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Miniview: Mondrian Singapore Duxton deconstructs the shophouse

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Carter was taken with the big idea of the deconstructed shophouse. Rather than a direct translation, we took its parts and deconstructed it into contemporary forms,” she explained. In the hotel rooms, inspiration abounds. “We The minibar we call the cloud bar, I was inspired by flying in and out of Singapore.

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MCA – Mario Cucinella Architects designs the installation “Città Miniera: Design, Dismantle, Disseminate” for Milan Design Week 2024

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Design, Dismantle, Disseminate” [“The City as a Resource to be Mined. The installation tackles the theme of the city of the future from a regeneration perspective in which the space, inhabited by humans, is no longer seen as something that takes away from nature but, on the contrary, draws inspiration from it and regenerates itself.

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Prix de Rome Architecture 2022 winner: Lesia Topolnyk

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Lesia Topolnyk is the winner of the Prix de Rome 2022 , the oldest prize in the Netherlands for architects aged 35 and younger, with an entry inspired by the wreckage site of flight MH17 , in response to the theme of ‘ Healing Sites ’. Lesia Topolnyk wins the Prix de Rome Architecture 2022. photograph : Aad Hoogendoorn.

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OUMEI Ceramics Headquarters by FOSHAN TOPWAY DESIGN

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The design draws inspiration from an intriguing quarry scenario. A gift from the wonderful nature, rocks are quarried from mines and transformed into various construction materials and ornamental components through cutting and polishing. The techniques of stone quarrying and processing show artisanship that pursues for perfection.

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20 Inspirational Thought Leaders on the 10th Anniversary A+Awards Jury

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Mining architecture’s social and political agency, he examines how the built environment influences black domesticity. Abstracting urban forms, his photographs deconstruct cityscapes, freeing buildings from their spatial context and known surroundings. Founder and Chief Designer, Beijing Puri Lighting Design Co, Ltd.

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6 Rousing Retail Spaces That Subvert the Shopping Experience

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Showcasing the versatility of the brand’s artificial stone products, the spatial layout draws on the heritage of the mining industry. The center will host environmental lectures, farming and craft workshops and cooking classes inspired by the locale. The pioneering project consists of four trapezoidal forms linked by walkways.

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Ten architecture projects by students at Manchester School of Art

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Dezeen School Shows: a centre that explores the impact of mining is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Manchester School of Art. The final design proposals synthesised material and digital experimentation and form-finding with inspirations found in the characteristics of site and climate applied to a distillery brief.