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nARCHITECTS tops New York nature centre with a mass-timber roof

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Brooklyn-based nARCHITECTS has designed a nature centre and exhibition space that produces as much energy as it consumes on the New York coastline. The cedar -clad Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center overlooks the Atlantic Ocean. It is topped by a sawtooth mass-timber roof. A cedar trellis wraps around the exterior.

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Cupa Pizarras creates facade cladding system made from natural slate

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Promotion: Spanish company Cupa Pizarras has developed Cupaclad, a facade cladding system made from slate that aims to provide a sustainable alternative to conventional exterior finishes. Cupaclad was designed to have a natural, clean aesthetic that aims to adapt to any style of building, from the traditional to the contemporary.

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wellness pavilion with curved roof echoes contours of natural landscape in hungary

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archikon has opted for a burnt timber exterior that harmoniously blends the architecture with the surrounding vegetation. The post wellness pavilion with curved roof echoes contours of natural landscape in hungary appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Studio Gang begins construction on Parisian university built with 50 per cent natural materials

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The University of Chicago John W Boyer Center was designed by Studio Gang in accordance with the French sustainability law requiring new public buildings to be built from at least 50 per cent wood or other natural materials. It will be built from at least 50 per cent natural materials in line with the French sustainability law.

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Henning Larsen’s ‘forest canopy-like’ World of Volvo opens in Sweden

Archinect

Housed under an expressive timber canopy, the 237,000-square-foot building will serve as an experience center for the car brand Volvo, designed around “Scandinavian values of freedom of movement, access to nature, and openness and inclusion.”

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Facade installation underway on MAD Architects’ first North American residential rental tower

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View this post on Instagram A post shared by One River North (@onerivernorth) The scheme’s defining exterior element is a sharp carved opening midway up the tower, cutting through the upper section of the tower towards the roof. The opening will contain a network of footpaths and planting. View this post on Instagram.

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Natural Wonder: 10 Examples of Arkansas’ Elaborate Institutional Architecture

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Nestled in the heart of America, Arkansas is rich in natural beauty and cultural heritage. Known for its picturesque landscapes, including the majestic Ozark Mountains and the winding Arkansas River, the state’s architecture is grounded in its natural surroundings.

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