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‘Treehouse’ concept by LAND Suisse and Campana Herrmann Pisoni wins competition for Swiss campus overhaul

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The landscape redesign, centered around the existing middle school, double gymnasium, and swimming pool, introduces 100,000 square feet of green spaces, 196 new trees, and sustainable water management features, including green roofs and rain gardens. The design process emphasized sustai.

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all(zone) will push new material boundaries in the ninth MPavilion

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Two months after being named the designer of the prestigious annual MPavilion commission in Melbourne, Australia, Thailand-based practice all(zone) has revealed an experimental concept featuring a mixture of materials and forms they claim are previously unseen in the country's architectural history.

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Henning Larsen's Pujiang New Town Civic Center wants to be a petri dish for sustainability concepts

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Henning Larsen has been tapped by a local development committee for a new Pujiang International Conference Center in China that it says offers ten separate design strategies leading to a user-centric showcase in sustainability.

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Marc Thorpe Design launches design & build agency focused on delivering affordable solar-powered homes

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It serves to make available, affordable, contemporary homes equipped with sustainable technology. Edifice Upstate follows the development of the team’s housing concept called The Edifice, a 500-square-foot, solar-powered cabin, in 2019.

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Brooks + Scarpa "revitalises traditional forms" with gabled North Carolina house

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This approach results in a building that stands in harmony within its natural setting, offering a forward-looking model for sustainable residential design, thus serving as a beacon of architectural innovation, showcasing how thoughtful design can enhance human and environmental well-being while respecting and revitalising traditional forms."

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Optima designs apartments with America's "largest private rainwater harvesting" system

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According to Optima , the development is the "next evolution in environmentally friendly, state-of-the-art, all-inclusive residences" and includes a number of sustainable strategies, such as rooftop solar panels, high-efficiency heating and cooling and direct connections to surrounding bike paths.

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A Brief Architectural History of the Domination of the Circle in “Ideal” Urban Plans

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Even though the circle as a shape carries the mathematical purity and form that charms architects, designers and urban planners, I believe that the story of Atlantis greatly influenced the idea of what an ideal city should look like and served as a template for many utopian city concepts.

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