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Dig Studio and Lake Flato revamp Scottsdale Civic Plaza for "increasingly warming world"

Deezen

Dig Studio carried out a careful evaluation and repositioning of landscape elements in the nine-acre plaza, which connects two blocks in the city's Old Town neighbourhood. Scottsdale is a city east of Arizona's capital city, Phoenix, and is home to Taliesin West , the winter home and studio of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

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

Deezen

Taking into consideration the site's topography, airflow, landscape views, and culture, the building adopts a cascading form, culminating in a series of tiered roofs," the studio said. The solution was three buildings of varying heights with roofs that channel rainfall into a lotus pond.

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Who Needs Glass? Not This Board-Formed Concrete Retreat in Greece

Dwell

Inspiration was taken from architects such as Glenn Murcutt, who pioneered a type of climate-responsive design that is heavily influenced by the landscape that surrounds it. There is no gate, no fence, and no taming of the landscape around it." Have one to share? Post it here.

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5468796 Architecture adds "floating" office floor within preserved pumphouse

Deezen

Other renovations of industrial buildings include Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron' restoration and conversion of a power plant on an industrial site along the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. The photography is by James Brittain.

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This Japanese housing project utilizes regenerative architecture to support its natural surrounding environment

Archinect

It combines traditional Japanese civil engineering with contemporary technology. Image: Rui Nishi The project’s design takes a holistic view of the surrounding river basin, mountains, and sea.

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The Department of Homeland Security gives landscape architecture STEM designation

The Architect's Newsletter

STEM-designated fields range from forestry and veterinary anatomy to architecture and civil engineering and now landscape architecture. Yesterday, the U.S.

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How Coplon Associates Turned a Tired Campground a Glampground

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Around 2018, the company began assembling a multidisciplinary team of experts, tapping design, engineering, and branding consultants to help transform this conventional no-frills campground into an amenity-rich glamping retreat while honoring KOAs sustainability objectives. Serene views are provided by Maines landscape amenities.

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