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New competition seeks to reuse materials from Montreal Olympic Stadium roof demolition

Archinect

As the city of Montreal weighs the future of Roger Taillibert’s iconic 1976 Olympic Stadium design, the group responsible for the custodianship of Olympic Park has announced a new international idea competition to repurpose and reuse surviving components of the existing roof’s demolition after the project commences this summer.

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The Legacy of the Sawtooth Roof, an Icon of Industrial Architecture

ArchDaily

Sawtooth roofs are an iconic architectural feature of industrial buildings A historic symbol of the industrial age, the sawtooth roof is a lasting legacy of architectural history. Although a functional invention born from necessity nearly 200 years ago, the iconic shape is enjoying a renaissance in many contemporary projects.

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Four-Roof Pavilion / Found Projects + Schneider & Luescher

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© Schran Image architects: Found Projects architects: Schneider & Luescher Location: Pingshan Children Park, Shenzhen, China Project Year: 2022 Photographs: Schran Image Area: 1200.0 m2 Read more »

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COA Arquitectura tops Mexico winery with sawtooth roof

Deezen

Mexican studio COA Arquitectura has enclosed a winery outside of Guadalajara with a corrugated steel sawtooth roof and rammed earth walls. The main building is divided into two volumes A sawtooth steel roof covers the length of the facilities, lying exposed and uncovered by the stone walls on its far side.

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Foster + Partners begins construction on Cambodia airport under canopy roof

Archinect

Located 16 miles south of central Phnom Penh, the project seeks to embody “a strong sense of place, drawing inspiration from one of the oldest civilizations on earth, inspired by its vernacular forms, and responsive to the tropical climate.”

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Round Roofs Residence / Todot Architects and Partners

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© Jinbo Choi architects: Todot Architects and Partners Location: Mungyeong, South Korea Project Year: 2024 Photographs: Jinbo Choi Area: 680.0 m2 Read more »

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4 Solutions for Roofs without Eaves (and their Construction Details)

ArchDaily

But for some time now, we have seen plenty of projects with sloping roofs without eaves, forming pure and unornamented volumes. This brings us to the question: in these projects, how are practical issues such as draining rainwater? Read more »

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