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Kobe Port Museum / TAISEI DESIGN Planners Architects & Engineers

January 20, 2023 Hana Abdel 0

A Building on Land and Sea – Kobe Port Museum is a multi-purpose cultural facility consisting mainly of an aquarium, a food hall, and a bridal desk. Kobe has a characteristic topography enclosed between the Seto Inland Sea and Mount Rokko. The jetty area is a planning area where the remains of the Hanshin-Awaji Great Earthquake are preserved today, to pass down to the people the situation that occurred at that time. The concept was for a building at this site that would pass on the history of the land where many crustal movements have been repeated, and that exist together with eternal time.

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Benchakitti Rain Forest Observatory / HAS design and research

January 5, 2023 Pilar Caballero 0

According to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Bangkok has 6.99m² of green space for each person, which is less than the minimum of 9m² recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). The Benchakitti Forest Park is located in the center of Bangkok, and it was opened to the public in 2022. At the same time, it will give Bangkok a wider green open space and provide a brand-new well-being lifestyle.

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Visitor Center Luis Muñoz Marín Foundation / Toro Arquitectos

January 1, 2023 Pilar Caballero 0

The Luis Muñoz Marín Foundation is a nonprofit organization that preserves and promotes the intellectual legacy of the first elected Puerto Rican Governor and his wife Inés Mendoza. The foundation is located on the estate were the couple lived for various decades; it was their shelter from the growing metropolitan area.

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Science and Innovation Center VIZIUM / Audrius Ambrasas Architects

November 25, 2022 Andreas Luco 0

Science and Innovation Centre in Ventspils was designed as a union of architecture and landscape. Instead of proposing a landmark on the bridge axis, we leave it open and inviting. The silhouettes of the building and the hill osculate here. New public spaces such as the science hill mounting up from the plain, an open-air roof terrace and an overlook spot are designed for both the locals and city guests.

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Auckland Zoo Administration Building / Ignite Architects

November 17, 2022 Bianca Valentina Roșescu 0

Fully equipped to support sustainable growth, The Auckland Zoo Administration Building conveys a timeless, natural quality. The 400sqm building is an open and flexible space designed to support an efficient, healthy workplace. As an extension to the original administration building, it has all the qualities you would associate with its unique site – natural light, greenery, and a relaxed working environment consistent with the people that work there. Working alongside workplace strategist BGIS, the team achieved a skillful integration of workplace design, resulting in a space that supports sustainable growth through flexibility, productivity and engagement.

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Nanjing Art Center / Studio Link-Arc

October 13, 2022 Collin Chen 0

The Nanjing Art Center is located at the southernmost tip of Nanjing New Town, where three rivers intersect to create a landform known as “The Fish Mouth” due to its unique shape. The area surrounding the site is a new urban neighborhood that will become Nanjing’s Central Business District. Located in the center of this new urban district, the Nanjing Art Center is devoted to the display of unique art pieces and new lifestyle options. The design of the project unifies architecture and landscape to create a new public space—a “living room” for the city—that will project an iconic presence and will become a landmark for the region.

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Hardtbergturm Watching Tower / Wolfgang Ott Architekt BDA

October 13, 2022 Pilar Caballero 0

Experiencing the Hardtbergturm means leaving everyday life behind, clearing the mind, and letting your gaze wander over the treetops and the characteristic landscape of the region at a height of 26.60 meters. From here you can discover the castles of Königstein, Falkenstein, and Kronberg, the slopes of the Taunus with the Feldberg and the Altkönig as well as the plain along the Main with its center Frankfurt and its airport from a new perspective. On clear days, you can even look all the way to the Black Forest.

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Spy Hop at The Kahlert Youth Media Arts Center / Atlas Architects

September 25, 2022 Valeria Silva 0

The Spy Hop Media Arts Center, located in the Central Ninth (C9) neighborhood of Salt Lake City, is one in a series of projects working to revitalize the neighborhood. C9 is unique in its character; being both quaint yet connected. Recently, this has increased community investment, brought more housing, and attracted many local businesses. Spy Hop is situated at the center of this development along 900 South, a blossoming corridor, where it serves as a community center and a visual anchor.