Ruth Lilly Visitors Pavilion, 100 Acres Art & Nature Park, The Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis in United States

Designed by Marlon Blackwell Architect, Ruth Lilly Visitors Pavilion, 100 Acres Art & Nature Park, The Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis is located in United States. The Visitors Pavilion provides a place of reflection and assessment, a place of questioning what has been directly experienced by the visitor and of what was observed, or not, [...]

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Proposal for Harbor Garage site in Boston in Massachusetts, United States

The Proposal for Harbor Garage site in Boston designed by KPF is located in Massachusetts, United States. It’s not the best economic climate for building office space. But Don Chiofaro, a Boston-based developer seems unfazed. He is moving fast and furious to get approvals for a 1.5 million sq ft mixed -use project for Boston’s [...]

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HemPod, Bath in United Kingdom

HemPod, Bath is located in United Kingdom Called the ‘HemPod’, this one-storey building has highly insulating walls made from the chopped woody core, or shiv, of the industrial hemp plant mixed with a specially developed lime-based binder. The hemp shiv traps air in the walls, and the hemp itself is porous, making the walls incredibly [...]

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Stadskantoor in Rotterdam, Netherlands

Located in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Stadskantoor was designed by Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA). Europe’s modern architectural epicentre is soon to receive a new city hall, courtesy of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), in collaboration with Werner Sobek and engineers ABT. Rotterdam’s Stadskantoor, as the building will be known, will accommodate municipal services, offices, and [...]

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All-Weather House in Mullingar

Located in Mullingar, All-Weather House was designed by ROEWUarchitecture, based in London, have recently completed a single-family home for a retired couple in Mullingar, Ireland. The climate conditions, ho wind rains and sunlight affect the building, influenced the design philosophy. Instead of treating the building as just a shelter against the elements, the weather conditions [...]

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