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Hybrid Stadium, Hangzhou, China

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Ramps fold up and around the bowl to get to the future theater lounge with an outdoor roof deck overlooking the recently restored wetlands and park landscape. The roof sits on the inner bowl and cantilevers out over the lobby to support the outer shell, a spectacular steel and glass diagrid.

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Non-Linear Chronologies: 7 Chinese Firms Designing Architecture Against the March of Time

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The seven A+Award winners highlighted showcase innovative structures and materials that have created spaces that are both forward-thinking and multi-layered in time. The focal point of the space is a restored red brick wall, traditional to historical Chinese architecture, that connects the past with the present.

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David Alan Chipperfield announced as Pritzker Architecture Laureate 2023

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He is assured without hubris, consistently avoiding trendiness to confront and sustain the connections between tradition and innovation, serving history and humanity,” comments Tom Pritzker, Chairman of the Hyatt Foundation, which sponsors the award. A ramp from this level creates a direct pathway to a park just north of the site.

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Ten shops that showcase the "stylistic diversity" of British retail architecture

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We selected entries based on their stylistic diversity, innovation, sense of place and occasion," she continued. Once embellished with murals, a chequerboard-pattern cladding and striped shop awnings, subsequent restorations have diluted some of the original decorative details. Its future remains uncertain."

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Shanghai Suhe MixC World, China

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Shanghai Suhe MixC World, China, Mixed-Use Architecture, Chinese Masterplan Building Complex Images, Architect. According to the planning and design conditions, its above-ground buildings include the renovated and restored historical lilong group “Shenyu Li”, the only official Thean Hou Temple in downtown Shanghai. 28 Nov 2022.

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Esplanade PVM Montreal, Quebec

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We wanted to propose a refreshed vision for the Esplanade, one which preserved some of the natural elements from its last transformation, while restoring its original formal qualities and minerality,” explains Jean Pelland, Architect and Principal Partner at Sid Lee Architecture.

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MVRDV to transform Herman Hertzberger’s Centraal Beheer building

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Commissioned by Certitudo Capital, the transformation is part of a larger area vision for the three-hectare site near the city’s train station, with MVRDV’s design prioritising heritage preservation, greening, and innovation and introducing approximately 650-800 homes. Image © MVRDV.