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Construction has begun on OMA’s pyramid-shaped mixed-use building – Xinhu Hangzhou Prism – which forms the heart of Hangzhou’s Future Tech City in the new Technology Central Business District (CBD). Han...

The future of agricultural and industrial equipment was birthed in Japan in 1890, by Gonshiro Kubota. Starting out as a metal casing business, the humble Japanese company expanded and was a well unrecognizable ...

MVRDV and COBE have completed the Roskilde Festival Folk High School in the creative district Musicon in the city of Roskilde, Denmark. The new Folk High School was designed by the same partnership that cr...

Casinos always have been exciting looking buildings. Since the dawn of the first legal casino, the architecture always has been amazing. The most important aspect of casinos is the architecture. There goes an i...

Dutch firm Mecanoo has completed the Longgang Cultural Centre, a sculptural red building in Shenzhen that measures 400 meters in length (1,312 feet). Shenzhen has been growing rapidly since being named a ‘sp...

MVRDV has won the competition to renovate and extend the historic Palais du Commerce in Rennes, France. Developed alongside co-architects Bernard Desmoulin for developers Frey and Engie Avenue, the 18,000-squar...

Wutopia Lab has transformed the concierge room of tourism company Aranya in Qinhuangdao, China, into a “striped” tourism information center. By replacing its original skin with semi-transparent glass, Wutop...

Luo Studio has designed the Longfu Life Experience Center, in the Henan Province of China, with the aim to create a space that boasts infinite possible uses rather than being limited to one specific function. ...

A mixed-use renovation and extension, Hôpital Vétérinaire du Parc squeezes a state-of-the-art veterinarian hospital, SPCA emergency clinic, and four residential units in and on top of a small abandoned photo...

When it comes to designing a building, there are many different materials that you can use. Many opt for wood or brick for the frame of the building while others opt for steel. Steel is not the most common buil...

Designed by Dutch architects Mecanoo, the extraordinary architecture of the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts is inspired by the sinuous canopy created by clusters of banyan trees commonly found in the re...

For all the things that humanity has accomplished, one of their crowning achievements is the architecture that we have collectively created. Humanity may have many flaws, but we are also capable of great beauty...

In a residential area in the heart of Zurich, Manuel Herz Architects has designed a housing block with dynamic facades featuring horizontal and vertical louvers which transform into balconies for its five apart...

A lot of people shy away from getting their homes repainted because it’s an expensive thing to do. However, the benefits it provides to you and your home are far greater than the money you spend on it. It ca...

Featuring the work of five designers, the Museum Garage — a seven-story mixed-use structure featuring ground-floor retail spaces and 800 parking space — is now part of the Miami Design District, a neighbo...

Morpheus, a new flagship hotel designed by Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) for Macau’s City of Dreams resort, has opened its doors to guests. Macau —  Asia’s most popular entertainment destination — wel...

The results are in, and a new architectural trend seems to be forming. We’re talking about terracotta, and how the material is now seen on facades from all over the world. It is widely used in the constructio...

Torre, a white concrete tower the completes Fondazione Prada complex designed by OMA in Milan, has opened to the public during Salone del Mobile. The 60-meters high tower is the last of three new buildings th...

Historic buildings are symbols of a city’s past and form a major aspect of a culture. They must, therefore, be loved, maintained and preserved to ensure their longevity. To provide a historic building with th...

Dutch firm UNStudio has completed a mixed-use complex in the Chinese city of Hangzhou that accommodates a hotel, offices, apartments and shops, within two streamlined towers set atop a podium and landscaped pla...

Architecture firm Penda has teamed up with Canadian company Tmber for the Tree Tower Toronto project, an 18-story timber-framed mixed-use residential skyscraper for Canada’s largest city. Drawing inspiration...