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Back to the Future: How MAD Architects Fuses Futurism and Localism

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Founded in 2004 by Ma Yansong and headquartered in Beijing, their architectural approach is forward-looking and adventurous yet tempered by context. Hutong Bubble 218 , Beijing, China Urban development is often perceived as a threat to the historic built environment.

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Urban Terrarium: Only Architect-Landscape Architect Collaboration Can Truly Delivery Biodiversity

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The fact that protests are ongoing shows how long it takes for direct action to lead to meaningful change, as does the initiation date of some accusations: 2004. It also casts in sharp relief a historic oversight on the part of everyone involved in urban development and the built environment.

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Honghu Park Water Purification Station, Shenzhen

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Honghu Park Water Purification Station in Shenzhen, China – Building Information Design Team: NODE Architecture & Urbanism (NODE) – [link] Design time: 2017.Nov-2021.Mar LTD About NODE Architecture & Urbanism (NODE) NODE Architecture & Urbanism (NODE) was established in 2004.

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Aulik Fiser Architekti

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From 2003 to 2004, he completed his international student internship at The Tampere University of Technology in Finland. He joined the Aulík Fišer studio after graduation and started to concentrate on urban development concept ideas in the context of Prague. His diploma project won the dean’s award. Practice Ideology.

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Building Melbourne: Amazing Architecture Across Australia’s Cultural Capital

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CH2 was developed as part of the City of Melbourne’s initiative to achieve zero emissions by 2020, with a focus on reducing energy consumption in commercial buildings by 50%. As a pilot project, CH2 serves as a model for sustainable urban development, aiming for passive energy reliance while maintaining premium-grade standards.

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Oikoa Massage Boutique, Zwolle

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concrete develops concepts in architecture, interior design, urban development, and brand development. Since 1997, concrete has been developing concepts in architecture, interior design, urban development, and brand development. client: Oikoa, Zwolle. concept: concrete. city: www.oikoa.nl.

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“Ma Yansong: Landscapes in Motion”

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As the largest, most comprehensive, and critical exhibition since MAD’s founding in 2004, “Ma Yansong: Landscapes in Motion” is divided into four chapters: “Dialogue,” “Progress,” “Feelings are Facts,” and “Rhapsody.”