OPEN Architecture has transformed five decommissioned aviation fuel tanks in Shanghai into a vibrant contemporary art centre. Located in Longteng Avenue in Xuhui District along the city’s Huangpu River, and in close proximity to…
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Adaptive reuse Architecture Art Public Institution
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Architecture Education Public Institution Sustainable design
SHAU architects designs elevated community library in Indonesia’s central Java using local wood
SHAU architects in Indonesia’s Semarang city has designed the Microlibrary Warak Kayu – the fifth such project within the Microlibrary series – an initiative to increase reading interest by creating socially-responsive and multi-functional community…
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Architecture Culture Lifestyle Public Institution Retail design
OMA-designed Gwanggyo department store in South Korea features glass walkway embedded into stone facade
The recently-opened Galleria Korea’s sixth upscale department store franchise, The Gwanggyo store designed by Chris van Duijn of OMA is located south of Seoul in a relatively young and new urban development. Situated between…
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Architecture Public Institution Sustainable design
Architect Rizvi Hassan designs Bangladesh community centre for Myanmar’s refugees to foster integration with locals
Architect Rizvi Hassan has designed a community centre for the Hindupara community, a minority group among the 600,000 Rohingya refugees who have been living for the past three years in the world’s largest refugee…
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Architecture Education Interiors Public Institution
EUS+ ARCHITECTS designs library for middle and high school students in South Korea
EUS+ Architects has designed a library in Jeonju-Si, a city in the western part of South Korea, specifically for children between the ages of 12 and 16, which in South Korea is referred to…
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Architecture Competitions Landscape architecture Leisure attraction Public Institution Urban design
Breaking: Kengo Kuma and Associates and K2LD entry wins Founder’s Memorial competition in Singapore
The Founder’s Memorial design has been selected from among a shortlist of five submitted designs. The completed project by Japanese firm Kengo Kuma & Associates and local practice K2LD, along the Marina Bay precinct,…
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Architecture Culture Interiors Public Institution
Neri&Hu transforms former drab sales office into Junshan Cultural Center in Beijing
Located just outside of Beijing amid the undulating mountain ranges and meandering rivers near the Miyun Reservoir, Junshan Cultural Center was formerly a two-storey sales building. Acclaimed practice Neri&Hu Design and Research Office was…