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Zaha Hadid Architects unveils pebble-shaped science museum for Shenzhen

December 1, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
Terraces at the entrance of the proposed Shenzhen Science and Technology Museum by Zaha Hadid Architects in China

A cascade of terraces will frame a large atrium at the heart of the Shenzhen Science & Technology Museum that Zaha Hadid Architects is developing in China. Slated for completion in late 2023, the pebble-shaped museum will encompass 125,000-square-metres and contain a mix of public spaces, galleries and educational facilities. It has been designed by

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3XN to add carbon-negative extension to Hotel GSH on Bornholm island

November 29, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
A visual of Hotel GSH that 3XN and GXN are developing in Denmark

Architecture studio 3XN is developing a carbon-negative extension for Hotel GSH on the Danish island of Bornholm that will be built almost entirely from wood. Designed by 3XN in collaboration with its sustainability-focused sister studio GXN, the new eco-friendly wing will provide 24 rooms, a conference room and rooftop spa for the hotel. It follows

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Teal-hued panels enclose timber beach retreat in Chile

November 28, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
Short elevation of SP House by (E)StudioRO in Chile

Painted fibre-cement panels enclose the warm, wooden interiors of the SP House that (E)StudioRO has completed overlooking Tunquén beach in Chile. The dwelling was commissioned by a family living in Santiago, who desired a beachside getaway that could also function as their future home. The brief given to local architect (E)StudioRO was open for interpretation,

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Henning Larsen unveils mixed-use Seoul Valley scheme for South Korea

November 27, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
A terrace in Henning Larsen's Seoul Valley proposal for South Korea

A cluster of towers and timber buildings will be swathed by greenery in Seoul Valley, a mixed-use scheme that Danish studio Henning Larsen has proposed for South Korea’s capital. The 360,644-square-metre development is intended to transform an inaccessible site in the Yongsan District and will incorporate courtyards that link up with MVRDV’s Seoul Skygarden. Among

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OMA and Hassell completes top-heavy WA Museum Boola Bardip in Perth

November 26, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
The front facade of WA Museum Boola Bardip in Perth by OMA and Hassell

Architecture firms OMA and Hassell have renovated a group of old buildings in Perth, Australia, and stitched them together with protruding metal-clad structures to create the WA Museum Boola Bardip. The top-heavy museum celebrates the history and contemporary culture of Western Australia and is intended as a new landmark for Perth Cultural Centre – a

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Rammed-earth domes will define Adjaye Associates’ Thabo Mbeki Presidential Library

November 25, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
The exterior of Thabo Mbeki Presidential Library proposal by Adjaye Associates

Eight domed structures built from rammed earth will distinguish the Thabo Mbeki Presidential Library that architecture studio Adjaye Associates is developing in Johannesburg, South Africa. Set to be built in the suburb of Riviera, the library will pay homage to the country’s second post-apartheid president, Thabo Mbeki, and celebrate ancient and contemporary African history. Among

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World’s tallest Passivhaus building set to be built in Canada

November 23, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
A visual of the Passivhaus 1075 Nelson Street's exterior by WKK Architects in Vancouver

UK studio WKK Architects has revealed visuals of the undulating 1075 Nelson Street skyscraper in Vancouver, which is set to become the world’s tallest Passivhaus building. Designed for a site overlooking Nelson Park in the city’s West End neighbourhood, the slender 178-metre-high skyscraper will contain 480 highly energy efficient residential units. It is being developed

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Camille Walala shares colourful vision to make Oxford Street a car-free shopping district

November 23, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
A visual of Camille Walala's proposal for a pedestrianised Oxford Street, London

French designer Camille Walala has reimagined London’s Oxford Street as a car-free landscape, filled with blocky street furniture finished in her signature colourful style. The eccentric proposal also envisions the use of patterned plant pots and geometric water features to convert the capital’s busiest shopping street into a fully pedestrianised area. Described by Walala as

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Charred wood and greenery conceal IDIN Architects’ Office in Thailand

November 21, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
Exterior of IDIN Architects Office in Bangkok, Thailand

Thai firm IDIN Architects has slotted a studio it designed for itself into a narrow site in Bangkok and obscured it from view using tall trees and blackened wood. IDIN Architects’ Office is designed to have an “invisible presence” that is overlooked by passersby, offering the studio’s employees privacy and respite from the city. It

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Ministry of Design creates shared office spaces in Kuala Lumpur skyscraper

November 20, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
Entrance lobby of the YTL Headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Marble-clad columns and bronze detailing line the soaring entrance lobby that Ministry of Design has created for the YTL Headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is one of several shared areas created by Ministry of Design in the Malaysian construction company YTL’s new office skyscraper by Kohn Pedersen Fox, which combines all of its staff

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