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- UNStudio designs terminal for worlds first cross-border cable car connecting Russia with China Fri, 2 Aug 19, 12:30amAfter completing cable car designs in Gothenburg and Amsterdam, UNStudio has won a competition to design the Blagoveshchensk Cable Terminal for the world’s first cross-border cable car that will connect Russia and China...
- UNStudios green-roofed TBC Forum breaks ground in Tbilisi Wed, 2 Jan 19, 4:30amConstruction has recently broken ground on the TBC Forum, a green-roofed complex in Tbilisi designed by UNStudio to champion openness, sustainability and creativity throughout...
- Nature-inspired housing mimics the curvature of the landscape in Chongqing Tue, 2 Oct 18, 4:30amInternational design practice Safdie Architects recently completed the Eling Residences, a nature-inspired housing development built to look like an extension of the highest plateau of Eling Hill in Chongqing, China...
- This sustainable district in Sweden features carbon-positive towers Tue, 29 May 18, 10:00amStockholm-based Kjellander Sjöberg Architects recently won a competition for Nacka Port, a new district between Nacka and Stockholm. Envisioned as a sustainable destination, the urban block would consist of a rich mix of...
- Google and BIG unveil plans for green-roofed tech campus in Sunnyvale Fri, 5 Jan 18, 9:59pmGoogle and BIG have teamed up for yet another massive and spectacular campus—this time in Sunnyvle’s Moffett Park. Google recently unveiled plans for a new BIG-designed campus, following the acclaimed architecture firm’s...
- Google and BIG unveil designs for new green-roofed tech campus in Sunnyvale Fri, 5 Jan 18, 9:59pmGoogle and BIG have teamed up for yet another massive and spectacular Google campus—this time in Sunnyvle’s Moffett Park. Google recently unveiled plans for a new BIG-designed campus last month, following the acclaimed...
- Ole Scheeren unveils designs for a stunning sky forest in Vietnam Wed, 15 Nov 17, 9:30pmInternational architecture firm Buro Ole Scheeren just unveiled designs for Empire City, a greenery-infused skyscraper set to rise in Ho Chi Minh City...
- Sculptural home set on a disused railway keeps naturally cool in Toronto Sat, 5 Mar 16, 1:00amBuilt for a family of five, the Bala Line Home comprises a series of terraced and staggered spaces that step down toward the ravines in the rear. The project was subject to strict standards for physical grade preservation,...
- Stunning DnB Building looks like a green-roofed stairway to heaven in Norway Tue, 2 Feb 16, 5:00pmThe West-Building was completed as part of DnB’s three-building headquarters, a competition-winning design that Dark created in collaboration with MVRDV and A-Lab...
- BIG unveils designs for innovative Virginia school with cascading green terraces Tue, 12 Jan 16, 1:00amLocated near the edge of the Rosslyn central business district, the 15,800-square-meter Wilson Secondary School is designed to feel like a one-story building while still reaping the spatial advantages of a five-story structure...
- 3XN’s Semicircular High Rise Will Bring High Quality Affordable Housing to Denmark Mon, 1 Sep 14, 11:00pmShaped as a semicircle that wraps around a landscaped courtyard, La Tour gradually terraces upwards to reach a height of over 300 feet. "The gradual elevation helps to convey the transition from the large flat volumes in...