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A disused railway will become a sustainable green corridor in Taiwan

Delft-based architecture firm Mecanoo has unveiled designs to transform a disused railway and dyke in Taichung,...

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Mecanoo unveils greenery-filled social housing for Kaohsiung

Hot on the heels of their recently completed National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, Dutch firm Mecanoo unveiled...

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Architects envision a bright new future for Milan’s abandoned railways

Five international studios recently unveiled exciting plans to revitalize seven disused rail yards in Milan, Italy....

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A new Eden greenhouse is springing up in a Royal Dutch estate

Palace Soestdijk Estate in the Netherlands will soon be transformed into an experimental garden and greenhouse....

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Mecanoo designs gorgeous green-roofed train station for Kaohsiung

Set on an 8.5-hectare site with a sunken station plaza, the 182,000-square-meter Kaohsiung Train Station will be...

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Mecanoo wins competition to design the Tainan Public Library with natural materials

The collaboration between Mecanoo and MAYU architects+ is particularly interesting because the Dutch East Indian...

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Mecanoo’s Taekwang Country Club Café is topped with a roof inspired by a forest canopy

The building has floor-to-ceiling windows that provide expansive views of the mountainous Korean landscape and...

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Mecanoo and Sasaki’s landmark Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Center is a catalyst for growth in Boston

Designed to house 500 employees of the Boston Public Schools, the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Center stitches together...

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Mecanoo’s incredible Delft train station opens to the public

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24X7OKtBRw0 The architects aimed to design a station that would reflect the...

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Mecanoo Breaks Ground on Multifunctional Cultural Center in Shenzhen

Winner of a design competition, the Shenzhen cultural center consists of four top-heavy volumes each clad in a...

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Day One Winners of the World Architecture Festival 2013 in Singapore Revealed

There are two winners in the housing category, the first of which was The Left-Over-Space House in Australia by...

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BREEAM Excellent Library of Birmingham to be Europe’s Largest Public Cultural Space

Located in the heart of the city, the Library of Birmingham's eye-catching metal lattice was designed in reference...

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Mecanoo Architecten Completes Green-Roofed Amsterdam University College

Amsterdam University College sits at the entrance to Science Park close to Amsterdam’s historic seventeenth-century...

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Mecanoo Breaks Ground on Green-Roofed KIEM School in the Netherlands

Mecanoo has just broken ground on one of their most exciting projects to date - the green-roofed KIEM education...

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Mecanoo Architecten Tops Out Its Green-Roofed Amsterdam University College

The Amsterdam University College began in 2009 as a selective and residential honors college dedicated to international...

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Mecanoo’s Green Moscow University Plan Wins Support of Russian President Medvedev

As long as construction begins at the end of this year, President Medvedev has given Moscow's new university campus...

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Mecanoo’s Kaohsiung Library is a Giant Garden Cube Lined With Potted Plants

The 38,000 m2 facility would offer quiet space for those who want to read or research as well as for larger public...

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Green-Roofed La Llotja Theater Takes Color Cues from the Fruits of Spain

The theater, which is situated between the Seu Vella Mountain and the Segre River, resembles a flat plateau that...

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