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Vanke Pavillion in Tsingdao World Horticultural Exposition 2014 / Slow Architecture

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  • Architects: SLOW Architects
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  300
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2013

Jinguyuan Mixed use Complex / Miao Design Studio

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Villa Kogelhof / Paul de Ruiter Architects

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Noord-Beveland, The Netherlands
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  715
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2013
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  GIRA, Si-X

Visitor Center in Lake Yangcheng Park / Miao Design Studio

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Autodesk Launches New Tool for Digital Preservation

Autodesk and the Smithsonian have paired up to launch x3D Explorer, an educational tool that will allow the Smithsonian to digitally preserve its extensive collection as interactive, 3D models.

But while this may just sound like a fun way to interact with history, the initiative, backed by industry heavyweight Autodesk, could very soon have practical, revolutionary applications for architecture as well. 

De Rotterdam / OMA

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  • Architects: OMA
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  162000
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2013
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Acor, Architectural Titanium, Easy Drain, Kone, Montis, +4

The Indicator: Kickstarting Architecture's Virtual Future

And secrets they must be because Kemp’s little company, Digital Physical, has kept under the radar, housed away in some nondescript loft space in Los Angeles. What Mr. Kemp and his bearded acolytes have developed is something so simple, so obvious, and yet utterly revolutionary. It’s one of those inventions that all architects are soon going to realize they need - and clients will soon start to expect. 

Robert Miles Kemp is going to be one of 2014’s Innovators of the Year. Mark my words. If I worked for Autodesk, I’d be calling him up right about now - or at the very least trying to steal his secrets.

The “it” is Spacemaker VR, architecture’s first virtual reality system made for designers. Yes, you have to wear a VR headset, but you won’t care if you look like a dork because you (and your big clients) will be blown away by the fact that you’re looking, flying around a 3D model of a future-space - all while being firmly in the present.

Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Art Gallery / FJMT + Archimedia

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  • Architects: Archimedia, FJMT
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  15000
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2011
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Franken-Schotter, Allco, Woods Glass

Heydar Aliyev Center / Zaha Hadid Architects

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Jinchang Cultural Centre / Teamminus

Jinchang Cultural Centre / Teamminus - Cultural Center, Facade, Column, Beam
Courtesy of Teamminus
  • Architects: Atelier Teamminus
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  18000
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2007

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Vucedol Archaeological Museum / Radionica Arhitekture

Vucedol Archaeological Museum / Radionica Arhitekture - Museum, Fence, Handrail
© Boris Cvjetanovic
Vukovar, Croatia

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Qunli Stormwater Wetland Park / Turenscape

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  • Architects: Turenscape
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  300000
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2010

Samaranch Memorial Museum / Archiland

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Tianjin, China
  • Architects: Archiland
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  17800
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2011

Southern Regional / Sorg Architects

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  • Architects: Sorg Architects
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  40000 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2013

Orillia Public Library / Perkins+Will

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Orillia, Canada
  • Architects: Perkins&Will
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  42000 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2013

Shanghai West Bund Biennial Pavilions / schmidt hammer lassen architects

Shanghai West Bund Biennial Pavilions / schmidt hammer lassen architects - Pavilion, Facade, Handrail
Courtesy of Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
Shanghai, China

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360° Building / Isay Weinfeld

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Danish National Maritime Museum / BIG

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Helsingor, Denmark
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  17500
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2013
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Fritz Hansen, Delux Denmark, GLASSBEL, Jakon, Jeld-Wen, +5