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India’s Festival of Architecture and Interior Designing (FOAID) 2018
India’s Festival of Architecture and Interior Designing (FOAID) has entered its 5th year, attended by both eminent design professionals and students embarking on their careers Hosting more than 2,000 creative minds from across India, the Festival of Architecture and Interior Designing (FOAID) has become an important platform for inspiration, development and exchanging ideas for the …
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- Architecture , Perspective Promotions
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- Festival of Architecture and Interior Designing , India , Indian Architecture , Indian design
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Barrie Ho on plans for the future
Hong Kong architectural designer Barrie Ho reflects on 20 years of pushing the boundaries – and looks forward to the next 20 The Central offices of BARRIE HO Architecture Interiors (BHA) are a reflection of the studio’s founder and director. Stepping out of the lift, visitors are enveloped by sleek, black surfaces and low lighting. …
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- Architecture , Top Story
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- architecture , Barrie Ho , BHA , BHA Architecture
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MahaNakhon Tower, Thailand’s tallest building, officially opens
Büro Ole Scheeren’s MahaNakhon Tower in Bangkok, Thailand’s tallest building finally marks its completion with the opening of the building’s Observation Deck The highly-anticipated opening of MahaNakhon’s Observation Deck marks the completion of Thailand’s tallest building and a new architectural landmark for the city – MahaNakhon Tower. MahaNakhon (which translates to “great metropolis”) has transformed Bangkok’s skyline …
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- Architecture , Developments
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- Bangkok , Büro Ole Scheeren , MahaNakhon , MahaNakhon Tower , Thailand , Thailand' tallest tower
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Exploring Dortheavej – Copenhagen’s prefabricated social-housing project
Danish architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has designed and completed a social-housing project, Dortheavej in Copenhagen Danish architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group’s (BIG) prefabricated social-housing project, Dortheavej, has been completed in Copenhagen. The 6,800sqm (73,200sqf) ‘winding wall’ incorporates 66 new homes for low-income citizens and was commissioned in 2013 by not-for-profit, affordable housing association Lejerbo.Built …
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- Architecture , Developments
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- BIG , Bjarke Ingels Group , Copenhagen , Dortheavej
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World’s first underwater hotel in Maldives opens
Conrad Maldives Rangali Island opens first underwater hotel in Maldives Conrad Hotels & Resorts has opened THE MURAKA two-level residence at Conrad Maldives Rangali Island, where guests can live both above and below the surface of the Indian Ocean. On the sea floor is the bedroom, bathroom and living space, while above the waves are …
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- Architecture , Lifestyle
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- Hotel design , Ithaa Undersea Restaurant , maldives , underwater
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School in Brazil wins RIBA International Prize 2018 for the world’s best new building
Brazilian school wins RIBA International Prize 2018 for the world’s best new building Children Village, a new school complex on the edge of a rainforest in northern Brazil designed by Brazilian architects, Aleph Zero and Rosenbaum, has won the RIBA International Prize 2018. The RIBA International Prize is awarded every two years to a building that demonstrates design …
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- Architecture
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- Aleph Zero , Brazil , RIBA , RIBA International Prize , RIBA International Prize 2018 , Rosenbaum
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Announcing the 2018 Perspective Pinnacle Award winner: Ron Phillips
With the annual A&D Trophy Awards and the first A&D China Awards just around the corner, we are proud to announce this year’s Pinnacle Award winner: veteran British architect Ron Phillips Perspective hosts its flagship A&D Trophy Awards on November 16 in an annual event that recognises the best in architecture, interior design and product …
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- A&D Trophy Awards , Architecture , Awards , Top Story
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- A&D Trophy Awards , A&D Trophy Awards 2018 , Pinnacle Award , Ronald J Phillips , The Murray
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A 1930s art deco row house is reborn as F11 Foto Museum
Once a supermarket, a 1930s art deco row house in Happy Valley has been rescued by shutterbug Douglas So and reborn as the privately run F11 Foto Museum for photography buffs For most of its history, Happy Valley has been an affluent neighbourhood. Aside from Wednesday race nights, when Hongkongers throng to its famous racecourse …
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- Architecture
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- Douglas So , F11 Foto Museum , heritage
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Amanyangyun, Shanghai opens after 16 years of planning and conservation
In a 16-year labour of love, a Chinese entrepreneur saved 10,000 trees and 50 Ming and Qing houses threatened by a dam project and transported them, brick by brick, 700km to Shanghai to become Amanyangyun luxury resort Entering Amanyangyun, Aman Resorts’ fourth luxury property in China, guests are invited to water a giant, 800-year-old camphor …
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- Architecture , Top Story
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- Aman Resorts , Amanyangyun , China , Dan Pearson Studio , Hotel design , Kerry Hill Architects , shanghai
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Europe’s tallest tower nears completion
Russia’s soon to be completed Lakhta Centre will become Europe’s tallest tower at 462m After six years of construction, work is nearing completion on St Petersburg’s Lakhta Centre. The building wqas formerly known as the Gazprom Group Headquarters and Business Centre. Designed by architecture firm RMJM for a 17ha brownfield site in Lakhta, St Petersburg, it will …
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- Architecture , Developments , Top Story
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- Europe , RMJM , russia
