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Pinecone-shaped pavilion can be used for outdoor classes and campfires

April 15, 2018 India Block 0

Czech designers Atelier SAD and Mmcité1 collaborated on the design of this mobile gazebo, which is covered in plywood scales that lend it the appearance of a pinecone. Fittingly called Pinecone, the portable structure provides a shaded spot for public places. It is designed to be used as a place for children to play, as an outdoor

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Heatherwick Studio and KPF to design new terminal for Singapore’s Changi Airport

April 13, 2018 India Block 0

Architects Heatherwick Studio and Kohn Pedersen Fox have been appointed to design a new wing at Singapore’s Changi Airport, which will aim to challenge the “sterility and soullessness” of terminal design. The new terminal will add a passenger capacity of 50 million to one of the busiest airports in the world. There are no renders of the

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NBBJ completes “vertical campus” for Tencent’s headquarters in Shenzhen

April 12, 2018 India Block 0

At the Shenzhen headquarters of Chinese tech giant Tencent, twin skyscrapers are connected by sky bridges designed to help employees meet. Architect NBBJ designed Tencent’s Global Headquarters specifically to prevent the 10,000 workers of the technology firm from getting siloed in their different departments. Two glass and aluminium towers rise to 50 and 39 stories respectively and are

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Twelve Architects reveals plans for Siberian airport with tented roof

April 11, 2018 India Block 0

Pitched roof elements reference traditional reindeer herder tents in Twelve Architects’ design for Novy Urengoy Airport, in Russia. The London-based architecture practice has secured the contract to redevelop the airport near Novy Urengoy, in north-west Siberia. According to the practice pointed roofs and vaulted interiors will echo the shape of the traditional tent, called a

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17 Dubai architecture studios photographed by Marc Goodwin

April 11, 2018 India Block 0

For the next in his studio photography series, Marc Goodwin visited the Dubai offices of 17 architecture practices, including Grimshaw and Gensler.  Unlike the cities Goodwin has previously visited for his series, such as Shanghai, London and Barcelona, there were few instances of architecture offices adapting historic buildings in Dubai. The recent building boom in the United Arab Emirates

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Gabled tombs sit within serene courtyards at Italian cemetery

April 10, 2018 India Block 0

Mirco Simonato Architetto has added white-walled courtyards and simple gabled tombs to a cemetery in Megliadino San Vitale, northern Italy. The local architecture studio was employed by the council to discretely redesign the burial ground to create a place for quiet contemplation. As part of the brief the architects changed the layout of the cemetery, which sits surrounded

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10 key projects by Sydney Opera House architect Jørn Utzon

April 9, 2018 India Block 0

To celebrate what would have been the 100th birthday of Danish architect Jørn Utzon, we’ve collaborated with the Utzon Center in Denmark to highlight 10 of his most important projects, including the one everyone knows. The Pritzker Prize-winning architect is best known for his design of the iconic Sydney Opera House. The building was declared a UNESCO

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10 key projects by Sydney Opera House architect Jørn Utzon

April 9, 2018 India Block 0

To celebrate what would have been the 100th birthday of Danish architect Jørn Utzon, we’ve collaborated with the Utzon Center in Denmark to highlight 10 of his most important projects, including the one everyone knows. The Pritzker Prize-winning architect is best known for his design of the iconic Sydney Opera House. The building was declared a UNESCO

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SCAU to design stadium for Africa Nations Cup in Ivory Coast

April 3, 2018 India Block 0

SCAU has won a competition to design a 20,000-seater football stadium in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast, to host matches at the 2021 Africa Nations Cup. The £50 million Stade de Yamoussoukro, which will be built in Ivory Coast’s administrative capital, is one of six stadiums that will host games during the tournament. The Paris-based architecture firm’s proposal sinks three

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WAW Architects adds concrete extension to social services centre in former orphanage 

April 3, 2018 India Block 0

A concrete and glass block projects out over the entrance of this red brick building in Brussels, which has been converted into offices for social services by WAW Architects. The local architecture studio restored and redesigned the former orphanage, which was built in 1901, to create an office space for social services organisation OCMW Halle. Period features, such as

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