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- Habitat 2.0: BIG unveils new condo complex for Toronto that rises like a ziggurat Sat, 27 Feb 16, 1:49amThe dramatic Habitat 2.0 proposal draws inspiration from Moshe Sadie’s Habitat 67, a similarly experimental and blocky housing complex in Montreal that’s also widely revered as a major architectural landmark. Commissioned...
- 5+design stacks a dramatic mountain-inspired mixed-use project atop a transit hub in Shenyang Wed, 25 Feb 15, 9:30pmChinese code ordinances require that residential buildings receive a minimum of two hours of sunshine on the shortest day of the year. Due to that requirement, 5+design faced the challenge of building a structure with a 7...
- Corten Steel-Clad OKE Cultural House Evokes the Former Mining Identity of Ortuella Fri, 24 Oct 14, 5:33pmaq4 arquitectura designed OKE to engage its immediate environment through views and circulation. The building is set perpendicular to the main street so that its eye-catching form and facade can be seen from a distance. The...