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Snøhetta and Asak Miljøstein create hexagonal pavement system to aid water management

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Named Asak Flyt, the permeable concrete paver system consists of three hexagonal interlocking unit types that can be combined to “provide landscape architects with another powerful tool for nature-based water management.” Diagram credit: Snøhetta “Permeable surfaces are part of the increasingly nee.

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Cuizhai Hydrogen Park by Beta Realities

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Image © Beta Realities Open spaces for future technology The masterplan naturally creates zones with high visibility and clear structure. With natural architectural interventions we create integrated safety barriers and public zoning. The building masterplan represents a fully circular production chain.

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Muda Architects completes circular museum dedicated to traditional Chinese medicine

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Its circular form spans land and water and is designed by Muda Architects as a giant Taiji diagram, or yin-yang symbol, to represent the philosophy of holistic traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Situated beside the Huitong Lake, the museum aims to showcase the history of Chinese medicine while being a "spiritual emblem for the region".

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View Corridors

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They are meant to preserve visual connections between key landmarks, natural features, or other important elements of a cityscape. Many cities blessed with significant natural or built features establish view corridors to protect views of iconic landmarks, bodies of water, mountain ranges, or other significant natural or built features.

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“Urban Oasis” by Stefano Boeri Architetti wins the competition for the creation of a new district in Bratislava

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Image © Stefano Boeri Architetti The presence of Nature is one of the most important elements of the project and contributes to implementing local biodiversity by optimizing the ecosystem benefits of urban forestry in connection with the other green spaces in the city. Source by Stefano Boeri Architetti.

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FILTER by CLB Architects

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Designed as both a monumental object and an ephemeral experience, the pavilion establishes a new node in the heart of New York City’s urban fabric – reorienting that experience toward the natural, rather than the man-made. Eric Logan, Partn.

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MVRDV wins competition to design nature-inspired Oasis Towers in Nanjing

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The contemporary architecture of Nanjing takes its inspiration from nature in form and appearance”, says MVRDV founding partner Winy Maas. The integration of nature into the design goes even further than its idyllic green environment, with nature playing an important role in the design’s sustainability strategies.

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