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Asian Games Masterplan, Hangzhou, China

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Asian Games Masterplan, Hangzhou, China property, Modern Chinese landscape architecture photos Asian Games Masterplan in Hangzhou, China 16 September 2023 Architects: Archi-Tectonics Location: Hangzhou, China Photos by Shao Feng Photography Shanghai Asian Games Masterplan, Hangzhou, China Archi-Tectonics NYC and !Melk

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Fifteen landmark projects by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner David Chipperfield

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The museum is divided into two volumes, which are connected by a glass and concrete footbridge. Each of the volumes has glass bases that are elevated on top of concrete pillars that help the building withstand flooding. Inside publicly accessible spaces are bridged by glass passages that lead to the exhibition rooms.

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Colleen Healey combines old and new for historic DC house renovation

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The renovated eight-bedroom house fronts Logan Circle, one of the city's grand rotaries that connects several major avenues, created as part of engineer Pierre L'Enfant's original masterplan. A garden room was created at the rear of the building, where sliding glass doors open onto a patio.

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

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Across China, this architectural philosophy is gaining remarkable traction, reflecting a unique cultural junction of reverence and rapid modernization. Photographs by Dedang Design The Bache Community Center is a modern building located in Suzhou, designed by DEDANG DESIGN.

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David Alan Chipperfield announced as Pritzker Architecture Laureate 2023

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James-Simon-Galerie, photo courtesy of Simon Menges In renovative works, his precision is imbued with historical acumen, informing his vision to invariably redeem original design and structure rather than supplant it wholly with modern architecture. Cities are historical records, and architecture after a certain moment is a historical record.

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

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Read: 21st Century Houses book captures "best of the best" modern British homes The 100 case studies are accompanied by writing by architectural historians and critics including Gillian Darley and Elain Harwood, as well as essays by Lynn Pearson and Matthew Whitfield, among others. Its future remains uncertain."