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Studio Libeskind's refreshing social housing development debuts at the Sumner Houses in Brooklyn

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Image: Hufton+Crow The building’s design features a dramatic interplay of opening and solids in a folding form finished in distinct optic white EIFS facade cladding that distinguishes it from the brick buildings on the 66-year-old NYCHA campus.

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WilkinsonEyre uses industrial finishes for arts and engineering building in Norfolk

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An exposed steel structure and perforated copper cladding bring an industrial feel to The Dyson Building at Gresham's School in Norfolk, designed by architecture studio WilkinsonEyre. The Dyson Building at Gresham's School was created by WilkinsonEyre. Perforated copper clads the exterior of the building.

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Abandoned mining buildings turned into a "sanctuary for human connection" in Taiwan

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Divooe Zein Architects has converted a disused coal mine in Taiwan After Taiwan ceased all mining activities in 2000, these concrete and brick buildings had been left abandoned and overgrown by the surrounding forest. Project credits: Architect: Divooe Zein Architects Client: Mineless Execution: C.C.H

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The Dot House Is a Prefab Tiny Home With Spot-On Finishes

Dwell

Photo: Boano Prišmontas See the full story on Dwell.com: The Dot House Is a Prefab Tiny Home With Spot-On Finishes Related stories: On the Suffolk Coast, a Family Builds a Seaside Home for the Ages This Tiny Apartment Checks All the Boxes With Glass Bricks and Gridded Tile A Streamlined Boathouse Perches Above the Water in the San Juan Islands

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Bundang Doosan by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF)

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Comprising two towers connected by a 100-meter tall skybridge, the headquarters building forms a new landmark near the main tollgate to and from Seoul. The stacked, interconnected masses create a grand portal which becomes an identifiable visual marker from the adjacent Gyeongbu Expressway.

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Horses a "constant visual presence" at Black Fox Ranch by CLB Architects

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To one side of the home's atrium is the communal zone For the main home, the team conceived a two-storey, L-shaped building that gradually rises from the site. The house is located near the barn and pastures in order to ensure that "horses are a constant visual presence," the team said.

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Rendering to Reality: 6 Times Heatherwick’s Built Architecture Outdid the Project Visualization

Architizer

The One Rendering Challenge is now part of the Architizer Vision Awards , honoring the best architectural photography, film, visualizations, drawings, models and the talented creators behind them. As the studio states, they create “buildings, spaces, master plans, objects and infrastructure” in cities across the world.