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Cantilevered Ring of Bjólfur viewpoint to overlook Icelandic fjord

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Architecture studios Esja Architecture and Arkibygg Arkitektar have designed a ring-shaped viewpoint that will sit 650 metres up the slopes of Mount Bjólfur and overlook a fjord in the east of Iceland. The most impressive view is on the part of the ring that cantilevers over the edge, adding a little bit of theatrics.

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Es Devlin's The Crucible set features cyclical rain installation to symbolise "chaos"

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A geometric installation that pours with rain features in the set design for The Crucible, created by Es Devlin to enhance the on-stage storytelling of playwright Arthur Miller's drama about the Salem witch trials. Surrounding the back of the stage are mounds of earth, which are not initially obvious until closer inspection.

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Art Pavilion M. by Studio Ossidiana

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In this context we imagined the museum and its outside areas as a sequence of three tangential rings: The ‘Port’, the ‘Stage’, and the ‘Observatory’. The Port encircles a water plaza, to be curated and cultivated, where art can be displayed, music played, birds and plants observed from the ring. Photo © Riccardo de Vecchi.

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Ice-block pavilion Falling Hours functions as a giant hourglass

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The temporary structure had a membrane roof At midnight, participants pulled on a ribbon to open this funnel, prompting the sand to rain onto the floor, while visitors wrote their wishes for the new year on the hourglass membrane.

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Open Architecture reveals design for Sun Tower in China

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In summer, rain will drop from a circular opening in the roof and be collected in a small pool. The pavement will be covered in a series of elliptical ring pattern. The intersections between the rings and the waterway mark the building shadow's footprint at specific hours on the equinox day. Dezeen is on WeChat!

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Studio Zhu-Pei tops art centre in China with wave-like concrete roofs

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The porous, ring-shaped building with a huge roof overhang is related to the local culture and responds to the specific climate," explained the practice. "It It is a sponge-like building that can accommodate many people and create a lot of shadow, achieving shading and shelter from the rain," it continued. Photo is by Xia Zhi.

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Natural Architecture: 7 Landmark Builds Making Landscape the Star Attraction

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Ring of Bjólfur By ESJA Architecture , exa nordic , Okarheima , ANNA Landscape architect , Arkibygg arkitekar , Seydisfjordur, Iceland Jury Winner, 2023 A+ Awards, Unbuilt Landscape If you’ve even glanced at Iceland from a passing plane window you’ll know the country doesn’t do much that isn’t packed with awe.