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Espoo House celebrates Finland's tradition of wooden construction

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Wood will be the primary material used to construct this building for the city administration of Espoo, Finland , which is being designed by studios Cobe and Lundén Architecture Company. Named Espoo House, the 24,000-square-mere building is intended to pay homage to Finland's history of timber construction.

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The most-read architecture and design stories of 2022

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The material's properties mean that its inventors envision it being used as a coating to improve objects' durability and, in the long term, as a structural material. May – MIT engineers build load-bearing structures using tree forks instead of steel joints. December – Sixteen stadiums set to host games at the World Cup 2026.

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Eight upcoming skyscrapers in the United States

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Some, like the Wilson Tower in Austin, have faced various construction delays , though the Texan city holds more spaces on this list than skyscraper-studded New York City. Read on for eight projects by studios from all over the world. After nine years of development, the project will be completed in early 2024. metres) high.

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Cobe and Lundén Architecture Company win competition for community and municipal building in Finland

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The building is part of a larger masterplan for the so-called Espoon Keskus, one of five major urban centres in Espoo, creating a diverse neighbourhood with new residential buildings, commercial facilities, public transportation, and green urban spaces. The load-bearing structure consists of mass timber with a span of 6×6 meters.

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Marengo Multimodal Transport Hub by BIG and A+ Architect

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Image © BIG Bjarke Ingels Group As part of Toulouse’s Grand Matabiau Quais d’Oc masterplan, the Marengo Multimodal Transport Hub will revitalize the urban area, facilitate seamless travel, and triple the number of daily passengers travelling to and from the city. Source by BIG Bjarke Ingels Group.

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Gent Design Museum, Belgium

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Led by urban development company Sogent in collaboration with Design Museum Gent, Carmody Groarke, RE-ST and TRANS Architectuur, the project aims to sensitively restore the museum’s existing buildings, extend the original masterplan and broaden the museum’s programme of design culture and visitor outreach.

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Sustainable Practice: 7 Examples of Radically Resilient and Adaptable Architecture

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Not only does the masterplan reduce the risk to the site posed by heavy rains, the elements are finely balanced, creating a thriving inter-dependent ecosystem, where flora, insects, invertebrates and aquatic life support one another. Burned wood promotes mycelium growth around the foundations, connecting structure to wood wide web.