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Ten post-industrial structures from the Black Country

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From factories and warehouses to shop fronts and underpasses, Hicks explores the structures that make up the post-industrial landscape of the West Midlands region known as the Black Country. The landscape I grew up in is human-made. There are improvised and patched-up structures all over the region." "I

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Architectuur Maken designs sculptural staircase overlooking Dutch landscape

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Dutch studio Architectuur Maken has completed De Niewe Herdgang, a sculptural staircase rising 25 metres to create a watchtower over the landscape outside the city of Tilburg , the Netherlands. Landscape and people are inextricably linked. Architectuur Maken has created a sculptural staircase called De Niewe Herdgang.

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Izat Arundell clads remote Outer Hebrides home with local stone

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Thick walls of local stone shelter Caochan na Creige, a home in Scotland 's Outer Hebrides by local practice Izat Arundell designed to "sit respectfully in the landscape". Looking to blend the home in with its dramatic surroundings, Izat Arundell finished the simple, timber-frame structure with blocks of local stone called Lewisian Gneiss.

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Al Hosn Masterplan And Landscape Abu Dhabi

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Al Hosn Masterplan And Landscape Abu Dhabi Buildings, Architect, CEBRA UAE Architecture Photos. Al Hosn Masterplan And Landscape Abu Dhabi, UAE. Al Hosn Masterplan And Landscape in Abu Dhabi. Today the site is transformed into a vivid public park, which enhances the two historic buildings as important landmarks in the city.

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Objektor reveals monolithic concrete cemetery outside of Prague

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Located in a forest clearing next to an existing 18th-century chapel, the Hřbitov Suchdol Cemetery was conceived as a network of burial spaces that can be extended over time, while remaining understated within the landscape. Understanding the existing conditions was the crucial starting point," he continued. "We

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Kaan Architecten adds "monumental" visitor centre to second world war cemetery

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hectare site near Maastricht to commemorate soldiers who died in the second world war. The structure's "monumental" form draws on American memorial architecture "The United States has a strong tradition when it comes to memorials," Kaan Architecten co-founder Vincent Panhuysen told Dezeen. "All The photography is by Simon Menges.

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Cool Schools: 7 Educational Structures Championing Affordable and Sustainable Construction

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Given that the site is located in paddy fields in the mountains there, the structure is built using layers of walls to adapt to the topography. Jury Winner, 2017 A+Awards, Primary & High School. Bamboo is bundled, bent and intertwined to create a supporting structure in a way that creates a mesmerizing pattern.