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ennead architects has won an international design competition to build a nature reserve in china. located on an island at the mouth of the yangtze river, the ambitious plan involves rescuing critically endangered species and restoring biodiversity to a habitat beset by pollution and the impact of previous construction. the scheme also seeks to raise […]

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schemata architects has designed a rental kitchen named ‘kitchen studio SUIBA’ located in kyobashi, tokyo, japan. the project has been conceived in response to the growing demand for shared kitchens available to rent. the space aims to be used for various types of participatory events related to food and beverage. the concept encourages a new […]

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‘la samaritaine’ was a large department store in paris, which once occupied four buildings at the heart of the french capital. situated between the louvre and notre-dame, the store’s various art nouveau and art deco structures closed for safety reasons in 2005. a decade later, work began on a renovation project — led by japanese […]

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inspired by jules verne’s 20,000 leagues under the sea, the illustrated project by yunil nam entitled ‘the reef of silence’ is an exploration of a funerary venue and coral cultivation facility. through this fictional underwater structure, nam investigates the cultural and environmental issues in indian ocean. the architect studies the traditions of indian zoroastrianism, which […]

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surrounded by picturesque landscape, 081 architekci has designed the ‘house in the woods‘ in the small polish town of puławy. the new architectural intervention is situated in a heavily forested area. to the north, one can find a road and a pond which provide natural border between the parcel and neighbouring allotments; in the south, there is […]

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this resort on muravandhoo, an island in the maldives, comprises 73 luxury villas in addition to a variety of restaurants, communal spaces, and personalized facilities. the project’s interiors, as well as certain architectural elements, have been designed by istanbul-based studio autoban who sought to ‘give a new meaning to the island life through an unlimited […]

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a simple rectangular form wrapped in corrugated stainless steel functions as the new extension of a 20-year-old gallery in milton keynes, UK. designed by 6a architects, the london-based studio stripped back the interiors of the existing galleries and cut new openings in a nod to the city’s axial layout with its uninterrupted views. the £12m reboot includes gallery […]

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in september 2017, after six years of design and construction, zeitz MOCAA — a contemporary art museum located on cape town’s V&A waterfront — opened to the public. designed by thomas heatherwick’s london-based studio, the institution is the world’s largest museum dedicated to contemporary art from africa and its diaspora. in its first year since […]

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OMA has designed a pair of residential towers in greenpoint, brooklyn that simultaneously lean into and away from one another. the two towers, in conjunction with a lower seven-story building, will bring 745 units of housing — 30% of which will be deemed ‘affordable’ — and more than an acre of new public open space […]

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