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Suzhou Bay Cultural Center, China


French architect Christian de Portzamparc has completed a cultural center on the shores of Lake Tai in China. Located on a site where the district’s pedestrian axis meets the water, the ‘Suzhou bay cultural center’ is prominently situated and offers sweeping views across Lake Tai. The program had two parts: the music and performance halls on one side of the axis, and museums and pedagogical places on the other…

ICÔNE Office Complex by Norman Foster, Luxembourg


ICÔNE, a new office complex in Luxembourg designed by Foster + Partners has broken ground. The 18,800 square-meter office building, filled with light and greenery, encourages a spirit of co-creation and collaboration. Its flexible layout addresses the need for safe working environments and the changes to the workplace that will emerge in the future. It also references the rich industrial heritage of area, revitalizing it by making a positive…

Taiyuan Botanical Garden, China


Austrian firm Delugan Meissl Associated Architects (DMAA) has completed a botanical garden complex in Taiyuan, China, featuring three domed greenhouses positioned on or alongside an artificial lake. The Taiyuan Botanical Garden occupies the site of a former coal mine in northern China, which the client wanted to transform into a landscaped park and museum. The development of gardens included the creation of an artificial landscape featuring hills, lakes, waterfalls,…

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