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in rotterdam, MAST’s floating spoorweghaven district will be the ‘largest in europe’

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Together with locally-based contractor BIK bouw, the prefabricated , modular project will bring over one hundredapartments supported by public green space, moorings, commercial units and a new harbor for leisure. Once underway, construction will take shape off-site.

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transforming roofscape expands over timber farmhouse in yunnan, china

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Sited in the high mountains of rural Yunnan, China , the project makes full use of its sloped terrain and expansive vistas to delineate a varied timber structure mainly comprising eleven evolving trusses. see more project submissions from our readers here.

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China will build replacement for Gensler soccer stadium design in Guangzhou following Evergrande debt scramble

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Chinese state-owned construction contractor will build China’s largest soccer park in Guangzhou on the site where struggling Chinese property developer China Evergrande Group was supposed to build its soccer stadium. The site was originally meant for a 100,000-seat stadium designed by Gensler.

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BarlisWedlick opens renovated Hamptons house to the shoreline

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BarlisWedlick took on the challenge of updating the structure, preserving the materials for carbon sequestration, and reconnecting the spaces with the site. "We As the site had stringent zoning and environmental regulations, the team utilized some of the existing footprint to ensure the best connection and views of the water.

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Furman & Keil adds lightweight birdwatching pavilion to dockside near Austin

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Known as Roost, the 928 square-foot (86-square-metre) structure was construction from the previous buildings steel structural elements and materials that could be delivered to the site by boat. Steel girders tie into the existing piers and hold the decking aloft, minimising impact on the ground plane.

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Dig Studio and Lake Flato revamp Scottsdale Civic Plaza for "increasingly warming world"

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Dig Studio wanted to preserve the existing trees and features to maintain shade for cooling on the site while taking into account water needs in the arid environment. Summer temperatures in Scottsdale have an average high of 107 degrees Fahrenheit (41 Celsius). million gallons (22,000 cubic metres) of water annually for the plaza.

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MAD "cracks open" facade of Denver residential building

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We wanted to bring all that to the site" The rooftop has pine trees and a pool. "There were a lot of small design moves like that that were made just to heighten that experiential factor." "The The landscape, the different smells, the different sounds, the water.