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Architecture is Awesome: #37 Standing the Test of Time

SW Oregon Architect

The series is my meditation on the awesome reasons why I was and continue to be attracted to the art of architecture. Such architecture doesn’t merely withstand the elements—it weathers the shifts in society, technology, and human priorities, remaining both functional and meaningful. What makes a design timeless?

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Zaha Hadid Architects Nears Completion of Major Sports Centre in China’s Greater Bay Area

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Image CRLand Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects in collaboration with the Guangdong Architectural Design & Research Institute, the Greater Bay Area Sports Centre in Nansha, China , is approaching completion. Construction began in August 2023, with the main structures of the stadium and arena topping out in February 2024.

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airy vaulted roofs crown robust concrete base of cristián nanzer’s residence in argentina

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the roof by cristin nanzer extends over the north and south facades, creating transitional spaces between indoors and outdoors. The post airy vaulted roofs crown robust concrete base of cristin nanzer’s residence in argentina appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Wildfires, Climate Change, and the Architecture of Resilience

SW Oregon Architect

Much of LAs rich architectural heritage is at risk, including the historic Craftsman homes of Pasadena and mid-century Modern masterpieces in the Hollywood Hills. Additionally, architecture can incorporate both active and passive measures to adjust to severe weather conditions.

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Atelier Apeiron tops arched cultural centre with terraced roof garden

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Architecture studio Atelier Apeiron has completed the Hengqin Culture and Art Complex in Zhuhai, China. The 142,560-square-metre building in China's southern city of Zhuhai contains a library, theatre and museum , all topped with a terraced roof garden. A sunken plaza was formed under the cantilevered roof.

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Project Mingde uses "cascading" roofs on Chinese nursery to recycle rainfall

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Non-profit Project Mingde has unveiled Duling Educational Centre, a staggered complex topped with roofs that help recycle rainfall into clean water for schoolchildren in rural southern China. The solution was three buildings of varying heights with roofs that channel rainfall into a lotus pond. The photography is by Jin Weiqi.

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curved roof follows ridgeline of japanese mountains in weekend home by ota archistudio

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ota archistudio realizes a 3D roof by adjusting the angles of the wooden beams, a technique expertly executed by local craftsmen. The post curved roof follows ridgeline of japanese mountains in weekend home by ota archistudio appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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