sculpted by sunlight: OPEN architecture completes 'sun tower' (designboom.com)
Photo: Iwan Baan
OPEN Architecture’s newly completed Sun Tower is a distinctive cultural venue in the Yeda Development Zone in Yantai, China.
New Taipei City Art Museum / KRIS YAO | ARTECH | ArchDaily
Photo: Shephotoerd Co., Iwan Baan, Shawn Liu Studio
The New Taipei City Art Museum is situated on reclaimed land at the convergence of the Yingge River and Dahan River.
This Botanical Garden's New Addition Is as Subtle as Light and Shadow (metropolismag.com)
Photo: Casey Dunn
Whispers of texture and nature pull visitors through the Missouri Botanical Garden’s new visitor center and into the landscape beyond.
Dezeen Agenda features the Saint-Denis Pleyel Station by Kengo Kuma (dezeen.com)
Photo: Michel Denancé
Japanese studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has revealed the Saint-Denis Pleyel Station in northern Paris, featuring a facade wrapped in vertical wooden louvres.
Renovation and extension of the Faculty of Letters and Philosphy, University of Zaragoza, Spain, by Magén Arquitectos, 2023 - Domus
Photo: Rubén P. Bescós
To renovate and extend the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters in Zaragoza, Magén Arquitectos focused on rational shapes, evoking Rafael Moneo and David Chipperfield, and on details making the space a sharing experience.
7 Must-Stay Hotels and Resorts From Greece To The Catskills (interiordesign.net)
Photo: Ana Santl
From the Greek islands to the Catskills of New York, these seven hotels and resorts offer accommodations perfectly attuned to their strikingly disparate settings.
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