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A consortium led by UNStudio will redesign the Expo 2020 Dubai site into a sustainable new model for urban living in line with the government’s Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan. More than 35,000 residents and 37,000 professionals will share the space, which also expects to attract 50,000 annual visitors.
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Dezeen School Shows: we've selected seven student projects featuring in Dezeen School Shows that adaptively reuse previously built spaces. Adaptive reuse refers to avoiding building from scratch due to its environmental impact, and instead choosing to reuse existing structures and assigning them new purposes.
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Over a decade later, new photographs show construction advancing at the site, with the facade structure being installed. While the lower arching curve bridges the site and anchors the project to the ground, the upper curve “embraces the sky,” with the opera space formed by the interplay of the two surfaces.
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And when it comes to their office spaces, these companies are aiming for workplaces that push boundaries and reflect their forward-thinking values, often collaborating with some of the most renowned architects in the world. The project transformed a two-acre underused green space into a public park with gardens, playgrounds and dog areas.
Image credit: Ooki Jingu Image credit: Ooki Jingu As a result, the home is designed with large airy volumes that form connections and interactions between interior and exterior spaces. Image credit: Ooki Jingu Image credit: Ooki Jingu The home provides 645 square feet of space across seven floors.
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of requirements that included a guest suite, a reconfigurable living space, ample outdoor connection without sacrificing privacy, and a Palm Springs midcentury-modern aesthetic (but not the copy/paste kind). The home is located on a steep site in Los Angeless Montecito Heights neighborhood. He also envisioned a house that folded.
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