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Abandoned mining buildings turned into a "sanctuary for human connection" in Taiwan

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Called The Mineless Heritage Restoration Project and completed in 2023, the scheme involved the adaptation of a series of logistical structures including offices, dormitories and a bathhouse that once supported the Chungyi Coal Mine.

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Historic Irish castle asks for €2.7m

The Spaces

Now, the handsome restored property is for sale for €2.7m. More recent renovations in 2003 preserved its historic features, including intricate plasterwork and timber details. Breaking from the historic, the current owners have also added a contemporary pool complex, converted from the old stable yard.

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The Sponge Evangelist

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Gray infrastructure and channelized rivers of the past century are being increasingly daylit and replaced with naturalized environments that absorb water and restore wildlife habitats. Kongjian Yu, FASLA, sketches the concept for Chinatown Park in Boston in 2003. Photo © Turenscape, courtesy the Cultural Landscape Foundation.

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Ten brutalist Welsh buildings with "sculptural qualities"

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Trawsfynydd was decommissioned in 1993 and is currently undergoing a gradual dismantling process, with the goal of restoring the pre-nuclear landscape by 2083." Its overall design pays homage to the massing and outlines reminiscent of contemporary American architecture."

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Ten landscape architecture projects by students at Clemson University

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Throughout the program, students are engaged in design and research at local and global scales, focusing on contemporary issues such as climate change, sustainability, social and environmental justice and resilient communities." This resource has given the city its historic character while also supplying a form of commerce and transit.

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Ten shops that showcase the "stylistic diversity" of British retail architecture

Deezen

In full Festival of Britain style, it contains a full house of contemporary motifs: colourful geometric and heraldic tile-work, a sinuous crinkle-cut concrete canopy, atomic bobbles on wiry balcony fronts and the ultimate centrepiece of post-war civic placemaking, a clocktower.

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Boerentoren Tower, Antwerp Belgium

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Whilst preserving and restoring the original features of the Boerentoren tower, Daniel Libeskind will enhance its landmark status through his distinguished architectural approach and design. Contemporary Antwerp Architecture Designs – architectural selection below: Tower Striga 1 in Antwerp. Contemporary Architecture in Belgium.