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How Ice Cubes by Zone of Utopia + Mathieu Forest Architecte is Changing the Skyline of Northern China

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In this commercial environment, our cultural center says “I am here!“. Architizer chatted with Mathieu Forest, Founder of Mathieu Forest Architecte, and Qiang Zou, Design Principal at Zone of Utopia, to learn more about this project. Architizer: What inspired the initial concept for your design? It is a steel and glass building.

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Feel the Burn: 6 Strategically Scorched Buildings That Celebrate Shou Sugi Ban

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Shou sugi ban, originally known as yakisugi, is an ancient wood-burning technique developed in Japan centuries ago. At the 11 th A+Awards , architects embraced the burn with contemporary twists on this storied technique. The surface of the wood is exposed to a flame and charred, rendering it a striking charcoal black.

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Greenpoint’s New Library Connects Community, Education, and the Environment

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Architizer: What inspired the initial concept for your design? The greatest design challenge faced during the project was the potential limitations imposed by a particular portion of the zoning resolution. A community advisory committee was formed early in the process, whose input was essential to the building’s programming and design.

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Back to Basics: Bioclimatic Design, Learning from History to Build For The Future

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At its core, bioclimatic architecture is guided by the local environment, incorporating intricate yet traditional ecological principles into the initial planning process of architecture. Many techniques fall under the banner of bioclimatic architecture, with each continent and society having unique requirements. Photos by Casey Dunn.

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An Architect’s Guide To: Office Design and Planning

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These changes are leading to different new concepts for office design and a necessity for flexibility more than ever. Most offices can be separated into zones: Arrival or Entrance Zone. Visitor or Public Zone. The visitor zone is where meetings may take place, whether in a formal meeting room or cafe. Working Zone.

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Ten landscape architecture projects by students at Clemson University

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Also included is a design scheme that transforms classrooms into outdoor learning environments and a community centre built around a former industrial mill. Step one addresses stormwater in the urban environment, step two protects the marsh and step three stabilises the living shoreline."

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Sustainable Interior Design: 6 Thought-Provoking Projects Prioritizing the Planet

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There’s impressive engineering behind this deceptively simple concept. The cardboard units and stands are formed with mortice and tenon joints, an ancient technique dating back more than 7,000 years. Elements such as LCD screens can be installed within the modules by adjusting the internal components.