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OMA's Harajuku Quest center performs an urban balancing act in Tokyo

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Construction has begun on the OMA -designed Harajuku Quest project in Tokyo. The 84,000-square-foot mixed-use scheme will contain commercial and cultural functions set within a building form shaped by two differing urban contexts that interact with the site. Concept diagram. Image credit: OMA Concept diagram.

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Junya Ishigami 'excavates' concrete cave for restaurant and residence in Japan

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Photograph ©︎ YASHIRO PHOTO OFFICE Photograph ©︎ junya.ishigami+associates The scheme’s construction saw the site excavated to shape an inverse volume of the final design. Concrete was then poured in situ and the surrounding earth excavated further to reveal the final form.

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These 8 Video Tutorials Will Help Take Your Axonometric Diagrams to the Next Level

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An axonometric projection uses all three axes to represent architectural or construction details in a more accurate way. Here, the creator shows how to download a 3D model for a part of a city and turn it into an aesthetic plan that can be used to study the site density, add context or understand circulation. Complex Cutouts.

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Construction of 10 Design’s Nanjing Dajiaochang Airport Mixed-Use Development is in full swing

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After won an international design competition to transform the 243,768 sqm historic military airbase site into a contemporary mixed-use project, now 10 Design continues construction. With two underground railway stations embedded into the site, connectivity is one of the key design drivers.

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Aedas-designed Huanggang Skyscraper Redefines the Shenzhen Urban Landscape

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The design has achieved a high assembly rate that optimises construction resources and time. Construction: Public Works Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality Images: Courtesy of Aedas Image © Aedas Image © Aedas Site plan Concept Concept Diagram

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7 Top AI Tools for Generating Smart Architectural Plans

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Performing as a cloud platform, Hyper allows architects to efficiently collaborate with other construction industry professionals and accelerate both the design and construction process. Form historic data to environmental conditions and even public transport maps, Aino transforms site analysis data into actionable and insightful maps.

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Studio Bark devises structural use for waste timber in English woodlands

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British architecture practice Studio Bark has worked with students from the University of East London to devise a roof-supporting column with otherwise unusable timber at a site within ancient English woodland. If you were to draw a force diagram, you'd need more material in the middle, so naturally it's a win-win," she said.

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