Located in the United Arab Emirates‘ capital Abu Dhabi, the historic Qasr Al Hosn Fort was recently restored. Originally built in the 18th century to protect Abu Dhabi’s only freshwater well, it later served…
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MVRDV wins competition to design Tancheon Valley project on Seoul waterfront
Dutch firm MVRDV has won the competition to redesign the Tancheon Valley and Seoul’s waterfront. Called “The Weaves”, the concept aims to knit together pedestrian and bicycle paths, the natural landscapes, and public amenities.…
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Singapore’s Oasis Terraces by Serie Architects and Multiply Architects wins at World Architecture Festival 2019
Back in 2015, London-based Serie Architects, in collaboration with Architect of Record, Singapore-based Multiply Architects won a design competition to coneptualise a neighbourhood centre and polyclinic in Punggol, one of the new neighbourhoods in…
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Ta-Cha Architects designs a holiday residence inspired by traditional Korat Houses of northeastern Thailand
Located in Pak Chong District in Nakhon Ratchasima Province in northeastern Thailand, and designed by Bangkok-based TA-CHA Design, the Binary Wood House was developed from the initial plan to construct an Airbnb/ private resort,…
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Broadway Malyan’s waterfront project in Borneo Malaysia wins Singapore landscape award
Acclaimed practice Broadway Malyan‘s proposal for a waterfront community in Malaysia has won a Gold Award from the Singapore Institute of Landscape Architects in the category of Analysis and Planning. The awards is a…
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MAD Architects completes installation of Hutong Bubble 218 project in Beijing
MAD Architects has installed a number of organically-shaped bubbles into the urban landscape of Beijing’s Qianmen district to provide new space, new functions and incentives for young people s to return to the area.…
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3andwich Design and He Wei Studio convert abandoned stone quarry into open-air amphitheatre in Chinese village
A disused stone quarry in Wujiatuan Village at Songshan Residential District in the city of Weihai, Shandong Province, China, has been converted into an open-air amphitheatre. It has been named by the local residents…