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| Hotel & Park development | Canada |
| New sports arena | Peru |
| District master plan | Korea |
| New bridge | Sweden |
| Schools renovation | Democratic Rep. of Congo |
| 20 New houses | Australia |
| Life science park | India |
Is it finally happening?
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IN BRIEF
Hofpoort on the Hofplein, Rotterdam transformed into 24-hour city in June for architecture celebration
Elizabeth Fain LaBombard wins Rome Prize Fellowship 12 years after her father, William Fain, wins the same
Wood Summit Småland: 26-27 June 2013
EVENTS
02.09.2012
Art+ArchitectureCamp
WHAT: Design-build camp for learning-by-doing on African architecture WHO CAN PARTICIPA ...read more
08.03.2013
It's a Project
To mark the opening of the Crossway Foundation's new art and education centre in London, E ...read more
10.03.2013
Jim Olson: Art in Architecture
In March, the Whatcom Museum opened Jim Olson: Art in Architecture, a retrospective exhibi ...read more
19.03.2013
Against the Grain: Wood in Contemporary Craft and Design
Featuring nearly 90 installations, sculptures, furniture, and objects, Against the Grain: ...read more
Video from Broad Sustainable Building as reports suggest groundbreaking in June
A true vertical city. This is the concept behind Sky City, a 838m-high tower destined for Changsha in Hunan Province and allegedly due to begin construction next month (June 2013). The team behind the project are Broad Sustainable Building (BSB), a Chinese construction group responsible for some of the swiftest building projects in the world including the 15-day construction of 30-storey hotel in Dongting Lake.
BSB is planning to realise Sky City - which will rise 10m above the world’s current tallest tower, the Burj Khalifa - in only 7 months using prefabricated components in a plan that has been scorned by many industry professionals. The video below shows a fly-through of the proposed design from construction through to completion and was released on the Different Energy YouTube channel a few days ago. At the time of going to press, the video had had over 51,000 views.
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- Eating on the go...
- 4,600-year-old pyramid restored
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- Staying afloat after the flood...
- Cure + Play
- New city for Algeria
