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Lima cultural facility features pink walls and traditional construction techniques

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The concrete base – formed with wooden boards salvaged from the site – serves as a protective box for over 80,000 volumes stored in the ground-floor library. The quincha walls reuse soil and adobe from the site and use more straw to lighten and insulate the material. The photography is by JAG Studio.

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Burning Man’s 2024 temple design is revealed – and it’s inspired by Lebanese weaving techniques

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Artist Caroline Ghosn is leading the design of this year’s Burning Man temple, combining Lebanese weaving techniques and Gothic church architecture to create the dramatic temporary structure. Dubbed The Temple of Together, the pavilion is an architectural homage to power and togetherness.

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This experimental project in South Korea by On Architecture utilizes concrete infused with rice straw

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has created a project that aims to regenerate a village with an aging population in Icheon-si, South Korea , renowned for rice and flower farming. It intends to be a site for a variety of programs, going beyond the functions of a typical commercial space. Korean practice On Architecture INC.

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"Unashamedly contemporary" pavilion designed for Old War Office site in London

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UK architecture studio DaeWha Kang Design has designed a pavilion and courtyard for The OWO hotel at the site of the former Old War Office in Whitehall, London. When selecting materials for the project, practicality and longevity were central to the studio's approach. The photography is by Kyungsub Shin.

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Ravensbourne University students present 12 architecture projects

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Also included is a rehabilitation centre and a renovation project aiming to promote sustainability within fashion. Through the Mist by Lola Moro "Through the Mist is a horticulture centre designed for Rotherhithe's derelict gasholder site, honouring the Docklands' history whilst using it as a material to create dynamic experiences.

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A proposed residential project by Laney LA makes use of dark Shou Sugi Ban cladding nestled in Lake Tahoe's landscape

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Lake Tahoe is the project site of Laney LA 's unbuilt residential design project titled the SQ Residence. The Hermosa Beach-based architecture and design firm share model images and drawings of a residential project proposal aimed to resemble a mountain cave that "acts as a fortress within a demanding environment."

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Ravensbourne University students present 12 architecture projects

Deezen

Also included is a rehabilitation centre and a renovation project aiming to promote sustainability within fashion. Through the Mist by Lola Moro "Through the Mist is a horticulture centre designed for Rotherhithe's derelict gasholder site, honouring the Docklands' history whilst using it as a material to create dynamic experiences.