Romanian architecture office Cumulus, won the competition to design Romania’s National Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Entitled “New Nature”, the sensory experience will focus on the importance of natural elements. The theme of the…
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Snohetta designs monolithic visitor centre for Svalbard Global Seed Vault in remote Arctic region
Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta has designed a new visitor center for Arctic preservation storage called The Arc in Svalbard off the coast of Norway. At 78° north of the Earth’s equator, the project referencing…
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Lead8 architects reveals masterplan for Kiara Bay sustainable city in Kuala Lumpur
Lead8, an architectural practice based out of Hong Kong with offices in Singapore, Malaysia, and the UK, has revealed details of the Kiara Bay masterplan for Kuala Lumpur-based clients UEM Sunrise and Melati Ehsan…
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Toronto Winter Stations 2020 competition is open to architects and designers worldwide
Winter Stations, a single-stage international design competition held annually in Toronto, Canada, is open for this year’s edition to participants worldwide. Participants are tasked with designing temporary winter art installations that incorporate existing lifeguard…
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Zaha Hadid Architects and Cox Architecture win Sydney Airport competition
Beating stiff competition from 40 applicants, the partnership of Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) and Cox Architecture to win the international design competition for the new Western Sydney Airport (WSA) in Australia. Besides ZHA and…
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Nitaprow Architects convert dilapidated amphitheatre into solar-powered cafe in Thai province
Bangkok-based architecture firm Nitaprow, founded by Nita Yuvaboon and Prow Puttorngul, has redesigned an old 150m² amphitheatre into a modern cafe in the central Thai province of Nakhon Pathom. “After learning about the…
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Carlo Ratti Associati unveils the Italian Pavilion design as the one-year countdown to World Expo2020 Dubai begins
CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati has revealed the final designs for the Italian Pavilion to be exhibited at the World Expo2020 in Dubai, which will launch one year from now. The Pavilion, which was officially unveiled…