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Morphosis-designed conference center along Yangtze River opens in Nanjing Jiangbei New District, China

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LA-based international architecture and design firm Morphosis has announced the completion and opening of the Yangtze River International Conference Center in Nanjing Jiangbei New District, an emerging epicenter for global business in China.

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Eight buildings with inverted-pitched roofs that resemble butterfly wings

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An angular English home extension and a timber-clad Guatemalan retreat feature in our roundup of buildings with butterfly roofs. Architects and designers sometimes use butterfly roofs to help conceal a building within its setting, enhance interior light or collect rainwater. Two additional volumes were added to the existing 1965 cabin.

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Nanjing Combat Machinery Factory, Jiangsu, China

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photo © Xiaobin Lv In 2006, attempts were made to renew the factory, hoping to reopen it as a creative industrial center, but the building failed to attract attention. photo © Haiting Sun After the reconstruction, new walls were built, bricks were paved, and the whole building was painted, thus covering up its industrial memory.

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Deji Plaza Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China

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Rising from the heart of the Central Business District of Xuzhou, China, Deji Plaza Xuzhou is a 3,780,350 sq. Facing a much more urban landscape to the south, the original design and build provided very few setbacks for the podium.

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MVRDV unveils pair of skyscrapers with "stratified cliff" facades

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Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has revealed the Oasis Towers development in Nanjing , China, which is comprised of two L-shaped skyscrapers with angular cliff-like facades. The contemporary architecture of Nanjing takes its inspiration from nature in form and appearance," said MVRDV co-founder Winy Maas.

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Büro Ole Scheeren designs octagonal supertall skyscraper with shimmering facade

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Architecture studio Büro Ole Scheeren has unveiled plans for the 350-metre-high Nanjing Nexus skyscraper in China. Named Nanjing Nexus, the supertall skyscraper was designed for a site near the Yangtze River in the financial district of the Chinese city of Nanjing. Nanjing Nexus was designed by Büro Ole Scheeren.

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Nanjing K.Wah G72 by UNStudio

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Nanjing K.Wah G72 is expected to be one of the most expansive mixed-use developments in the Chinese city. The communities that have historically lived by Nanjing City’s Qinhuai River inspired the design.

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