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This Arizona Home Uses the Desert Landscape as "Living Art"

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The desert city of Scottsdale, Arizona, is set within the sprawling Sonoran Desert and overlooked by the majestic McDowell Mountains, so it’s no surprise that this spectacular landscape plays a pivotal role in shaping much of the area’s architecture. The solution was found in the freestanding Bromic Eclipse Portable heater.

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MAD designs Nanhai Art Center to emulate "continuous wave of water"

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Architecture studio MAD has revealed its design for an arts centre on a waterfront site in Guangdong, China , which will have an undulating form modelled on moving water. Encompassing 121,275 square metres, the mixed-use Nanhai Art Center will be divided into three buildings containing a theatre, museum and sports centre.

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JKMM Architects adds timber art hall to Tammisaari old town

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Helsinki-based JKMM Architects used glulam and black spruce cladding to relate the Chappe Art House to surrounding timber structures in the coastal town of Tammisaari, Finland. JKMM Architects designed the Chappe Art House "Chappe is a place for encounters and encountering art," JKMM Architects founding partner Asmo Jaaksi told Dezeen.

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Nanjing Art Center by Studio Link-Arc

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The Nanjing Art Center is located at the southernmost tip of Nanjing New Town, where three rivers intersect to create a landform known as “The Fish Mouth” due to its unique shape. Located in the heart of this new CBD, the Nanjing Art Center is a collection of noble art and new lifestyles. Photo © Qingshan Wu.

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Sydney Modern Art Gallery Expansion by SANAA

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A new standalone building, public art garden and revitalised historic building brings together art, architecture and landscape in spectacular new ways, with dynamic galleries, site-specific works by leading Australian and international artists, and extensive outdoor spaces for everyone to enjoy. Photo © Iwan Baan.

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Winter Visual Arts Center, Franklin & Marshall by Steven Hall Architects

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On the historic campus of Franklin & Marshall College, the new Winter Visual Arts Center takes shape as a raised pavilion formed by the site’s 200-year old trees, the oldest elements of the campus. A new campus destination for all students, the building’s spaces aim to evoke the creative energy involved in teaching and making art.

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MAD Architects unveils Nanhai Art Center

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MAD Architects unveiled the design for the Nanhai Art Center in Foshan City, Guangdong, which covers a total site area of 59,445 square meters and includes three major functions: the Grand Theatre, the Museum, and the Sports Center. The design of the Nanhai Art Center wants to provide the maximum grey spaces for such activities.

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