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Sarpi Border Checkpoint

Certain to catch your attention, the Sarpi Border Checkpoint is situated at the Georgian border to Turkey at the edge of the Black Sea.  Completed in 2011 and designed by German firm J. Mayer H.…

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Added by Springer on May 23, 2012 at 12:22pm — No Comments

COFCO Tianjin Showroom

One of the hardest things to accomplish in the design process is to limit design elements. It's often surprising how fast the design can get far too busy and out of control. This project by L&A Design Group is a good example of what you might do…

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Added by Tyson on May 23, 2012 at 1:42am — No Comments

Where you can Ride your Bike while sipping on a coffee!! Genius

The roof of this bike rental shop and cafe in southern China is actually a functioning cycling track. And it’s climate-appropriate, too. This looks like a very genius idea...What do you think?…

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Added by Yenisei Garces Bell on May 21, 2012 at 8:43am — 1 Comment

DST

As an architect, space is often a luxury we can't afford. We are asked to make do with little. It may seem confining at times, but I've often found myself grateful for these types of constraints. I would term this the dilemma as that of Life, the Universe and Everything. There must be a point of focus…

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Added by Tyson on May 21, 2012 at 4:17am — No Comments

Tanglewood House

Located near the top of a hill, the small Tanglewood House commands the verdant landscape.  Unlike other homes in surrounding Berkshire Hills, it is covered in a skin of industrial materials, with commercial glazing and corrugated anodized aluminum siding.  It is…

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Added by Springer on May 17, 2012 at 5:41pm — No Comments

ArcelorMittal Orbit

Construction is now complete on ArcelorMittal Orbit, the gargantuan tower created for the London 2012 Olympics.  Sponsored by steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, Orbit is the design of London-based artist…

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Added by Springer on May 14, 2012 at 12:39pm — No Comments

Malpica Harbour

When you find a place of peace and tranquility, my initial instinct would be to leave it alone. Although this isn't an exciting prospect from an architectural point of view, I think architectural interventions can have a detrimental effect on some of these places. This…

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Added by Tyson on April 27, 2012 at 12:37am — 1 Comment

Ring Around the Tree

Japanese practice Tezuka Architects aims to tear down the boundaries between internal and external – between built and natural environments – with their project…

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Added by Springer on April 25, 2012 at 1:58pm — No Comments

Silent Garden

In order to understand any project takes a bit of self introspection. Since architecture is a somewhat subjective art, you can't expect someone to understand it if that person can't also internalize it. One of the first thinks I look to when I observe a project is the title. A title…

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Added by Tyson on April 19, 2012 at 7:02pm — No Comments

Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision

The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision, designed by Dutch firm Neutelings Riedijk Architects, consists of five levels above…

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Added by Springer on April 16, 2012 at 5:23pm — No Comments

Titanic Belfast

In commemoration of 100 years since the sinking of the Titanic ocean liner, Titanic Belfast is designed to become the cultural lynch pin of the new Titanic Quarter, transforming Queen's Island into an…

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Added by Springer on April 12, 2012 at 2:35pm — 1 Comment

Villa Rotterdam II

Ooze Architects created the Villa Rotterdam II from an existing home that had been incrementally added to over previous decades.  The goal was to keep the “soul” of the existing home, while still transforming it…

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Added by Springer on April 10, 2012 at 11:01am — 1 Comment

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Added by Rommy Guntur on April 9, 2012 at 7:11am — No Comments

1 House

1 House in Łódź, Poland caught my attention for two reasons.  First, Polish architecture firm Moomoo Architects made it entirely of a plastic insulating material called…

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Added by Springer on April 6, 2012 at 10:26am — 1 Comment

xuyan

freeoa"The Indian express" 4, say, this year on January 16 day night, India's central intelligence to government issued an emergency report, stationed at new Delhi north and southeast of two main force is abnormal army rally. Among them, the southeast of troops is the sarkozy and the army armored division 33, the direction of the north is stationed grasso, o the paratroopers 50 brigades. 33 are elite armored division mechanized infantry troops, equipped with of…

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Added by songyaxi songyaxi on April 4, 2012 at 10:22pm — No Comments

Palm's House

Palm’s House by AIA/LA firm of the year Daly Genik is a skilled renovation of a standard lot with a main house, courtyard, and detached garage in Venice, California.  The clients are a young couple who wanted accommodations built for parents to visit…

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Added by Springer on April 3, 2012 at 10:00am — No Comments

Interior Rendering for Chengdu Contemporary Arts Center

Interior 3D Rendering for Chengdu Contemporary Arts Center.…

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Added by Helen Ni on March 31, 2012 at 3:01am — 1 Comment

The tallest buildings in big cities in China

It is said that the tallest building in China is Shanghai Tower. The total height is 632m. Wuhan has started to build the third tallest building in the wolrd. In China, there is no tallest, only taller. Let's see the tallest buildings in big cities in China.

Shenzhen: Shun Hing Square, the height is 383.95m

Hongkong: Two International Finance Centre, 88 stories, 420m high

Changsha: Hunan International Finance Centre, 50 stories, 200m high

Taipei: 101 building, 508m high,…

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Added by Helen Ni on March 31, 2012 at 2:20am — No Comments

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