Revery Architecture recently completed work on a performing arts center in Hong Kong's Kowloon Cultural District. The Xiqu Centre features a striking facade made up of curved aluminum that envelops glazing. The firm likens the effect to a lantern shimmering behind a beaded stage curtain.
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Atelier Oslo was commissioned to design a vacation home in Skåtøy Island, Norway, for an artist couple who wanted a place for quiet contemplation and a space to work. The firm created an appealing retreat wrapped in an eye-catching timber structure that filters the light and frames the view.
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You could say that Dubai's leaders have their finger on the pulse of the city's architecture with this newly-unveiled supertall skyscraper, which incorporates the fingerprint of the Ruler of the Emirate of Dubai. Measuring 550 m (1,804 ft)-tall, work on the project is due to start immediately.
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Many cities are filled with awkward little plots that aren't suitable for building a standard house on, but ISA has designed an interesting home that could make good use of them. Named Tiny Tower, the 1,250 sq ft home fits into a 12 x 29 ft inner-city space.
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Heatherwick Studio blended old and new with impressive results for London's Coal Drops Yard and is set to do the same again with Olympia London. The £1 billion (roughly US$1.3 billion) development will update the 132 year old Olympia exhibition center with new hotels, retail and restaurant space.
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St Andrews Beach House is nestled among the bush and dunes on a rugged stretch of shore in Australia's Mornington Peninsula. The circular vacation home is finished to a high standard and boasts a degree of sustainable design, including rainwater collection.
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The American Institute of Architects has revealed the recipients of the 2019 Institute Honor Awards for Architecture. Featuring buildings and spaces by US-licensed firms, the winners include museums, affordable housing, and the restoration of an American icon.
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The ambitious Shimao Wonderland Intercontinental Hotel certainly lives up to its informal "groundscraper" nickname. Hugging the cliff face of an 88 m (288 ft)-deep disused quarry, the building features an eye-catching waterfall-like glass atrium and an underwater restaurant and hotel rooms.
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London-based Studio Bark has done a superb job with this contemporary take on a traditional barn-style house. Named Black Barn, the recently-completed home runs fully off-the-grid and is designed to resemble the local agricultural buildings in rural Suffolk, England.
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Bernard Tschumi Architects' Exploratorium is a scientific museum dedicated to Tianjin, China's industrial history and is host to different examples of technology, including rockets related to space research. The building is defined by a series of large cones that help reduce its energy-usage.
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