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Kaohsiung Social Housing by Mecanoo

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The depth between the structure and the exterior walls provides shadow and reduces the solar heat gain inside the apartments. The coloured tiles, a typical material largely used in Taiwanese architecture, come together in a playful composition to pattern the visual identity of Kaohsiung Social Housing. Source by Mecanoo.

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Saclay car park by Coldefy

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Situated at a strategically important site, the new Parking structure will be located at the entrance of the ZAC Corbeville urban development area, signaling the entrance and serving as a transportation hub for the personnel of the Hospital Campus in Paris-Saclay. Concept Diagram. Axonometric View.

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Marcel Breuer’s Brutalist Washington DC offices reimagined as Affordable Housing by Brooks + Scarpa

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Serving as the headquarters of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), this ten-story, 700,000 square-foot office building has been a symbol of federal authority since its completion in 1968. Image © Brooks + Scarpa Ground Floor Plan Plan Existing Section Section Diagram

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Schiekadeblok by KCAP

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With the Luchtsingel and Schiestraat as structural routes and the urban development ensemble Schieblock and Delfstestraat and their users as a basis. We are very happy that as a Rotterdam-based office, we are able to work on such an iconic urban ensemble in the heart of Rotterdam. Diagram.

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MASS Lab wins competition combining housing with public spaces in Lisbon

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Image © MASSLAB Praised by the competition jury for its exceptional urban integration and architectural aesthetic, the proposal represents a significant milestone in the urban development of this area within the city.

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Aedas wins Hangzhou Qianjiang Century City Riverfront Digital Industrial Park competition

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The primary objective is to integrate them through a consistent design language, creating a diverse and accessible development that blends in with the natural landscape. Water is an element that runs through Hangzhou’s urban development. Image © Aedas. Image © Aedas.

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a+r Architects and NL Architects win competition for Württembergische Staatstheater Stuttgart

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The project is part of the international building exhibition IBA’27 which hopes to bring together production and living to establish a truly mixed urban condition. The new structure subtly reinterprets the emblematic array of columns of the Staatstheater in a rational manner.