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Stefano Boeri Architetti unveils design for Museum of Technology in Xi’an

April 3, 2024 Lizzie Crook 0

An undulating form topped with terraces will distinguish this technology museum, which the Shanghai office of architecture studio Stefano Boeri Architetti has designed for Xi’an, China. Stefano Boeri Architetti’s plans for Museum of Technology in Xi’an, also known as Culture CBD Modern Technology Experience Center, aims to become a hub for both the public and

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Foster + Partners frames underground Apple Store in Shanghai with “active public space”

April 3, 2024 Lizzie Crook 0

A multi-level plaza and elevated viewpoint flank this Apple Store, which British architecture studio Foster + Partners has buried below ground in Shanghai’s Jing’an district. Named Apple Jing’an, the subterranean store is accessed by the plaza that links with existing pedestrian routes in a bid to establish it as an “active public space”, Foster +

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museLAB’s jewelry store in ahmedabad recalls a voluptuous terracotta landscape

April 3, 2024 lea zeitoun I designboom 0

‘the idea was to create an experience of otherworldliness through a series of sensuous, textural, undulating surfaces,’ shares museLAB.
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Sigurd Larsen refurbishes 19th-century farm for Michelberger hotel

April 3, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Danish architect Sigurd Larsen has refurbished the Michelberger Farm in Spreewald, Germany, creating a new wing of guest rooms that reinterprets the redbrick style of the 19th-century complex. Having already worked on the refurbishment of the Michelberger hotel in Berlin in collaboration with Jonathan Tuckey, Larsen was tasked with replacing a ruin on the site

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Ten brutalist Welsh buildings with “sculptural qualities”

April 3, 2024 Kate Donaldson 0

A crematorium clad in ribbed concrete and a geometric university bell tower feature in this roundup of 10 brutalist buildings photographed by Simon Phipps for his Brutal Wales book. Phipps’ visual exploration of modernism in Wales follows six other publications by the London-based artist capturing post-war architecture in Britain, including Brutal North and Brutal London.

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How to Build on a Sloped Terrain? 5 Modern Residential Projects Shaped For Their Environments With Split-Level Exteriors

April 3, 2024 James Wormald 0

Sloped terrain offers a tantalizing prospect for developers. With breathtaking views over either natural or urban landscapes, often without the realistic possibility of being overlooked by future development, a parcel of land on a slope provides a high reward. However, whether it’s the extra excavation involved to cut and fill or cantilever out on a flat surface, the complications of water drainage, or the loss of light and difficulty of access at the front of the property, building on sloped terrains is not without its difficulties.

Power Workshop / Benzhe Design

April 3, 2024 Pilar Caballero 0

The Power Workshop is located in the EKA Art District in Jinqiao, Pudong New Area, Shanghai. It was originally the equipment and power workshop, Building 462, China Shipbuilding Naval Instrumentation Factory (CSNIF) in the 1950s and 1960s. Commissioned by the owner, we carried out the overall planning and renovation design of the area. In the renewal and revitalization of the building as the core of the park, it’s necessary not only to respect the history and preserve the original cultural memory as much as possible, but also to meet the needs of contemporary business, lifestyle, and other multi-functional business, which means that new vitality was to be injected into the old building, and a dialogue that transcends time and space was to be initiated.

montalba architects infuses carla ridge residence with pockets of nature in beverly hills

April 3, 2024 kat barandy I designboom 0

montalba architects’ carla ridge residence incorporates garden courtyards which serve as lush escapes and infuse the home with calm moments.
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Stefano Boeri Architetti China Wins Competition for Landscape-Inspired Technology Museum in Xi’an

April 3, 2024 Maria-Cristina Florian 0

The satellite practice of Stefano Boeri Architetti in China has won the tender for the Culture CBD Modern Technology Experience Centre in Xi’an, the capital of the Chinese province of Shaanxi. The new technology-focused museum is set to become a hub for scientific and cultural exchange. The winning project takes inspiration from the area’s natural landscape, characterized by a tortuous system of rivers and mountains, as well as the culture of the ancient city of Xi’an.

Carcavelos Health Complex / Simão Botelho + Studio-J + Duoma

April 3, 2024 Andreas Luco 0

The Carcavelos Health Complex project arose from an architectural public competition and aggregates four health services into one building: Family Health Unit (FHU), Shared Assistance Resources Unit (SARU), Drug Addiction Treatment Team (DATT), and Psychiatry Service (PS).
The project aims to combine formal medical services with informal activities, generating synergies and promoting both healing processes and social integration through the design of a public garden.