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AR Issues: Architects Don’t Invent, They Transform

ArchDaily is continuing our partnership with The Architectural Review, bringing you short introductions to the themes of the magazine’s monthly editions. In this editorial from AR’s February 2015 issue, AR Editor Catherine Slessor reflects on Álvaro Siza‘s ouevre, from his early work … Sigue leyendo →
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Cubic Buildings by NADAAA and Himma Studio Redefine the Office Space

One of ARCHITECT Magazine’s six winners of a 2015 Progressive Architects Award (P/A), NADAAA and Himma Studio‘s Ordos 20 + 10 reflects a reconfiguration of the office typology for compact spaces. The project is part of a high density office park masterplan in… Sigue leyendo →
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Xinglong Visitor Center / Atelier Alter

Architects: Atelier Alter
Location: Xing Long Cun, Gonghe Xian, Hainan Zangzuzizhizhou, Qinghai Sheng, China
Principals In Charge: Xiaojun Bu, Yingfan Zhang
Project Architect: Luotao Bai, Xiaoli Sun (China Northeast Municipal Engineering Design & Research Institute Co. Ltd)
Design Team: Yong … Sigue leyendo →
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AD Interviews: Xiaodu Liu / URBANUS

At the end of 2014, we had the opportunity to catch up with Xiaodu Liu, one of the three founding partners of Chinese firm URBANUS. Telling us about the role of architects in today’s society – especially in China – he… Sigue leyendo →
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RTA-Office’s Mountainous “Cultural Container” Wins First Prize

RTA-Office has released its first-prize winning proposal for the Wuhu Urban Planning Exhibition, Office, and Archive. The design stems from the idea of an “urban cultural container,” holding both knowledge and space, and extracts its sculptural form from the surrounding mountainous landscape.… Sigue leyendo →
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An Interview with Liu Xiaodu, Urbanus

“If you don’t know or really didn’t study the local culture, do universal design. That’ll keep the quality. If you want to do something that you don’t know, there is a big chance that it’s going to fail and have … Sigue leyendo →
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Lone Ranger Hot Dog Shop / Linehouse

Architects: Linehouse
Location: Wai Ma Lu, Huangpu Qu, Shanghai Shi, China
Area: 19.0 sqm
Year: 2014
Photographs: Benoit Florencon From the architect.… Linehouse was asked to create a new modern fast food identity for Lone Ranger; a hot dog shop, Sigue leyendo →
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XJTLU Becomes First Chinese Architecture Course with Unconditional RIBA Accreditation

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has awarded unconditional RIBA Part 1 accreditation to the undergraduate program at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University… (XJTLU) in Suzhou, making it the first Chinese architecture program to be certified by the UK architecture body. The accreditation marks another first Sigue leyendo →
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TaiwanGlass Donghai Office Building / WZWX Architecture Group

Architects: WZWX Architecture Group
Location: Xia’nan Road, Pudong, China
Architects In Charge: Richard Wang, Stephen Wang
Area: 3200.0 sqm
Year: 2014
Photographs: Fernando Guerra I FG+SG, Ingmar Kurth Project Team: Chiou Huei Lin, Philip Kwong, Hao Li, Jian Fei Chen… Sigue leyendo →
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Construction Begins on OPEN’s Pingshan Performing Arts Center in Shenzhen

The winning entry in a competition for Pingshan’s first theater, Beijing-based OPEN Architecture‘s Pingshan Performing Arts Center has broken ground in Shenzen. The 1350-capacity theatre is located in the city’s new urban district, and slated for completion by the end of… Sigue leyendo →
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