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BIG Unveils Design for Kosovo’s First Opera House with Undulating Photovoltaic Roof

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Image bloomimages Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) , in collaboration with ALB-Architect, has unveiled the design for the Opera & Ballet Theatre of Kosovo , a new cultural venue set to reshape Prishtina's performing arts landscape.

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Zaha Hadid Architects Nears Completion of Major Sports Centre in China’s Greater Bay Area

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Roofing and curtain wall installations were finalized in February 2025, and the project has now entered its final phase of interior finishing and landscaping. Construction began in August 2023, with the main structures of the stadium and arena topping out in February 2024.

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Learning Landscapes under Roof Landscapes / Sehw Architektur

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Completed in 2023 in Essen, Germany. Images by Helin Bereket. Sehw Architektur’s latest project once again exemplifies the three pillars of Sehw’s architecture. The new timber building in the existing ensemble.

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Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library by Snøhetta rises out of North Dakota landscape

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Architecture studio Snøhetta has begun work on the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library , releasing the first construction images as well as renderings of the building's green roof that appears to merge with the landscape. It has galleries and theatre Outside, a 1.3-mile

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This double-curved roof house by Mecanoo is covered in slick multicolored tiles

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Mecanoo has designed a distinctive residence with a striking double-curved roof and ceramic tile-covered façade in Schoorl, a village in northern Holland. Called Villa BW, it spans three floors, with an additional level within the hood of the roof. Image: Ossip van Duivenbode, courtesy Mecanoo.

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

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Non-profit Project Mingde has unveiled Duling Educational Centre, a staggered complex topped with roofs that help recycle rainfall into clean water for schoolchildren in rural southern China. The solution was three buildings of varying heights with roofs that channel rainfall into a lotus pond. The photography is by Jin Weiqi.

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Atelier Apeiron tops arched cultural centre with terraced roof garden

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The 142,560-square-metre building in China's southern city of Zhuhai contains a library, theatre and museum , all topped with a terraced roof garden. The building is topped with a stepped-down terrace roof The stacked rooftop creates three platforms, offering stunning views to the surrounding nature, and green space for community activities.

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