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Montreal's new botanical garden entrance pavilion was designed to disappear into the environment

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Image: James Brittain The pavilion was developed in collaboration with a team of landscape architects from the City of Montreal’s Urban Parks Division and the firm Lemay.

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Freshwater House is a product of its environment

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The muted and neutral interior palette of Freshwater House reflects the coastal environment , while carefully selected materials amplify the sense of belonging. In this respect, Freshwater House perfectly encapsulates its environment. The material palette chosen for Freshwater House is a homage to the site itself.

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New York's Central Park to become site for climate change research

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The Central Park Conservancy, the Yale School of the Environment, and the New York City-based Natural Areas Conservancy have teamed up to launch a new initiative and climate partnership to study the impacts of climate change on urban parks.

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How 'Anthropocene mining' offers architects growing alternatives to the way we build cities

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We need to imagine the city as a material bank, conducive to re-use. Previously on Archinect: This house made of trash teaches a lesson in green housekeeping "The hardest thing is to change our way of thinking," Bellastock technical director of reuse Mathilde Billet told the BBC. "We There are no.

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Conrad Gargett selected to design Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Nonprofit City HQ

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Conrad Gargette has been selected to design what will eventually stand as the focal point of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s epynonymous Nonprofit City development in Riyadh. The Australian firm will remake a site situated between two ravines in the middle of the capital’s Irqah neighborhood.

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ERDOS MUSEUM by MAD Architects

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Located on a site that until recently was nothing but Gobi Desert, the Municipality of Erdos was determined to create a new city, kilometers away from the current city. This ordered plan fulfilled the wishes of the government, but showed no real consideration for the city’s residents.

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Eureka! This $3.3M Home Stands on the Site of a 19th-Century Gold Mine

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Anchored in the heart of California's Mother Lode, the property is the site of a 19th Century gold mine, Sailor Flat, which features wagon roads and trails, and is crisscrossed by year-round creeks and seasonal streams. The Mountain House was conceived with utmost sensitivity to its surroundings, over a 9-year process.

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