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How Ice Cubes by Zone of Utopia + Mathieu Forest Architecte is Changing the Skyline of Northern China

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Architizer chatted with Mathieu Forest, Founder of Mathieu Forest Architecte, and Qiang Zou, Design Principal at Zone of Utopia, to learn more about this project. We are starting from a virgin site with only fields and sky as the landscape. We started from an almost virgin site, the most difficult situation for a contextual architect.

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Architecture is Awesome: #35 Problem Solving

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For example, architects will exhaustively study the subject site, investigating its history, topography, regulatory framework, and cultural context. Limited resources may inspire the innovative use of materials, while zoning restrictions can lead to unique spatial configurations. Defining the problem often involves extensive research.

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Fondation Louis Vuitton: Frank Gehry Reflects on the Making of an Architectural Icon in Paris

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Completed in 2014, Gehry’s landmark building is undoubtedly an architectural icon, but manages to retain a reference for both its site in the heart of Paris’s beloved park and for the city as a whole. When I walked the site for the first time, I cried imagining the history of the Jardin de Climitation.

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35 Essential Gifts for Landscape Architecture Graduates

Landscape Architecture Magazine

” —Bo Zhang, ASLA (Almost) All the Books Critical Zones: The Science and Politics of Landing on Earth by Bruno Latour and Peter Weibel. “A Copic Sketch Markers (sets or individual) and Copic Sketch Marker wallet “I love these markers. I’ve used it in various plant zones and on multiple continents.

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Tech for Architects: 7 Top BIM Tools for Architectural Design

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It has a simple and straightforward interface, which allows architects to effortlessly turn a sketch into a fully realized design. Specifically used for concept design, Codesign offers tools such as rapid sketching, interactive 3D modeling as well as data-driven design — all through an iPad screen.

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10 Design wins competition for Dongguan University of Technology in China

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10 Design, part of Egis Group and in collaboration with local architect BIAD, has won an international competition to design a new campus for the International Co-operation Innovation Zone (phase 1) at Dongguan University of Technology in China. Image © 10 Design. Source by 10 Design. Image © 10 Design.

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The LAM Gift Guide for Landscape Architecture Graduates

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Critical Zones: The Science and Politics of Landing on Earth by Bruno Latour and Peter Weibel, $60.45. “A Copic Sketch Markers (sets or individual) 6-piece set from $24, 12-piece set from $66, 72-piece set $300+. “I Copic Sketch Marker wallet $22–$44. Morpholio Trace Sketch $99. Concepts Sketching Pricing varies.