Great Bow Yard in Langport, Somerset, United Kingdom

The Great Bow Yard designed by Stride Treglown is located in Langport, Somerset, United Kingdom.  A winning competition entry on a unique, beautiful riverside location in Langport, Somerset has given Stride Treglown the opportunity to design two types of low energy housing, both in terrace form with differing orientations making the most of a natural [...]

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Medical housing compound in Salam Centre in Khartoum, Sudan

Designed by tam associati, Medical housing compound in Salam Centre is located in Khartoum, Sudan. The Salam Centre in Soba, Khartoum houses what could be used as a template for modern African development in its newly constructed Medical Housing Compound. Constructed using ninety five 20ft-containers for housing and seven 40ft-containers for a cafeteria, the integration [...]

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Great River Energy headquarters in Minneapolis, United States

Located in Minneapolis, United States, Great River Energy headquarters was designed by Perkins + Will. Work has completed on Great River Energy’s new corporate headquarters in Maple Grove, Minneapolis. The four-storey, 166,000 sq ft building, designed by architects Perkins + Will is located on a 12.5 acre site in Maple Grove’s Arbor Lakes development. The [...]

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Shanghai International Cruise Terminal in Shanghai, China

Shanghai International Cruise Terminal that located in Shanghai, China, was designed by SPARCH. Due to be completed in May of this year, the Shanghai International Cruise Terminal, designed by Frank Repas Architecture, will be capable of accommodating up to three 80,000 tonne cruise ships at any one time and handle an expected passenger flow of [...]

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