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

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Diagram illustrating Testbeds by New Affiliates in New York City is an initiative to repurpose architectural mock-ups from large-scale developments into equipment for community gardens. Projects like RÉCO demonstrate how organizations can lead ecological initiatives, reducing waste and preserving the environment.

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Demolition Is Dead. The Future of Sustainable Architecture Lies in Deconstruction

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Gaze out at any urban environment today, and one thing is almost always true; a collection of tower cranes dots the horizon line. However, in densely populated urban environments, there are rarely vacant plots to erect these projects; the existing structures must first be demolished to make way for what is to come.

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Changchun Poly City Sales Center by JAMES LIANG & ASSOCIATES LIMITED

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The designers use the three-dimensional visual hierarchy to deconstruct the interlocking layers of form. As one moves forward and looks up, it forms an array of light and shade, with a staggered height and an intriguing, aesthetically pleasing environment that transcends time and space.

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Changchun Poly City Sales Center, China by JAMES LIANG & ASSOCIATES LIMITED by JAMES LIANG & ASSOCIATES LIMITED

Archinect

The designers use the three-dimensional visual hierarchy to deconstruct the interlocking layers of form. As one moves forward and looks up, it forms an array of light and shade, with a staggered height and an intriguing, aesthetically pleasing environment that transcends time and space.

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IAAC creates mobile Moca dwelling with openable fabric facades

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Moca is a mobile dwelling with openable fabric facades Moca was developed by a team of students and researchers of the Masters in Advanced Ecological Buildings and Biocities (MAEBB) course at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC), which promotes the study of ecological design through live projects.

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Family·Maison Sales Center // UMA Interior Design

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The project is located in the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone, a fast-developing new area in the southeast of Shanghai. Create a futuristic, artistic and experimental exhibition space.The folding, cutting, and deconstruction of geometric figures…Integrate contemporary architectural design language. © UMA Interior Design.

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5 ways mass timber will reshape the design of life sciences facilities

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Laboratories Designers Codes and Standards Mass Timber Building Materials Building Technology With mass timber’s growing popularity in the built environment, its intersection with the life sciences market offers an untapped potential for sustainable innovation. Rendering courtesy SGA.

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