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Zaha Hadid Architects skyscraper nears completion on world's most expensive site

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The Henderson skyscraper by Zaha Hadid Architects is nearing completion The site at 2 Murray Road was reportedly the world's most expensive plot when it was purchased by developer Henderson Land in 2017, coming in at £764,000 per square metre. The photography is by Jennifer Hahn.

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Izat Arundell clads remote Outer Hebrides home with local stone

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Caochan na Creige features an irregular, angled plan, which was the result of "working with the landscape rather than against it," ensuring that the building's foundations avoided areas of incredibly hard rock on the site.

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BDP Architects Practice Information + News

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22 Jul 2017. 21 Mar 2017. Smythe Library Building Renewal Shortlisted for RIBA South East Awards 2017. One of fourteen buildings shortlisted for RIBA South East 2017 Awards: Smythe Library refurbishment, Tonbridge School, Tonbridge, Kent: photo : Hufton + Crow. photo © Nick Caville. photograph © Nick Weall. 27 Dec 2016.

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EBBA references modernist architecture at WatchHouse coffee shop

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Wooden seating is provided in an adjacent atrium Elements of the shop's design are informed by European modernist architecture. Furniture including lounge chairs arranged around a coffee table and bar stools at the counter allow the space to be used in a variety of ways.

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W Macau – Studio City by Zaha Hadid Architects now open

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Appointed in 2017 to expand the resort, ZHA designed Studio City Phase Two with new leisure, entertainment and hospitality facilities including one of Asia’s largest indoor water parks and extensive meeting spaces. Source and photos Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects.

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Boano Prišmontas creates art gallery that "is unmistakably a barn"

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"As you get closer you will see the sharp edges and geometries that come from a digital fabrication workshop rather than a traditional construction site." An art gallery occupies the arched space While its shape is informed by rural barns, it is also designed to create an interior that is an impressive space for displaying art.

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THAD draws on contours of nearby mountains for national park visitor centre

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Spiralling tiled roofs informed by the contours of the surrounding mountains cover the Jiuzhai Valley Visitor Centre in Sichuan Province, China , designed by The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University. Jiuzhai Valley Visitor Centre was designed by THAD. The building is nestled within a mountain valley.