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Geodes inform design of Arizona research building by Grimshaw and Architekton

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Read: Grimshaw unveils "sculptural" Sydney office skyscraper A range of research institutes are housed in the centre, including the Global Institute of Sustainability, the Institute for Human Origins, the Global Futures Initiative and the School of Sustainability.

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Farmland informs design of Thaden School building in Arkansas by Eskew Dumez Ripple

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American studio Eskew Dumez Ripple has used features of vernacular architecture in creative ways to form a sustainable multipurpose school building. The building has a number of sustainable features, including low-flow plumbing fixtures, a geothermal well and an energy recovery wheel. The building has a number of sustainable features.

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Studio Libeskind unveils social housing that feels "like home" in Brooklyn

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It contains 190 affordable apartments for the elderly The design of The Atrium at Sumner Houses was informed by Studio Libeskind founder Daniel Libeskind 's personal experiences growing up in the Amalgamated Housing Cooperative in the Bronx. The photography is by Hufton + Crow.

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Field Architecture clads flowing Sonoma house in copper

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Field Architecture has created a house in Sonoma Valley with copper-clad roofs Dry in the summers with heavy rainfall in the winter, the area's geography informed the design, as did the client's desire to co-inhabit the land with the region's plants and animals. "We the studio said.

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Snøhetta unveils chamfered skyscraper on site of former Hong Kong airport

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The project's design is informed by Hong Kong's legacy of textile manufacturing and draws on different aspects of tailoring. Its shape is informed by textile design Airside's shape is formed of chamfered edges in reference to textile cutting, while the fluted glass that covers part of the facade is a nod to fabric draping.

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LMN Architects connects learning centre with alumininium walkways

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The facades of the building were informed by the geology of the area, specifically the "Southern California seaside context" according to LMN. However, according to the studio, the structure's organicism was also informed by the need for efficient classroom layouts.

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SO-IL designs Massachusetts museum with undulating CLT roof

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Its undulating shape was informed by the surrounding hilly terrain. It consists of separate volumes surrounding a courtyard The 78,000-square-foot (7,246 square metre) building will consist of six separate volumes centred around a courtyard. The undulating cross-laminated timber roof will be laid atop these volumes, unifying them below.

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