Called ‘Amaltas’ (a regional name for Cassia Fistula), the house by Tokyo- and Mumbai-based practice SquareWorks, founded by Katsushi Goto, has been designed as a rural residential retreat for a sole female client. Architect…
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Architecture Residential design
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Open Architecture has announced the topping out of its project Chapel of Sound, with the pouring of its broad concrete roof. The project, which is expected to open in 2020, includes a semi-outdoor amphitheater,…
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Architecture Art Culture Installation
Nobuyoshi Araki’s first permanent installation comes up at Bisazza Foundation
The “Love-Dream, Love-Nothing”, is the first permanent installation in the world of works by renowned contemporary Japanese photographer, Nobuyoshi Araki, curated by Filippo Maggia and presented by Bisazza Foundation. The installation replicates a private…
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Architecture Art Public Institution
XAA Architects designs a modular boxy building in China for diverse functions
XAA Architecture, led by Tao Zhan, has designed an exhibition centre spanning 2,743m² in Yanjiang City in Guangdong province in China. The architects followed a flexible strategy, calling it the associated design method based on…
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Architecture Office design
Leeza SOHO by Zaha Hadid Architects in Beijing features the world’s tallest atrium
Zaha Hadid Architects-designed Leeza SOHO is now open. Located on Lize Road in southwest Beijing, the 45-storey 172,800m² tower anchors the new Fengtai business district – a growing financial and transport hub between the…
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Architecture Sustainable design Transport
Hong Kong-Shenzhen bi-city architecture and urbanism biennale to use facial recognition and AI
Carlo Ratti wants people to shun their neutral stance when it comes to technology. This is the underscoring message of arguably the world’s most attended architecture exhibition, Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture of Hong Kong and…
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Architecture Art Culture Leisure attraction Public Institution
C+ Architects designs ring-like museum surrounded by clouds in China
C+ Architects has designed an art gallery in Wulong, China, that resembles a glowing ring in the mountains. The 3,000m² LAB Art Museum sits atop a hill that is often surrounded by clouds. Its…