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7 Formidable Sustainable Firms Dynamically Disrupting the Architectural Status Quo

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The minds behind some of the world’s most environmentally advanced buildings, the practice’s holistic philosophy utilizes sustainable engineering principles to create spaces that prioritize social well-being and environmental health. One of its most ambitious concepts to date is Urban Sequoia.

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7 Ways Landscape Architects Broke New Ground in 2022

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Heritage roofs in the region utilize overlapping tiles and the same design is employed here across a number of striking water features. As well as aesthetic impact, the water features serve a vital utility. Jury Winner, 10 th Annual A+Awards, Urban and Masterplan. Popular Choice Winner, 10 th Annual A+Awards, Unbuilt Masterplan.

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Competitions: Reimagine Mountain Hospitality: A Sustainable Resort Design Competition

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The resort is to be designed with sustainability in mind, utilizing eco-friendly practices and technologies to minimize environmental impact. A 3D rendering of one or more lodges showing the design concept, materials, and color schemes. A sustainability plan showing how the design meets eco-friendly standards.

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‘Brackish spaces’ and connection: The home according to Australian First Peoples

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Brackish space at all scales Aunty’s House is a medium-density housing concept that uses the broad definition of ‘family’ in Aboriginal communities to rethink spatial planning. While private spaces have a place, the obsession with privacy at all costs is challenged. Craig Kerslake. Lynne Hancock.

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City of Tomorrow: 8 Stunning Icons of Singapore’s Futuristic Architecture

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Carve’s original concept for the playground was like a sculpture with carved-out sections revealing a colored interior. Utilizing existing terrain, the house incorporates built-ups as planters for tropical fruit trees, creating a green oasis with landscape decks, cascading planters, and a bio pool.

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SOM and RMC to Reimagine the Visitor Experience of the Pyramids at Giza

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SOM will act as lead designer for the concept, design and masterplan for the project which will see the existing facilities transformed into a world-class visitor experience with a programme that will ensure the highest level of environmental and preservation measures.

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Taikoo Li Qiantan by 5+design

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To celebrate its location, Taikoo Li Qiantan derives its overall form from the nearby Huangpu River, utilizing soft curves and warm, natural materials that flow into each to define the exterior. A network of porous, landscaped walkways ripple between and around the north and south of the project. Photo © Shao Zhongrui.

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