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- A charming timber train station highlights nature and play in China Fri, 18 Sep 20, 12:30amIn the outskirts of Jiaxing, China, a nature reserve has been transformed into a multipurpose recreational zone known as Ginkgo Swan Lake. Named after the inclusion of a ginkgo forest and a human-made lake, the family-friendly...
- Kengo Kuma unveils bold timber museum in Turkey that pays homage to the region's Ottoman heritage Wed, 18 Sep 19, 4:30amThe world-renowned architects of Kengo Kuma and Associates have just unveiled a stunning museum in Turkey. Located in Eskisehir, the Odunpazari Modern Museum features several stacked timber boxes that seemingly rise out of...
- A gorgeous events center in Pennsylvania is built almost entirely out of eco-friendly timber Fri, 7 Jun 19, 1:30amResidents of Nappanee, Indiana now have a beautiful timber events center to enjoy thanks to the Pennsylvania-based builders at Mid-Atlantic Timberframes...
- New library in Hanoi aims to show young children the benefits of aquaponics in an urban setting Tue, 15 Jan 19, 7:30amWhile most libraries tend to be filled with nothing more than books, the new VAC library (an abbreviation of the Vietnamese words for Garden, Pond and Cage) in Hanoi is teeming with koi fish and greenery...
- This beautiful, barn-inspired visitor center has nine movable sections that let in natural light Thu, 29 Mar 18, 7:48amDutch firm 70F architecture has designed a beautiful, barn-inspired visitor center in the Netherlands that "breathes" thanks to nine movable sections that open up the facade in the morning and close it at night...
- The 'Dutch Mountains' will be the world's largest wooden building Sat, 17 Mar 18, 4:58amThe Netherlands is famously flat—but a massive green mountain is rising up in the Dutch city of Veldhoven. The Dutch Mountains project will be the world’s largest wooden building, combining natural materials with high-tech...
- Architects seek to give eternal life to a temporary wooden market hall in Stockholm Fri, 13 Oct 17, 11:57pmYears ago, Swedish architecture firm Tengbom created a temporary market hall for Stockholm’s Östermalm district while the permanent market was being renovated...
- Vanke Tsing Tao Pearl Hill visitor center blends into the landscape with a rolling green roof Wed, 9 Aug 17, 8:29pmProlific architecture firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson crafted the Vanke Tsing Tao Pearl Hill Visitor Center in Qingdao, China with a gorgeous rolling green roof...
- Vance Tsing Tao Pearl Hill visitor center blends into the landscape with a rolling green roof Wed, 9 Aug 17, 8:29pmProlific architecture firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson crafted the Vance Tsing Tao Pearl Hill Visitor Center in Qingdao, China with a gorgeous rolling green roof ...
- Kengo Kuma's Turkish art museum is made of stacked timber boxes Mon, 24 Apr 17, 9:03pmProlific architect Kengo Kuma just unveiled plans for an amazing timber museum in Turkey. According to the architects, the Odunpazari Modern Art Museum will be an expansive complex made up of obliquely stacked wooden boxes,...
- French architects create stunning timber addition to historic Parisian boarding school Wed, 29 Jun 16, 3:00pmFounded by the French emperor Napoléon Bonaparte and inaugurated in 1811, the renowned school sits in a park adjacent to a medieval basilica. This natural environment led the architects to create a nature-focused design...
- World’s tallest wood building proposed in Paris could store 3,700 metric tons of carbon Tue, 2 Jun 15, 11:00pmMichael Green Architecture (MGA) just unveiled a proposal for a carbon neutral wooden skyscraper in Paris that, if constructed, will be the world’s tallest wood building...
- Peter Kostelov Unveils Elegant Patchwork-Clad Deco Pattern House Wed, 27 Nov 13, 2:22amPerhaps the most striking feature of the timber structure are the perforated white decorative panels surrounding the window and doors, mimicking computer pixels or rectangular doilies depending on one's perspective...
- Peter Kostelov is Back with Elegant Patchwork-Clad Deco Pattern House Wed, 27 Nov 13, 2:22amPerhaps the most striking feature of the timber structure are the perforated white decorative panels surrounding the window and doors, mimicking computer pixels or rectangular doilies depending on one's perspective...