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Architecture Sustainable design
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Architecture Sustainable design TransportC.F. Moller and Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter design hybrid wood and concrete mixed-use project in Oslo, a city reclaiming its timber past
C.F. Moller designs hybrid wood and concrete mixed-use project in Oslo, a city reclaiming its timber past…
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Architecture Building Materials Interviews Office design skyscraper Sustainable designGroundbreaking supertall building prototype by Dialog highlights timber’s vast potential as main building material
Canadian architecture and multi-disciplinary practice Dialog has designed a hybrid mass timber tower prototype that promises to revolutionise tall buildings as we know them. The patent-pending design that can be used to produce hybrid…
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Architecture Residential designAn architect transforms a caretaker’s hut into a low footprint holiday home in the Sri Lankan hills
Architect Damith Premathilake has designed a 976m² holiday home for his family in the upcountry dry zone region of Sri Lanka about 2km away from the Diyathalawa military training school. Perched atop a cliff…
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Architecture Building Materials Competitions Education Interviews Public Institution skyscraper Sustainable designChris Lee of Serie Architects on the non-negotiable aspects of designing Asia’s first high-rise state courtrooms in Singapore, sustainability and competitions
What is common between Dubai’s Jameel Arts Centre and the new State Courts towers (above; photo: Finbarr Fallon) in Singapore? While the former is a poetic rendition of a solitary cultural institution sitting along…
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Architecture Community architecture Public InstitutionNikken Sekkei designs integrated community centre on remote Japanese island with curved latticed timber roof
Globally-known practice Nikken Sekkei has designed a mixed-use public project in Amakusa City, a series of islands located in Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture. There is no train station in the city, necessitating private car transportation…
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Architecture Residential design Sustainable designOnhill Design uses timber from existing old structure for modern house in mountainous Chiang Rai
Onhill Design was commissioned by the Jaipan family in northern Thailand’s Chiang Rai to design a new house for their family of six. One of the client’s main requirements was a high degree of…