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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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Shenzhen Zhuxi Building by Aedas

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‘The design is a low-carbon live-work environment that integrates art and nature, which is slated to be a new urban landmark for the city.’ The retail element is designed in the low zone to enable a convenient access to the community, while the office is designed in the middle zone to create a workplace embraced by nature. Kelvin says.

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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). Muda Architects' use of white aluminium panels on the exterior is repeated on the interior and contrasted by warm-toned hardwood flooring.

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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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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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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. Plan Tower.

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Biosphere by BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group

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Northern Sweden is known for its natural beauty, expansive forests, and distinctive biosphere. By designing a treetop hotel room with a façade of bird nests, the aim of Biosphere is to decrease the downward spiral of the bird population in the Swedish woods and instead strengthen the biosphere and natural habitat. Diagram.

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