ArchiDiaries

AUGUST 17, 2022

The project spans two adjacent blocks on the edge of the Jiangbei Financial District masterplan. Peppered with trees and other greenery, the oasis forms a green landscape on the building’s cascading terraces, a lush environment for shopping in the building’s commercial floors from ground level up to the third floor.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The latest edition of “ Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture ” — a stunning, hardbound book celebrating the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe — is now available. By drawing on biophilic architecture, its projects place people and nature in direct communion in even the most developed of cityscapes.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 11, 2023

It stands as a visual reminder of Koichi Takada Architects’ commitment to reintroduce nature to the built environment. Reflecting the vision of Koichi Takada Architects and developers Tian An to revive the role of traditional Chinese marketplaces in a contemporary way. Once again restoring the dominance of nature.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 6, 2023

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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e-architect

JULY 20, 2023

The school masterplan includes 48 teaching units, alongside specialised education facilities for science, art, PE, IT and performance art. The masterplan also includes an 800-seat performance theatre in the northwest corner which will be shared with the local community.

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e-architect

JANUARY 30, 2023

Grant Associates led the landscape masterplan through concept and scheme design with TK Studio taking it forward to detailed stages. It was a great project to collaborate on with TK Studio for our client MDQC, who had a strong vision from the outset to create a new model for Intergenerational living in Symbiosis with Nature.

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e-architect

JANUARY 3, 2023

Contemporary Villa on Island in Greece design by Block722. Balancing the needs with the natural environment that combines views to the mountains, the plains and the sea, was crucial in the architects’ design solution. The design combines natural materials often used in local folk tradition, such as wood and stone.

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Deezen

AUGUST 16, 2022

The development will occupy two neighbouring blocks of the Jiangbei New Area masterplan, which is to become a new financial centre and hub for Nanjing, and incorporate two L-shaped, 40-storey towers that surround an "oasis" at the centre of the site. Oasis Towers is a mixed-use development that was designed by MVRDV.

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e-architect

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Respect for nature The design prioritizes a connection to the surrounding natural environment with the utmost respect for it. The connection to nature is emphasized through incisions made in the landform, minimizing the impact on the natural surroundings while still providing high-quality living spaces.

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e-architect

JANUARY 3, 2023

Hoowave Water Factory, Huwei masterplan and landscape design. Combining both a strategic masterplan and a landscape design, the proposal aims to modernise the town’s waterway network, ditching the purely mono-functional approach that controls and directs water. Location: Huwei, Yunlin County, Taiwan. images © MVRDV. Images © MVRDV.

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Deezen

MARCH 7, 2023

The annual award aims to recognise living architects' built work and contributions to the built environment. The exterior of the building was punctuated with openings and voids that lead to the central atrium , which maximises daylight and natural ventilation to the interior of the building.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The building successfully combines contemporary design with a deep sense of heritage and place, with the idea behind the design being to blend the old with the new. The hotel offers a contemporary escape, but it pays homage to age-old concepts and creating an environment that is ideal for rest and contemplation. Jiaozuo, China.

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Deezen

AUGUST 28, 2023

Read on to find Scheeran's views on the five projects that best represent his work: Shenzhen Wave, Shenzhen, China "Shenzhen Wave, the new headquarters for ZTE, one of China's leading telecommunications and technology companies, is located at the entry to the Shenzhen Bay Super HQ masterplan in southern China. "A

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e-architect

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Contemporary Building Developments in the Baltic States – New Built Environment Updates. Contemporary Estonia Architectural News. Maidla Nature Villa KÄBI. The project is inspired by the naturally formed landmass called ‘drumlin’ and its widespread presence in Estonia. Maidla Nature Villa. 19 Dec 2022.

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e-architect

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The double curved inner bowl is entirely clad in bamboo with recessed lighting and a skylight above, blending technologically generated forms with vernacular materials that offer a warm and inviting environment. The roof also makes it possible for the entire space to be naturally lit and ventilated.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Showcasing the future potential of diversified regional development, the Qingdao Vanke Coastal City combines work and living spaces in an accumulative contextual setting that builds on the natural environment and panoramic views of the site. Source by CLOU architects.

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e-architect

JUNE 20, 2023

Rich natural landscape includes a 17-kilometre sand bar along warm shallow water marine environment. A perennial seaside family resort New Anapa will rise in the vicinity of Blagoveshchenskaya village, 25 km from Anapa city. Corporation will implement the project. The design competition area spans 930 hectares.

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ArchiDiaries

AUGUST 27, 2022

Like sculptures, the individual villas line the combination of orderly pathways and free-form structures oriented toward different views of the surrounding natural landscape. The site is situated on a plot where two rivers converge, surrounded by natural scenery and mountain views. It is applied to the facade in a contemporary fashion.

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e-architect

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Responding to the topology to connect the urban environment and rivers: Embraced by adequate mountains and rivers, an ecological belt is designed around the zone with a spectacular landscape view. Masterplan Creating a new landmark in Wenzhou: A dynamic workplace environment offers flexible offices for different enterprises.

