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OMA's Harajuku Quest center performs an urban balancing act in Tokyo

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Construction has begun on the OMA -designed Harajuku Quest project in Tokyo. The 84,000-square-foot mixed-use scheme will contain commercial and cultural functions set within a building form shaped by two differing urban contexts that interact with the site. Concept diagram. Image credit: OMA Concept diagram.

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Junya Ishigami 'excavates' concrete cave for restaurant and residence in Japan

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Photograph ©︎ YASHIRO PHOTO OFFICE Photograph ©︎ junya.ishigami+associates The scheme’s construction saw the site excavated to shape an inverse volume of the final design. Concrete was then poured in situ and the surrounding earth excavated further to reveal the final form.

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Studio Bua creates "elemental look" for black cabin overlooking Icelandic fjord

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Studio Bua has completed a cabin in western Iceland Atelier Nyp is the latest addition to a cluster of former farm buildings on the remote site in Skardstrond that have been turned into a home, guesthouses and cultural spaces by Studio Bua , which has offices in London and Oslo.

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Arkansas’ Modern Magnet

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Schuler Luther George Parks sinuous performance pavilion could easily have been an architectural folly developed to place Springdale, Arkansas, among its design-forward neighboring cities of Bentonville, Fayetteville, and Rogers. Original sketch of the Luther George Park renovation and expansion design. By Timothy A. Image by SMM.

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Gianni Botsford Architects adds trapezoidal home to Norman Foster extension

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Set on a quiet mews site, the extension was created in 1968 by Foster Associates today Foster + Partners , the practice of Norman Foster and his then-wife Wendy Foster. Alternations to the Foster extension were kept to a minimum, focusing on improving its thermal insulation as well as strengthening and waterproofing the roof.

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These 8 Video Tutorials Will Help Take Your Axonometric Diagrams to the Next Level

Architizer

Here, the creator shows how to download a 3D model for a part of a city and turn it into an aesthetic plan that can be used to study the site density, add context or understand circulation. Partial isometrics of landscape design can be helpful in highlighting outdoor areas in a larger project or just depicting specific design ideas.

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Longgang International Art Centre by 10 Design

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The Longgang International Art Centre in Shenzhen is a design proposal that aims to create a new art and performance venue that blends within the civic and cultural quarter in the heart of the city. The building was designed to promote international cultural exchange, positioning Shenzhen into a global reference for art and culture.

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