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- An abandoned Chinese village is reborn as an interactive art destination Thu, 28 May 20, 2:30amWith 1 billion people estimated to be living in Chinese cities in 2050, China is seeing hundreds of thousands of its rural villages abandoned. In a bid to bring renewed life to one of its 102 abandoned villages, the Government...
- Unusual Dutch bridge embraces flooding in a thought-provoking way Mon, 19 Feb 18, 8:30pmModern bridges are typically built at least a foot higher than the expected 50-year flood, but that’s not so for this unusual bridge built on the floodplains in the flood-prone Dutch city of Nijmegen...
- New Dutch bicycle bridge doubles as a green roof for a school Mon, 3 Apr 17, 8:00pmWho said bridges can't be fun? A new bridge in the Dutch city of Utrecht is not only pulling double duty as a pedestrian and bike path, but it also forms a roof garden over a local school that's surrounded by a green public...
- Worlds first Rose Museum in Beijing is wrapped in a beautiful perforated facade Wed, 13 Jul 16, 6:00pmSet on a 100-hectare rose park that exhibited over 2,000 species of roses for the convention, the Beijing Rose Museum was designed to engage and overlook its stunning surrounding views...
- Bat bridge provides shelter for our winged friends in the Dutch town of Monster Tue, 27 Oct 15, 2:00amConstructed from concrete and clad in wooden slats and bricks, Monster’s bat bridge winds across the 25-meter gap between the Vlotwatering riverbanks in a curvilinear path conducive for leisurely walks and bicycle trips...
- Bat-friendly bridge provides shelter for our winged friends in Monster Mon, 26 Oct 15, 7:00pmConstructed from concrete and clad in wooden slats and bricks, Monster’s bat bridge winds across the 25-meter gap between the Vlotwatering riverbanks in a curvilinear path conducive for leisurely walks and bicycle trips...
- NEXT Architects reveals undulating Shouxi Stone-inspired Fuzhou apartment complex Thu, 30 Jul 15, 3:00pmArchitecture firm NEXT completed an apartment complex inspired by the famous local 'seal-stone' or 'shouxi-stone' of Fuzhou, the capital of the Fujian Province...
- NEXT Architects reveals the undulating Shouxi Stone-inspired Fuzhou apartment complex Thu, 30 Jul 15, 3:00pmArchitecture firm NEXT completed an apartment complex inspired by the famous local 'seal-stone' or 'shouxi-stone' of Fuzhou, the capital of the Fujian Province...
- Four Visionary Designs Unveiled for D.C.’s First Elevated Park Fri, 12 Sep 14, 11:02pmCovering an area greater than three football fields, 11th Street Bridge Park will offer a variety of programming from environmental education and public art to urban agriculture and recreational sports...
- NEXT Architects’ Elastic Perspective is an Impossible Mobius Strip Staircase Near Rotterdam Sat, 8 Feb 14, 2:37amThe Elastic Perspective is more art installation than useful staircase. Located on a grassy hill in Carnisselande, a Rotterdam suburb, the walkway is built from rusty steel in a lazy loop that drapes the slope. From the high...
- NEXT Architects’ Elastic Perspective is an Impossible Hilltop Staircase Near Rotterdam Sat, 8 Feb 14, 2:37amThe Elastic Perspective is more art installation than useful staircase. Located on a grassy hill in Carnisselande, a Rotterdam suburb, the walkway is built from rusty steel in a lazy loop that drapes the slope. From the high...
- NEXT Architects’ Möbius Strip Pedestrian Bridge Wins Meixi Lake District Competition Thu, 14 Nov 13, 7:00amNEXT Architects just won first place in a design competition with plans for a sinuous pedestrian bridge in Changsha, China that is modeled after the Möbius strip and Chinese knots...
- Arching Melkwegbridge Routes Pedestrians & Cyclists Across a Canal in The Netherlands Tue, 4 Dec 12, 4:18amRead the rest of Arching Melkwegbridge Routes Pedestrians & Cyclists Across a Canal in The Netherlands Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", arched bridge, bride, eco design,...
- Droog Design’s Slow Glow Table Lamp Changes Brightness by Melting Vegetable Fat Tue, 28 Aug 12, 5:00amInstead of using an evacuated bulb or a bulb filled with halogen, the Slow Glow lamp is filled with a familiar organic material: vegetable fat. Created by NEXT Architects and designer Aura Luz Melis for Droog Design, the...
- Modern Architecture Game Tests Your Knowledge Of The Great Masters Wed, 1 Feb 12, 6:20amWe’re pretty big nerds when it comes to architecture and design, so when we saw this board game over on Archinect this morning, we immediately added it to our wish list...