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Glass Box / Rafael Pinoti Arquitetura

ArchDaily

In the highest condominium in the city of Birigui, in a portion on the lowest level, with an active level we contemplate the beautiful skyline of the. Completed in 2023 in Birigui, Brazil. Images by Daniel Santo.

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Snøhetta unveils newly completed Beijing City Library design

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Snøhetta has shared new photos of its completed Beijing City Library design in the Chinese capital. Photo: Yumeng Zhu Photo: Yumeng Zhu Located in the city’s Tongzhou District, the library design was born out of a 2018 competition that paired the firm with local studio ECADI.

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Provencher_Roy uses recycled glass material to complete Darwin Bridges reconstruction in Montreal

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The new Darwin Bridges makeover represents the first instance of Ground Glass Pozzolan (GGP), a recycled glass product developed with researchers from the Université de Sherbrooke and the City of Montreal, being used in an architectural design worldwide.

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ODA completes New York residential building with a glass box facade

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ODA Architecture has completed a residential scheme at 101 West 14th Street in New York City defined by a glass box facade. Drawing inspiration from nature, the team says it arranged the glass boxes with gentle pattern recognition for a “natural soothing effect on our brains.”

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GAC presents 3 new city cars with glass shell, adaptive trunk and transparent display in milan

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at milan design week 2024, gac releases three new concept city cars under its car culture series 3.0; The post GAC presents 3 new city cars with glass shell, adaptive trunk and transparent display in milan appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Rafael Pelli and Gruen Associates push to restore father César’s masterwork San Bernardino City Hall after 52 years

Archinect

César Pelli was a rising architect when he got the job of designing a new City Hall for San Bernardino. [.] a push is on to renovate City Hall and restore it to use. The City of San Bernardino, California, shut down operations in the building in 2017 due to seismic concerns.

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Italian firm proposes glass-wrapped alternative to Penn Station redevelopment

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The race to author an alternative solution to the recently-halted redevelopment of Penn Station may now have a top contender after the Italian firm ASTM Group released its plans for a proposal that would radically alter New York City’s iconic Madison Square Garden.

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