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Greenhouses: Spaces for Coexistence between Nature and People

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Uppgrenna Nature House / Tailor Made arkitekter. But the production of large-scale greenhouses only became possible after the Industrial Revolution with the availability of mass-produced glass sheets. But in some cases, these artificial growing conditions can also form interesting living spaces.

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ODA completes New York residential building with a glass box facade

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ODA Architecture has completed a residential scheme at 101 West 14th Street in New York City defined by a glass box facade. Image credit: Michael Young Image credit: Michael Young The building’s exterior features a glass box facade with fractal geometry to create a “sense of lightness, airiness, and depth,” according to ODA.

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AMO sets prada’s FW24 menswear show in office space maze above glass-covered garden

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prada’s FW24 show in milan is graced again by AMO’s set design, a juxtaposition between an office interior and a natural landscape. The post AMO sets prada’s FW24 menswear show in office space maze above glass-covered garden appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Shigeru Ban unveils Paper Log House at Philip Johnson's Glass House

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Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has created a pavilion from paper tubes, wood and milk crates to mark the 75th anniversary of US architect Philip Johnson's Glass House in Connecticut , USA. The post Shigeru Ban unveils Paper Log House at Philip Johnson's Glass House appeared first on Dezeen. foot by 13.5 meters by 4.1

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EskewDumezRipple designs Baton Rouge’s Burden Welcome Center as a ‘retreat to nature’

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” Image credit: EskewDumezRipple Described by the team as a “contemplative retreat to nature,” the center incorporates a series of glass walls on the far side of the entryway to capture views of the surrounding scenery.

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Foster + Partners first Uruguay project to feature glass-lined courtyard

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UK architecture studio Foster + Partners and local studio Ponce de León Arquitectos have broken ground on its first project in Uruguay , an apartment building wrapped around a multi-storey glass courtyard. Floor-to-ceiling glass windows and doors enclose each floor and end in curved corners.

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Biomorphic Overhead: 7 Glass Ceilings That Imitate Nature

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By design, glass ceilings tend to attract attention to themselves. Their functional purposes are fairly limited, and their shortcomings can be sizable (depending on how good the glass is at insulating), but we keep building them because they’re just so appealing. 44 Union Square/Tammany Hall. By BKSK Architects , New York, NY.

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