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Asian Games Masterplan, Hangzhou, China

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Asian Games Masterplan, Hangzhou, China property, Modern Chinese landscape architecture photos Asian Games Masterplan in Hangzhou, China 16 September 2023 Architects: Archi-Tectonics Location: Hangzhou, China Photos by Shao Feng Photography Shanghai Asian Games Masterplan, Hangzhou, China Archi-Tectonics NYC and !Melk

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Stavros Tis Minthis – a modern relic restored

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The mythology of the cross is resurrected in the cruciform planning of the double-height spa building, concealed under a planted wild grass roof. Main image credit: Woods Bagot Stavros Tis Minthis – a modern relic restored Pauline Brettell.

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Hugh Broughton Architects transforms Sheerness Dockyard Church into community hub

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Hugh Broughton Architects has completed a sensitive restoration of a 19th-century church to provide a community hub in a historic dockyard on the Isle of Sheppey. Located in a prominent position in the port town of Sheerness in north Kent, the church is a key part of an 18th-century masterplan by Scottish civil engineer John Rennie.

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Fifteen landmark projects by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner David Chipperfield

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It is clad in untreated green English oak and features pitched roofs that were informed by Oxford's river boathouses and traditional wooden barns. A temporary exhibition space was topped with a saw-tooth roof. Its mono-pitched roofs mean water can drain easily and quickly.

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Wilkinson Eyre completes long-awaited redevelopment of iconic Battersea Power Station

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The space's original columns were restored, with dark-coloured steel frames placed between each one to give the shop facades a unified appearance. The control rooms have been restored. As a Grade II* listed building, the need to retain and profile the building defined a clear set of urban rules for the masterplan," he continued.

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Colleen Healey combines old and new for historic DC house renovation

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Colleen Healey Architecture has revamped a home on a radial lot facing Washington DC 's Logan Circle, retaining historic details while updating the spaces for contemporary living. During the renovation, brick walls and floor joists were exposed to contrast a contemporary kitchen.

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Non-Linear Chronologies: 7 Chinese Firms Designing Architecture Against the March of Time

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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.

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