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Landscape Architects: ASPECT Studios
- Area: 15100 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: HAGS Global
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Professionals: Kyle Chan & Associates Design, Shenzhen Pudao Landscape
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Hefei Wantou & Vanke Paradise Art Wonderland - Phase1 / ASPECT Studios
BIG Unveils Images of Zig-Zag Ski Hotel in Switzerland
BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group has unveiled images of their proposed Audemars Piguet Hotel des Horlogers, a ski hotel set in the scenic Vallée de Joux, Switzerland. The compact scheme, designed in collaboration with Cche Architecture, is defined by a zig-zag form seamlessly integrated into the smooth topography of the surrounding valley, forming a connection with the nearly Musée Atelier.
Song Art Museum / Vermilion Zhou Design Group
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Architects: Vermilion Zhou Design Group
- Area: 2200 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Apron
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Professionals: Jamie Pai
Urban Bloom / AIM Architecture + URBAN MATTERS
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Architects: AIM Architecture, URBAN MATTERS
- Area: 330 m²
- Year: 2018
Restroom in the Mountains / Lab D+H
Landscape Representation: The Role of Architectural Plans in Parks and Public Spaces
Frequently imperceptible to the inhabitant, the architectural plans of landscape designs are unquestionably the best tool for understanding certain relationships between elements and the strategic organization of the work. They are therefore an essential part of any good architecture project.
The distribution and type of vegetation, topography levels, the relationships between the preexisting urban or natural context, the possible routes and incorporated activities, and the materiality and the dimensional precision required for its construction are some of the considerations that are usually reiterated in this type of representation.
The result permits the communication of intentions in an organized way, while clearly exposing the concerns of the authors; for this reason, we invite you to review a series of different examples of architectural plans of public spaces that enables a comprehensive approach to the role of each project.
UAE Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Biennale to Explore Human-scale Landscapes and Social Spaces
As part of our 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale coverage we present the proposal for the UAE Pavilion. Below, the participants describe their contribution in their own words.
The National Pavilion UAE will present “Lifescapes Beyond Bigness,” an exhibition exploring human-scale architectural landscapes, at the 2018 Venice Biennale. The exhibition aims to highlight the role of architecture and urban design in forming the choreography of people’s daily routines. It particularly investigates the role of ‘quotidian’ (every day) landscapes in accommodating, enhancing, and facilitating social activities across different places in the UAE.
New Pastoralism Lecture Hall / SYN Architects China
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Architects: SYN Architects China
- Area: 1618 m²
- Year: 2014
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Manufacturers: NOVOFIBRE
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Professionals: Huacheng Boyuan Construction Engineering Co.Ltd.
Riverside Academy & Epigraphy Museum / Tanghua Architect & Associates
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Architects: Tanghua Architect & Associates
- Area: 2724 m²
- Year: 2017
Perkins+Will is Creating a Whole New World for the Suzhou Science & Technology Museum
Perkins+Will is creating a whole new world 62 miles northwest of Shanghai for the Suzhou Science & Technology Museum. Inspired by shan sui, the Chinese phrase for "mountain-water,” the complex lies at the foot of Lion Mountain and adjacent to Shishan Lake. The 600,000 square foot museum will be the focal point of a new cultural neighborhood in Shishan Park.
Stage of Forest / META-Project
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Architects: META-Project
- Area: 277 m²
- Year: 2017
Visionary Master Plan Wins Smart City Prize At World Architecture Festival
Due to rapid population and economic growth, Indonesia is facing issues such as land subsidence and rising sea levels. To combat these problems and more, SHAU Architects created a master plan for the Jakarta Jaya Foundation focused on large-scale land reclamation to integrate green space. By addressing impending challenges, SHAU Architects proposal, Jakarta Jaya: the Green Manhattan, won a Smart Cities prize at the World Architecture Festival 2017.