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MAD "cracks open" facade of Denver residential building

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Named One River North, the residential block in Denver's northern RiNo neighbourhood was designed as a nod to geographic formations in the nearby Rocky Mountains. MAD Architects wanted the reference to natural rock formations to appear to be imposing itself on an otherwise typical residential facade.

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Extending Roofs from Brazil to India: Parallel Residential Design Elements as Seen in 10 Projects

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Redux House / studio mk27 Fernando Guerra | FG+SG; Parikrama House / SPASM Design Architects Umang Shah It shouldn't be too surprising that architectural concepts were traveling around the globe long before the online spread of information.

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BIG and Barcode complete cantilevering residential building on Amsterdam waterfront

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Work has been completed on Sluishuis, a residential project in Amsterdam by Bjarke Ingels Group and Barcode Architects. The scheme, which comprises 442 homes, a public green roof garden, and maritime jetties, is defined by a cantilevered form meeting at a high corner.

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Zaha Hadid Architects nears completion of Guangzhou sports center with fan-inspired roof

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Image credit: CRLand Image credit: CRLand Set within a 70-hectare riverside park at the southern end of Guangzhou, the sports center will anchor a new civic, business, and residential district within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, which is projected to reach a population of 100 million by 2030.

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ICON completes 3D-printed house with metal roof in Texas

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The model house contains a central family room with wings that branch off either side The walls are 3D-printed from ICON's proprietary, low-carbon cementitious material CarbonX , a material partially sourced from the South Texas environment and the "lowest carbon residential building system to be used at scale," according to the company.

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MVRDV designs residential master plan as new neighborhood for Brussels

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The master plan consists of 17 buildings designed by seven different architects including MVRDV, adding 800 residential units to the area. The ground floors of the buildings contain public amenities and shops, while all 14 buildings hold either green or energy-producing roofs.

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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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