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architecture office proarh has completed the issa megaron, a family retreat on the croatian island of vis that exists in complete symbiosis with its surrounding topography. envisioned as a residential ‘pocket’, an artificial grotto, or a memory of a primitive shelter, the house combines reinforced concrete with stone from the site for the cladding of […]

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a ceremony and inaugural concert marked the official opening of taiwan’s national arts centre, the ‘national kaohsiung centre for the arts, weiwuying’. the undulating structure was designed by dutch architects mecanoo and incorporates a 2,236-seat opera house, a 1,981-seat concert hall, a 1,210-seat playhouse, a 434-seat recital hall, and an outdoor theater. the colossal project […]

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named so for its central staircase, the ‘cloud villa’ in shanghai is a three-story private house designed by kos architects and atelier zerebecky. concentrated around the sculptural white piece, the space is as airy and bright as the skies, accompanied by a stylish kitchen and kids’ room featuring a pink slide. all photos by highlite images taipei     the villa’s […]

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‘noodle soup,’ winning entry to the 2018 ragdale ring competition, is an architectural scale interface. office ca conceived as an interactive playscape pavilion, flexible enough for a range of outdoor performances, and picturesque enough for it to seamlessly integrate into the wooded scenery of lake forest. it features a set of fuzzy, fixed structures (walls) […]

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in 2015, italian architect and designer piero lissoni presented plans for his first architectural project in the united states — a seven-acre waterfront development in florida. the ‘ritz-carlton residences, miami beach’ feature gardens, pools, entertainment spaces and 36 private boat dockages for 111 condominium residences and a limited collection of 15 lissoni-designed standalone villa residences. […]

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the menil drawing institute, a building designed by LA-based architects johnston marklee, will open to the public on november 3, 2018. the project forms part of the menil collection, a 30-acre neighborhood of art located in houston, texas. the campus’ main building, designed by renzo piano, houses special exhibitions and the institution’s permanent collection, while […]

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EASTERN design office aims to build ‘the biggest greenhouse in human history’,  expanding over 150,000 m2 on a valley of the hebei province, northern china. the large-scale proposal imagines a botanical garden as part of a masterplan that will transform the entire area into a touristic destination, and aims to cover the entire valley with […]

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