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Construction reaches roof levels of landmark development above Hong Kong’s High Speed Rail West Kowloon Terminus by Zaha Hadid Architects

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Construction works have reached roof level at the new 3.2 At the heart of West Kowloon in Hong Kong, this landmark development is located above the existing West Kowloon Station high-speed rail terminus which has remained in operation throughout construction. million sq.

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Muda Architects completes circular museum dedicated to traditional Chinese medicine

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Its circular form spans land and water and is designed by Muda Architects as a giant Taiji diagram, or yin-yang symbol, to represent the philosophy of holistic traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). The structure is enclosed by a sweeping circular walkway. It traverses the building's three storeys and is illuminated by skylights.

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Deconstruction by Design: How Architects Are Redefining Practice Through Material Reuse

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The examination of repurposing the roof materials from the Montréal Olympic Stadium in the recently published article on the Olympic construction dilemma , has prompted me to explore the broader implications of recycling construction waste. The competition brief called for the design of a new plant shop, fruit and vegetables.

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New residential and office tower in Buiksloterham by MoederscheimMoonen Architects

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An elegant pergola on the ground floor connects the volumes and contributes to the green facades and roofs. The roofs are designed as intensive green and brown roofs for biodiversity and, thanks to PV panels, provide energy, minimizing the building’s ecological footprint. Attention is also given to insect habitat.

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Field Hockey Stadium by Archi-Tectonics

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A diaphanous 125-meter free-span wing roof shades the lobby and stands, while the playing field is set in a recessed oval grass plain part of the rolling landscape of Hangzhou Asian Games Park, Archi-Tectonics’ 47-hectare eco-park with two stadiums for Asian Games. Melk NY Construction unit: Zhejiang Xinsheng Construction Group Co.,

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Expo 2025 Osaka by Sou Fujimoto

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Guest House The “Circle Corridor” connects Japan and the world; the garden expresses our country’s respect for nature, the wide sky we share with the people of the world, and the plain roof, all connected by a corridor of harmony. of floors: Single-story building Floor area: 4,624.06

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Geometry in Construction = Practical Geometry

Jane Griswold Radocchia

Geometry in construction = practical geometry. The 6 points, joined with lines, can be used in construction. A-B in the diagram above became 1-2 , the width of the house. The shed roof framed cleanly against the house and was weather tight. Does that seem strange, a philosophical stretch? But practical? And found it true.