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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 features space for exhibitions. It is topped by a sawtooth mass-timber roof.

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

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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.” Anchoring the structure is a 485,000-square-foot exhibition space.

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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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TM House by Inception Architects Studio

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The house seeks a deliberate connection between all its spaces, with respect to the functional relationship of interior and exterior areas and experiences. In this way, the interior spaces benefit, expanding the visual limits of each one.

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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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Sameep Padora & Associates creates flowing concrete form for Indian arts space

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Sameep Padora & Associates has created an arts space in India Hampi Art Labs' undulating form references the nearby Tungabhadra River, while its distinctive colour was achieved using iron oxide sourced from the nearby JSW Vijayangar Works – one of the largest steel and cement-producing facilities in India.

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Copper-clad bamboo "petals" envelop meditation space in Bali by Ibuku

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A series of overlapping "petals" constructed from bamboo and clad in shiny copper shingles shelter Lumi Shala, a yoga and meditation space in Bali, Indonesia, by local studio Ibuku. Storage spaces have been created in curving sections of the outer buttresses, which extend to form shallow stepped seating areas around the edges of the space.

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