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Otaru International Information Center / waiwai

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The Otaru International Information Center is located in the harbor area of Otaru in Hokkaido, once the heart of Japan's herring fishing industry. Completed in 2024 in Otaru, Japan. Images by Takehiro Kawamura.

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XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier in bid for "return of commercial supersonic flight" 

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It marks the first time a human-piloted passenger jet has broken the sound barrier since Concorde's retirement in 2003, which Boom Supersonic says is "paving the way for the return of commercial supersonic flight". The post XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier in bid for "return of commercial supersonic flight" appeared first on Dezeen.

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Dodge Momentum Index drops slightly for February, hampered by weak commercial planning

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The latest Dodge Momentum Index (DMI) information for February has shown a slight decrease in economic activity, dropping 1.4% Over the month, commercial planning fell 2.3% The drop in the commercial sector was caused primarily by a lag in new office planning. to a new score of 180.5 from January’s revised total of 183.0.

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Clouds and waves inform rooftop skatepark in China by Within Beyond Studio

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Within Beyond Studio drew on the site's close relationship to the sky and the sea to inform the blue finishes and wave-like shapes of the skatepark, which also provides access to the mall below. The post Clouds and waves inform rooftop skatepark in China by Within Beyond Studio appeared first on Dezeen.

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Muda Architects punctures sinuous retail centre in China with double-helix viewpoint

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Chinese studio Muda Architects has added a series of glazed commercial spaces topped with snaking rooftop walkways to the Lujiatan Wetland Park in Chengdu. Sinuous accessible roofs top the Lujiatan Wetland Park Commercial Service Center. Sinuous accessible roofs top the Lujiatan Wetland Park Commercial Service Center.

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Eugene/Architecture/Alphabet: U

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As is the case now with several of my entries in the Eugene/Architecture/Alphabet series, I gleaned much of the information that follows from the buildings listing on the National Register of Historic Places. As a true community landmark, the building is sited fittingly on the citys principal commercial and cultural axis. Post Office.

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Mecanoo’s new Taoyuan Station project breaks ground in Taiwan

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Image courtesy Mecanoo The station is designed in collaboration with Sinotech as a "large, covered plaza" that includes commercial spaces and a bus station forming its reference as an "origami aeroplane." The site is informed by the city's central axis.

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