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SAL floating public building by SOUR

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Building on a site that is at high risk of and requires extensive ground improvements, how might we create a substructure that is naturally isolated from earthquake loads, floods, and rising sea levels? Is it possible to have a building with no foundation?

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Cedrus Residential Building // Cedrus Studio

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The design team worked closely with client on this project to understand their requirements and achieve the best design outcome. As shown in the diagrams the design started with a solid mass which was later broken into separate levels and a distinctive timber awning was added to the top in order to achieve maximum visual impact.

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Fondation Louis Vuitton: Frank Gehry Reflects on the Making of an Architectural Icon in Paris

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Completed in 2014, Gehry’s landmark building is undoubtedly an architectural icon, but manages to retain a reference for both its site in the heart of Paris’s beloved park and for the city as a whole. Frank Gehry: I’m very pleased with the building. It was a dream to build a building in that location.

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Nanjing K.Wah G72 by UNStudio

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The site is separated by the central river and the planned road into 4 plots which are set to create a dynamic community for locals and visitors. Building Integrated Photovoltaic, BIPV solutions installed on the roofs of all buildings will meet the daily energy demand of the buildings and further reduce operation and maintenance costs.

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Innovation Partnership School Buildings by OMA

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The Amsterdam government has initiated the Innovation Partnership School Buildings program to build nine to thirty “highquality, flexible and sustainable” schools in ten years. All the components are precisely made in the factory under a digitally controlled process to ensure fast assembly and disassembly by an electric crane on site.

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City Lane by 5+design

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Hubei province is the cradle of Chu culture and as such, is a major influence on the project’s design not only with its planning and layout but also in the design of the buildings. The masterplan restores the route to its full length with a series of new buildings and pavilions that re-connect the Gui Yuan Temple with the river.

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Taiping mixed use development by Peter Pichler Architecture

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This concept has been applied not just to the plot, but also to the shape of the cluster of timber buildings. aran, Silvana Ordinas Client: Keycity Group Project GFA: 100.000 m2 Year: 2022 finish construction Images: Courtesy of Peter Pichler Architecture. Image © Peter Pichler Architecture. Section.