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Modular, Photovoltaic, Green or Blue Roofs: How to Choose the Best Waterproofing System?

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Image © Jakub Certowicz Among the "Five Points of New Architecture" formulated by Le Corbusier , terrace gardens figure as a way to take advantage of a building's so-called fifth facade, either as leisure areas or landscaping spaces. There are traces in Mesopotamia and vernacular architecture from Greek and Arab civilizations.

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MVRDV completes stunning new green-roofed wholesale market in Taiwan

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The firm’s second foray into the country, open-air Tainan Market features a publicly-accessible green roof, punctuated at one end by an office structure, that can be further adapted for agricultural use while providing users a stepped vista onto the market floor and surrounding landscape beyond.

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New York City releases RFP to transform Park Avenue into a verdant, public space

Archinect

The project includes replacing the train shed roof structure and waterproofing membrane, along with enhancing Park Avenue, which will be removed and reconstructed in stages as underground work occurs. Its redesign aims to enhance public space, promote sustainable transit options, and foster community for residents and visitors.

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

Deezen

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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Zaha Hadid Architects' XRL Topside Development construction reaches roof level in Hong Kong

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million square feet of civic, office, and retail spaces above the existing train station, includes two pairs of towers connecting with a large landscaped central plaza area and a sculptural pavilion, each designed to resemble flower pedals and located at either end of the site. The project, which adds 3.2 The project, which adds 3.2

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RAD+ar design restaurant and bar in Jakarta featuring a stepping landscaped roof

Avontuura

Integration elements like natural light, greenery, views of nature, natural materials, and other sensory experiences are incorporated into the buildings and spaces. The post RAD+ar design restaurant and bar in Jakarta featuring a stepping landscaped roof appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Veldhuis by LMNL office for architecture and landscape

Archinect

The typical Dutch barn typology, brick walls with a thatch roof, is modified to fit the needs of the family. In order to bring more light into the middle of the living spaces the roof is cut and shifted outwards. A solar array is integrated into the roof of the veranda.

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