco  # Antonio Iascone  # Multifunctional Building - Complex 
#Architecture
Accademia Carrara Extension

Antonio Ravalli Architetti

In Bergamo, Antonio Ravalli Architects designs the expansion of Accademia Carrara
# Italy  # Public  # Schüco  # Kerakoll  #Antonio Ravalli Architetti 
#Zoom
A Story of Outdoor Design

Tribù is a Belgian outdoor design brand with strong links to Milan. It collaborates closely with designers such as Monica Armani, Yabu Pushelberg and Christophe Delcourt
Color, Performance and Technology

Kerakoll has unveiled Color Fill, five products including grouts and sealants with a single palette of 50 colors
The Audiovisual Metamorphosis of Ceramic

Alchimia & Iris Ceramica Group is invisible technology made compatible with the ceramic surfaces of the Group's brands
Automation and Energy Efficiency

Schüco TipTronic SimplySmart retractable mechatronic window and door components provide a high level of comfort, security, design, automatic opening and closing control and improved energy efficiency
Material Advances

Isoplam has unveiled Pavilux Sablée, a seamless floor with reduced thickness that combines aesthetics, durability, industrial strength and maximum design versatility
A Lightweight Bioclimatic Pergola

Pratic has unveiled the new Sense lightweight bioclimatic pergola
Historical Memory Meets Functional Innovation

Gbpa Architects

The architectural renovation of the Moretti Towers, by GBPA Architects with Ponzio playing a key role, demonstrates how respect for historical heritage can be reconciled with sustainability and functionality
Nature, Architecture and BIM

Morph

Morph designed Sphere, a residential complex in which Graphisoft's BIM tools were used during the design process
Porcelain Stoneware for Urban Regeneration

u.m.a. Architektur

uma Architektur designed the Am Schönen Platz residential complex in Vienna, with Marazzi providing the exterior cladding
Fantasy and Reality

Philippe Starck

Drawing on his fairy tale The Meticulous Life of Manfred Heler, Philippe Starck designed the Maison Heler hotel in Metz, France, with Pellini making an important contribution

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