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KPF uses modular terra-cotta system to connect Westlake 66 development in Hangzhou, China
Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) is leading the construction of Westlake 66, a massive development in Hangzhou, China, that will eventually deliver five office towers and a hotel. Seeking to rebuke the city’s car-centric urbanism and connect two of its important landmarks—West Lake and the Grand Canal, both UNESCO World Heritage Sites—the architects devised a pedestrian corridor at the center
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DLR Group reclads SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center
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LEVENBETTS design pleated aluminum facade for East Flatbush Library
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KPMB’s The Leaf features a state-of-the-art ETFE roof
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Vertical panels of copper wrap AiF’s 37 Hillside Senior Apartments
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Interactive Learning Pavilion couples concrete with aluminum railings
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Facades+ will return to Los Angeles on November 9 and 10
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Weiss/Manfredi wraps University of Toronto’s Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus with faceted precast concrete panels
A pair of flat-top concrete pyramids designed by New York City–based architecture firm Weiss/Manfredi now anoint the entrance to Toronto’s Queen’s Park. Known as the Schwartz Reisman Innovation Center (SRIC), the new structure will serve as a technology and artificial intelligence incubator for the University of Toronto, connecting students and researchers to local start-ups and
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BKSK Architects installs terra-cotta facade on residential building
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Chinese Museum of Traditional Culture facade appears to be floating
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Metal mesh screens reduce solar gain on wood-framed residential building
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Cascading glass wraps timber office building in Kirkland by LMN Architects
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Kengo Kuma applies modular assembly scheme to student housing
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Avenier Cornejo architectes wrap a Parisian nursing home in brick
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INC’s Saint Mark’s Place brings terra-cotta and loggias to Boerum Hill
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Here are the facade trends that defined the past decade
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High-performance facades take center stage at Facades+ Boston
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COOKFOX and Buro Happold design living facade for birds and bees
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This San Antonio office is a revealing case study in tight building envelopes
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The facade of IKEA’s first full-size city center store cools its surroundings