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

Architizer

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

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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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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Mansion XÚN Restaurant, Chengdu, China

e-architect

In Zumthor’s book “Atmospheres: Architectural Environments, Surrounding Objects,” he emphasizes that “atmosphere” is a responsive interaction between the user and the space. The construction of the poetic environment. Life’s flavors are seamlessly integrated into these poetic environments.

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Cassina Showroom, Ningbo | OUTIN. DESIGN

ArchiDiaries

DESIGN adopted unique deconstruction methods and spatial languages to tell the story of the brand that has never stopped making breakthroughs and evolving over its long history. Fusion & deconstruction of past and future. While light interacting with the environment, it brings an extraordinary sensory experience.

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The stellar architectural arc of Wood Marsh

Habitus Living

The studio’s singular position moreover, has consistently carried the weight of good architecture shaping and informing a living environment, with Melbourne the primary beneficiary. And by that, I mean, we had a longstanding interest in the visual arts in fine art: painting and sculpture, photography, filmmaking, and fashion.

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Eight pared-back kitchens with minimalist storage solutions

Deezen

This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive. The kitchen is a deconstructed block sitting in the Haussmanian environment," Parente told Dezeen. "It It is connected to the historical elements through its composition."