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Architizer

JANUARY 10, 2024

The theoretical concept of the metaverse has spawned into a palpable world of its own — a three-dimensional digital playground where users can interact with each other in real time amid immersive, rendered environments. The Metacity will consist of five cities, the first of which will take the form of a Möbius strip, hovering above the ocean.

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Architizer

JANUARY 19, 2024

Cornwall Gardens By CHANG Architects , Singapore This multi-generational home by CHANG Architects is designed as an open tropical paradise, fostering an I-Thou relationship with nature. The house seamlessly integrates plants, water features and living spaces to share the same space, promoting a sustainable and wellness-oriented environment.

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Deezen

JULY 26, 2023

Working spaces include an Arts and Crafts house, the award-winning Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts and a purpose-built studio where you'll have your own workspace. The project is community-driven, designed to attract wild swimmers and educate young people about the environment and how to swim safely in open water.

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Architizer

JUNE 29, 2023

Jury Winner, 11th Annual Architizer A+Awards, Built Sustainable Landscape/Planning Project Nature thrives when everything has a role to play, a notion at the front of Yangtze Delta Polders. Inside, lights are made from soil, casting natural colors throughout, and the charcoal-EM bacteria plaster prevents putrefactive bacteria developing.

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ArchiDiaries

MARCH 10, 2023

Vertical aluminum fins across the glass façade provide solar shading to aid thermal conditions and natural ventilation, and create a translucency, encouraging a rapport between the building’s occupants, its neighbors and observers. We choose ourselves, and the concept of only protecting the best is not enough.

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e-architect

DECEMBER 3, 2022

The Hong Kong Bankers Club, founded in 1977, has evolved significantly over the years, adapting to the changing nature of the city’s financial industry along with its social and cultural landscape. renderings by DBOX ; Masterplan image: © WKCDA. Photos: Harold de Puymorin. M+ Building West Kowloon. The Lyric Theatre Complex.

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e-architect

JULY 6, 2023

The materials palette evokes Skanska’s brand focus on the use of natural and sustainable materials. Natural oak has been used throughout the building’s four floors of workspace. 80% of the floor finishes are reused, as well as 30% of the furniture, while the new furniture uses recycled materials wherever possible.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This is evident in the poetic environments they create, which break the mold of traditional architectural forms and massing; theirs is an exploration of the contemporary and locality of Chinese architecture. Across their work is an emphasis on reconfiguring the relationship between building users and the surrounding environment.

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e-architect

MARCH 5, 2023

In September 2022, the Arden Cross partnership also signed memorandums of understanding with the University of Warwick and University Hospitals Birmingham, to investigate the potential of a medical and technology campus as part of the proposals which will be included in the revised masterplan.

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e-architect

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The roof terraces, green roofs, balconies, podium spaces, public square and street trees will, once fully mature, give a constantly changing, dynamic, living green environment that is a supportive and nurturing environment for all species of flora and fauna.

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Deezen

JANUARY 6, 2023

It is essential to feel like one is in an SKP branded environment without a need for overbranding.". The experience of shopping is taken to a new level with the visitors strolling through a beautifully crafted landscape filled with art, culture and nature," he added. The buildings are covered in gardens.

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e-architect

JANUARY 7, 2022

Identified in the early 2010s as a key regeneration opportunity by West Dunbartonshire Council; Scottish Canals, the custodian of the canal assets, worked with the local community and local authority to develop an award-winning masterplan for regeneration in the area. Contemporary Architecture in Scotland. photo © Peter Sandground.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

They’ll offer insights on the future of architecture at every scale: From the design of cities and environments to buildings of all typologies to the material details that bring architecture to life. How can cultural heritage and contemporary design be woven together in bold yet sensitive ways? 11am ET, Thursday September 15th.

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e-architect

JANUARY 6, 2022

The brand set a new premise in One Shenzhen Bay, a vibrant mixed-use community, hoping it to balance contemporary art and a sense of technology to meet the demands for upgrading healthcare consumption. U-Dental Clinic, One Shenzhen Bay. Field: Starting from Emotions. The design fully considers users’ experience.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

From functionalism and neoplasticism to structuralism and deconstructivism, to the “international” character of the contemporary global context, designers from the Netherlands have been realizing daringly dynamic constructions for over a century. The Dutch have long been at the vanguard of architectural discourse.

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e-architect

JUNE 29, 2023

This makes Arbor’s location in the hypermixed Bankside Yards masterplan all the more significant, as it plays a vital role in shaping a 24-hour neighbourhood that blends work and city life, culture and technology, nature and art. Reception lobby to the Arbour Building.

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e-architect

DECEMBER 21, 2022

This pioneering project, developed by the Seventh Day Adventist Church and designed by VIA Architects, with interiors by Hecker Guthrie, is a shining example of how innovative masterplanning and thoughtful design can vastly improve one’s retirement years. Contemporary Melbourne Architecture. New Melbourne Architecture.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

HKS was tasked with designing the site's masterplan and architecture, including a clubhouse created in collaboration with San Francisco's Narrative Design Studio , which oversaw the interiors. The architecture nods to the eclectic nature of the town it resides, supplemented with a mid-century modern elegance," the team said.

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