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this proposal for the brazil pavilion at expo 2020 dubai is a modular wooden structure clad with a variety of curtains and screens. the scheme, drawn up by oyapock architectes and andré scarpa, was shortlisted as part of a competition to determine the design of the country’s pavilion at the upcoming world expo. the temporary […]

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chile-based studio DRAA, together with architect magdalena besomi, construct cabin shangrila as the first of a series of elevated mountain cabins designed to populate a tall native woodland. centuries old trees can be found on the site in chile’s nevados de chillán which is bordered by a 100-meter vertical basalt face and a stream. the […]

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the art gallery of new south wales has received planning consent for its SANAA-designed expansion. known as the ‘sydney modern project’, construction on the new building could commence as soon as early 2019. the announcement coincides with the unveiling of the building’s final design; the first iteration of the scheme won the  international competition held […]

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after a century of industrial excavation a sandstone quarry in the netherlands will be transformed into a natural reserve and a public recreational landscape. rademacher de vries architects (RDVA) completes the luikerweg staircase, a milestone in the gradual, transformative reclamation of the country’s first and only cement quarry. with the motto, ‘reconciling the irreconcilable,’ the studio […]

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in the mexican jungle, at the heart of the yucatan peninsula, a new arts complex has opened as part of an eco-friendly luxury resort. inspired by the abundant natural environment and the rich heritage of the local mayan culture, AZULIK uh may has been conceived as a multi-faceted and flexible venue that comprises art space, […]

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located in alentejo, portugal, cercal house by atelier data is sited on a terrain whose halfpipe morphology is motivated by a water line that crosses it, embedding the residential dwelling in one of the slopes that the river divides. sitting next to the remains of an old construction, the search for the right position and […]

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following the opening of its antwerp location, belgian co-working office fosbury & sons has now turned its attention to brussels with boitsfort, its second outpost occupying 7000 sqm of the former headquarters of cement company CBR. together with design agency going east, they have transformed the interiors of the modernist masterpiece by post-war architect constantin brodzki […]

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japanese architect shigeru ban has been commissioned to design a 420-acre site dedicated to the production of whiskey. ban and his firm will transform a disused quarry into ‘kentucky owl park’, a destination that will include rickhouses for aging, a bottling center, and a state-of-the-art distillery. there are also plans for a vintage train to […]

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