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Nonprofit group releases National Zoning Atlas resource for 2025

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The newly released National Zoning Atlas resource covers 30,000 U.S. municipal zoning codes and consolidates several different disciplines, representing the "most complex geocoded legal research project in the United States." Here’s a useful tool for architects and planners as we enter the new year.

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OPEN Architecture's coastal cultural center Sun Tower opens in Yantai

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Its design was informed by the passage of the sun. Photo: Jonathan Leijonhufvud Sun Tower provides a much needed cultural hub for the growing population of Yantai's Yeda Development Zone. Established in 1984, the Zone transformed the area, which consisted mainly of fishing villages, into a district of industry and tourism.

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Studio Vapore creates children's story-informed library for Beijing school

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A temple hut with a cone-shaped roof rises above the bookshelves At the heart of the library stands a Tibetan-informed storytelling tower, which serves as a visual anchor and conceptual landmark. Rising from an elevated reading platform, the tower leads to a suspended net for informal gatherings. The photography is by Wu JianQuan.

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Edward Hopper paintings inform late-night London restaurant by Cake Architecture

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Read: Cake Architecture "exposes the guts" of Rally festival with demountable fibreglass stage Suspended from brushed aluminium frames, the lightweight textiles subtly divide the different dining zones and add a delicate touch to the otherwise "brutal elegance" of the restaurant design. The photography is by Felix Speller.

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Transforming Site Surveys with 360-Degree Video Technology

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They provide detailed information on the physical characteristics of a site, existing structures, environmental conditions and possible obstacles, which will serve as prerequisites for the design stage, ensuring that all relevant factors are considered before construction begins.

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All(zone) nestles concrete apartment among trees in rural Thailand

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Architecture studio All(zone) has created Under the Rain Trees, an apartment building with five curved wings nestled under tree canopies on the banks of the River Ping in rural Thailand. Under the Rain Trees was designed by All(zone) to seamlessly fit into the natural landscape without disturbing the existing trees.

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Temporary Architecture in India: Marketplaces and Bazaars

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Image © Pranav Gandhi India's urbanscapes are characterized by a negotiation between the formal and the informal; permanence and impermanence. The heart of India's informal urbanism lies in its public marketplaces and roadside bazaars that have existed for centuries. Gujari Bazaar.