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Take a look at Reiser+Umemoto's completed Kaohsiung Port Terminal

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Image courtesy Fei & Cheng Associates The firm explains: “RUR’s work with 3D Urbanism comes from a long-standing set of explorations challenging the monofunctionally of infrastructure projects which are traditionally conceived and designed to do a single task well, much in the vein of civil engineering.

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NASA explores potential for green roofs to lower temperatures in cities

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Related on Archinect: 10 green rooftop spaces we liked this week “As cities grow and develop, they need to make good decisions about their infrastructure, because these decisions often last for 30 or 50 years or longer,” said Christian Braneon, a climate scientist and civil engineer at Columbia University and co-author of the study.

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

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Curling around a central courtyard, a staggered trio of redbrick buildings house a new nursery, teaching dormitories and a collection of indoor and open-air community spaces for the village's 3,000 residents to gather in. The complex's levels are staggered to enhance airflow.

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5468796 Architecture adds "floating" office floor within preserved pumphouse

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Offices were suspended inside the pumphouse Office space and a restaurant fill the steel-and-glass structures, which have polished concrete flooring and open up directly to the original industrial roof and its new skylights, providing the structure with plentiful natural light.

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

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American firms Dig Studio and Lake Flato have restored and expanded Scottsdale Civic Plaza in Arizona , adding a series of pavilions and responding directly to existing buildings flanking the outdoor space. million gallons (22,000 cubic metres) of water annually for the plaza. "In The photography is by Alan Karchmer.

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

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Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Invisible Studio designed the hefty yet airy residence with only perforated metal coverings and insect screens. Have one to share? Post it here.

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OMA unveils Manchester's flexible cultural event space Aviva Studios

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Dutch studio OMA has completed its first major public building in the UK , Aviva Studios, designed to provide flexible event space for Manchester-based arts and music company Factory International. The post OMA unveils Manchester's flexible cultural event space Aviva Studios appeared first on Dezeen.

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