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3XN and GXN offer insights into unique roof design behind Sydney Fish Market

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When completed, the 700,000-square-foot building will be the largest fish market in the southern hemisphere. Image credit: 3XN The building’s undulating roof is described by 3XN as “an integral aspect of the fish market’s iconic design” as well as being key to its overall sustainability strategy.

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Atelier Bow-Wow’s first U.S. home features a large ‘umbrella’ roof in the Sierra Nevadas

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Image credit: Nick Swartzendruber for Sotheby’s International Realty Image credit: Nick Swartzendruber for Sotheby’s International Realty The home sits on the site of a 19th-century gold mine which features wagon roads, trails, and seasonal streams.

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Chicago Bears reverse suburban stadium plans, will remain at Soldier Field site under latest proposal

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On Monday morning, several Chicago news outlets reported that the Bears want to form a public-private partnership with the park district to build a stadium and renovate part of Chicago’s lakefront museum campus to add more public space. For now, the Bears' new Soldier Field proposal is expected to cost $2 billion.

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Zaha Hadid Architects inaugurates Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre in southern China

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All five buildings at the site are supported by just 22 columns that were fabricated off-site in two varieties. Additional public spaces were also created at the site thanks to the careful p.

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LACMA shares custom-built glass facade details in new spring construction update

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According to the museum's most recent April 5th update, interior walls and exterior glazing are being installed on the site’s western side, facing north to Wilshire Boulevard. Work on the building’s MEPs is now underway, and the concrete pour for the roof decks has been completed to the east side of the site.

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LMN completes overhaul of Buxton Center to connect with history and ecology of Pacific Northwest’s Bainbridge Island

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Image credit: Lara Swimmer Image credit: Lara Swimmer Visitors to the center are greeted by a new two-story lobby enclosed by a wood and glass curtain wall, responding to the site’s woodland context. “We took advantage of the scale and tectonic identity of the original structure.

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andblack designs prefabricated preschool with a distinctive undulating roof

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It occupies a 4,000-square-foot area within the campus, adjoining the existing school building. Image: Vinay Panjwani A sunken courtyard connects the two buildings. It follows the site’s topography, ascending towards the new extension.

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