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Five highly anticipated London residential developments
With the British capital continuing to offer world-class residential properties, Perspective rounds up five separate London residential developments on our radar POSTMARK Built on the site of the former Royal Mail Mount Pleasant sorting office in the heart of London, close to the British Museum and a number of Tube stations. Some 680 homes have been developed …
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- developments , London , residential , UK , United Kingdom
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The latest London property update
London property update: the British capital continues to offer world-class residential properties, designed by equally world-class firms London remains very much in the sights of luxury property developers, despite lingering worries over Brexit and other economic woes. This is partly due to the fact that the majority of buyers in Central London come from overseas …
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- Battersea , developments , Foster + Partners , London , Patel Taylor , Property , Skidmore Owings & Merrill , UK , United Kingdom
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Design Destination Mexico
Design Destination: Mexico: From rural villas to collectible furniture, Mexican designers add a contemporary spin while using traditional materials One hundred miles southwest of Mexico City, a cluster of rustic, board-formed boxes are nestled in the landscape at varying angles. Treated with concrete specially mixed with a black pigment, the structures create the visual effect …
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- Architecture , Lifestyle , Travel
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- architecture , Fernanda Canales , Mexican Design , Mexico
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Adam D Tihany on hospitality design and Amber revamp
Hospitality designer Adam D Tihany redefines the fine-dining experience around the world, not least at the newly revamped Amber in Hong Kong Adam D Tihany’s first day in Milan was spent in jail. It was the late 1960s and most of Europe was embroiled in political turmoil: the spectre of May ’68 lingered in France, …
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- Architecture , Interiors , Interview , Top Story
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- Adam D Tihany , Amber Hong Kong , restaurant design
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HKIA Cross-Strait Architectural Design Symposium and Awards 2019
The fourth HKIA Cross-Strait Architectural Design Symposium broke geographical boundaries for an enthusiastic exchange of innovative ideas and celebrated success by honouring the best designs across Greater China Organised by the Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA), the HKIA Cross-Strait Architectural Design Symposium & Awards 2019 (HKIA-CADSA), held on June 21, provided a platform for architects …
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- Architecture , Events
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- CADSA , HKIA , HKIA Cross-Strait Architectural Design Symposium , Hong Kong Institute of Architects
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MAD Architects designs junk boat-inspired theatre
MAD Architects wins bid to build Yiwu Grand Theater, inspired by the shape of a junk boat MAD Architect’s proposal for the Yiwu Grand Theater is set to be realised on the south bank of the Dongyang River in Zhejiang Province. With the mountains as a backdrop, and the water as its stage, MAD’s design is …
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- China , MAD Architects , Yiwu Grand Theater
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Redeveloping London’s Battersea Power Station
The redevelopment of London’s iconic Battersea Power Station sometimes divides opinion, but when it’s finished, it’s sure to be an architectural show-stopper It has been nearly four decades since Battersea Power Station churned out its last kilowatt of electricity. Now the unmistakable London structure is getting a chance at a second life. Backed by Malaysian …
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- Architecture , Top Story
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- Battersea , Battersea Power Station , London , redevelopment , UK , United Kingdom , WilkinsonEyre
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The Shed: designed for the future
The Shed, New York’s newest arts and cultural venue, is designed for the future The building – if one can call it that – is anchored to the base of a cylindrical condominium tower in Manhattan’s new Hudson Yards development. And it’s named The Shed, though there is not much about the US$500 million, 18,600sqm …
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- architecture , New York , New York City , The Shed
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Vanke Emerald Park centrepiece by Lacime Architects
Lacime Architects has completed a public building in Chongqing’s Vanke Emerald Park that fuses contemporary design with traditional Chinese architecture The centrepiece of Vanke Emerald Park public complex in Chongqing is a rectangular building that houses a two-storey exhibition space. The building, by acclaimed Chinese practice Lacime Architects, is a bold statement, courtesy of the metal …
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- Architecture , Perspective Promotions
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- architecture , China Vanke , Lacime Architects
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Appreciating IM Pei’s architecture legacy
Pritzker Prize-winning architect IM Pei – born in China, raised in Hong Kong and educated in America – passed away in May at the age of 102 (1917-2019). Practising architect and leading academic Nelson Chen examines his legacy In the occasion of Ioeh Ming Pei’s 100th birthday in 2017, an academic symposium titled ‘Rethinking Pei’ …
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- Architecture , Top Story
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- architect , architecture , Bank of China Tower , I.M. Pei , Nelson Chen
