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This glass pavilion atop Greenland UNESCO World Heritage site celebrates Inuit culture and heritage

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A recent project designed and built by Swedish architect Konstantin Ikonomidis located within a UNESCO World Heritage site in Greenland celebrates Inuit cultural heritage and traditional knowledge of the environment. This was carefully chosen by the local community, site manager Paninnguaq Fleischer-Lyberth and Ikonomidis.

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Hebra Arquitectos tucks Lone Oak House within wooded site in Chile

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It was elevated to avoid humidity and provide greater views and more illumination The architects conceived a two-storey house that is partly lifted above the site by steel piers. Exterior walls consist of cypress wood screens and large stretches of glass. Within the home, one finds a clear division between public and private spaces.

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Studio Other Spaces encloses Buffalo museum courtyard in "canopy of glass and mirrors"

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Artist Olafur Eliasson and architect Sebastian Behmann's firm Studio Other Spaces has created a sculptural work called Common Sky to enclose an open-air courtyard at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum. The choice to use mirrors instead of having an all-glass canopy came from a desire to create an insulating effect for the canopy.

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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. metres) structure was built within the site of Johnson 's historic house. foot by 13.5 meters by 4.1 The photography is by Michael Biondo.

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IDIN Architects uses glass and mirrors to blend Bangkok cafe into garden site

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Located in Bangkok's Bangna district, the project occupies an oasis-like site of dense greenery alongside a busy road. Green areas of the landscape infiltrate the gaps between these masses and flow into the interior with the use of reflective glass mosaics on the ceiling."

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Looking Glass Lodge features glass facades that reflect the surrounding woodland

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Looking Glass Lodge is situated within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and was developed for a client whose parents established a nature reserve there in the 1960s. The building is set on a sloping site in the grounds of the client's family home. Looking Glass Lodge is clad in timber.

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Manica designs glass-fronted stadium for Chicago Bears

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Manica Architecture has designed a stadium for the Chicago Bears "The transformative project will increase public open and green space, providing Chicago's families a safe place to gather and play," the Kansas City-based studio said in a press release. The renderings were provided by Manica Architecture.

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