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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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Aedas-designed Huanggang Skyscraper Redefines the Shenzhen Urban Landscape

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Drawing inspiration from the surrounding landscape and reflecting the regional characteristics, the design is based on the imagery of stacking stones and rivers. Construction: Public Works Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality Images: Courtesy of Aedas Image © Aedas Image © Aedas Site plan Concept Concept Diagram

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These 8 Video Tutorials Will Help Take Your Axonometric Diagrams to the Next Level

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Simple Landscapes. Partial isometrics of landscape design can be helpful in highlighting outdoor areas in a larger project or just depicting specific design ideas. The post These 8 Video Tutorials Will Help Take Your Axonometric Diagrams to the Next Level appeared first on Journal. Interested in next year's program?

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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). The basement level contains an underground parking facility. It traverses the building's three storeys and is illuminated by skylights.

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Shenzhen Zhuxi Building by Aedas

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Inspired by the surrounding landscape and the form of bamboo, the architectural design is in a stacking form mimicking the bamboo joints. The design creates a biophilic vertical community embraced by landscape, providing a new urban icon for the city.’ Kelvin says. Source by Aedas.

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NEXT archtects delivers Pavilion in Korea

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Enclosing a part of the surrounding green the pavilion creates a whole new perspective on the landscape and the function of a vantage point. Photo © Yongbeak Lee On the contrary, looking from inside to outside, a new perspective on the landscape has been given. It’s part of the NEXT architects design philosophy.

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FILTER by CLB Architects

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Evoking the rugged Wyoming landscape from which it originates, FILTER draws the visitor into an engagement of its flowing folds of weathered steel and timber. The structure’s concept began as a simple diagram – a folded sheet of paper, carefully sliced, and able to stand on its own. Eric Logan, Partn.

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