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Poly International Plaza by SOM, Poly International Plaza Beijing, diagrid towers, diagrid exoskeleton, SOM Beijing projects, Beijing glass skyscrapers, China Poly Group architecture

SOM’s diagrid glass tower rises like a Chinese paper lantern in Beijing

A giant glittering glass lantern has risen in Beijing. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) designed the Poly International...

Shanghai Library East Hall by nArchitects, Library As Home by nARCHITECTS, 2016 International Young Architects Design Competition, Institutional Unbuilt Architizer A+Awards, 2017 Architizer A+Awards, Shanghai Library East Hall, Shanghai library design, Shanghai architecture competition

Light-filled library doubles as a home-like environment in Shanghai

There’s nothing quite like curling up with a good book. Brooklyn-based nARCHITECTS imbues those feelings of comfort...

Social housing, alcabideche, Portugal, Alcabideche Social Complex, Lisbon, daylighting, recycle, water reuse, irrigation, Guedes Cruz Arquitectos

Guedes Cruz’ Social Complex in Alcabideche is a Comforting Green Haven for Seniors

The Social Complex in Alcabideche is comprised of 52 houses and a support building spread over a well-planned 10,000...

pop-up habitat, Repurposed materials, reflective panels, Architizer A+Awards, Temporary Structures, pop-up installations, modular installations, modular architecture, People’s Architecture Office, beijing architects

Gleaming Pop-Up Habitat Made from Repurposed Photographic Reflective Panels Packs Down in a Jiffy

The Pop-Up Habitat is a modular, multi-purpose system made of reflective panels. It uses their rigidity, flexibility...

Architizer A+Awards, Architizer competition, architecture competition, Pop Up Habitat, People’s Architecture Office, AATA Arquitectos Asociados, House in Travessa, Zaha Hadid, BIG, Pritzker Prize, Studio Fuksas, architecture competition winners, architecture news 2014

Winners of 2nd Annual Architizer A+ Awards Announced

Winners of the second Annual Architizer A+Awards have been announced and the shortlist of 129 projects includes...

Bloom Phytoplankton Farm, Sitbon Architectes, phytoplankton, floating building, rising sea levels, global warming, carbon dioxide, fresh water, Architizer A+Awards, carbon footprint, water issues, marine life

Bloom: Floating Phytoplankton Farm Absorbs Carbon Dioxide and Monitors Rising Sea Levels

The floating spherical structure is conceived of as a way to address global warming and rising sea levels. Large...

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