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With a ‘composite skin’ double-layer curtain wall that filters sunlight and provides natural ventilation, ARCHIHOPE’s passive energy design transforms a former workshop building for its marine-inspired BMW Customer Experience Center in Shenzhen

Located in the Qianhai Cooperation Zone, the BMW Customer Experience Center in Qianhai by ARCHIHOPE takes into account both the hot and humid environment of Shenzhen and embraces the spirit of the city with its sustainable design.

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With a design inspired by Japanese temple courtyards, this house by AOMO optimizes sun, shadow, and breeze conducive to the hot tropical climate of Bangkok

Located in a quiet alleyway in Bangkok, CPK75 House by Sivichai Udomvoranun of AOMO Architects is a 5-bedroom house designed around a central courtyard that allows for cross-ventilation and plays of light throughout the day.

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Bird de la Coeur’s commercial and office building in the South Yarra suburb of Melbourne features a dynamic façade that mimics the brick pattern of the historic post office across the street

Designed by Melbourne architects Bird de la Coeur, 151 Toorak Road fits into its historic context with a patterned facade that responds to the building’s massing and the coloration of the neighboring context, while acting as a passive climate regulator.

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Exemplary for new ways to live and work in dense, urban city centers, this co-living and co-working project by PichArchitect/Pich-Aquilera draws on traditional material techniques and architectural typologies to close a small gap in the Ensanche neighborhood of Barcelona

Employing passive energy strategies and using materials with the least environmental impact, the Lepanto Project by Felipe Pich-Aguilera PichArchitects/Pich-Aguilera provides a new concept for living and working together in a dense, urban context such as this one in Barcelona.

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Ping Wang and Guowei Zhang of GWP Architects align their design for the headquarters of Sanqi Interactive Entertainment with the technology group’s corporate culture, for a lively space that will be future- and people-oriented

Located in the heart of Pazhou CBD in Guangzhou City, Sanqi Interactive Entertainment Global Headquarters by Ping Wang and Guowei Zhang of GWP Architects for Guangzhou Sanqi Cultural Innovation Technology will become one of the newest additions forming the “Golden Triangle” for economic development at the central area of Guangzhou.

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evr-Architecten delivers a restrained, modern and contextual new school in Ghent enhancing the relationship with neighboring buildings in both color and height

Designed by Bart Verstappen and Luc Reuse at evr-Architecten, the new De Zonnepoort school for Stad Gent - Dienst Bouwprojecten reorganizes and retrofits an existing building originally made up of a mashup between rather invisible outbuildings and supplementary wings resulting in a labyrinth of rooms, some even without daylight.

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With a ‘composite skin’ double-layer curtain wall that filters sunlight and provides natural ventilation, ARCHIHOPE’s passive energy design transforms a former workshop building for its marine-inspired BMW Customer Experience Center in Shenzhen

With a design inspired by Japanese temple courtyards, this house by AOMO optimizes sun, shadow, and breeze conducive to the hot tropical climate of Bangkok

Bird de la Coeur’s commercial and office building in the South Yarra suburb of Melbourne features a dynamic façade that mimics the brick pattern of the historic post office across the street

Exemplary for new ways to live and work in dense, urban city centers, this co-living and co-working project by PichArchitect/Pich-Aquilera draws on traditional material techniques and architectural typologies to close a small gap in the Ensanche neighborhood of Barcelona

Ping Wang and Guowei Zhang of GWP Architects align their design for the headquarters of Sanqi Interactive Entertainment with the technology group’s corporate culture, for a lively space that will be future- and people-oriented

evr-Architecten delivers a restrained, modern and contextual new school in Ghent enhancing the relationship with neighboring buildings in both color and height

PepsiCo introduces a new visual design for 7UP as part of this global refresh with bright colors and minimalistic aesthetics

Made of 100% recycled polypropylene, Taku Kumazawa’s new stacking chair redefines contract stacking chairs with an elegant residential feel and eco-friendly design

Conceived by Schmidt Hammer Lassen and Perkins&Will, the new Beijing Performing Arts Center’s design is inspired by the Chinese lanterns

PepsiCo introduces a new visual design for 7UP as part of this global refresh with bright colors and minimalistic aesthetics

Recapturing the old Hollywood splendor, Frank Gehry designs a mixed-used development featuring 800,000-square-feet of office spaces and additional set functions

Conceived by Schmidt Hammer Lassen and Perkins&Will, the new Beijing Performing Arts Center’s design is inspired by the Chinese lanterns

Logitech launches the next-gen webcam that aligns business tools to consumer preferences and home environments while still addressing the requirements of a traditional office space

Paul Lo Chi Hang and Kin Wai Michael Siu present an antiviral leather public furniture collection, manufactured with sustainable practices that is easy to clean and maintain

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PepsiCo introduces a new visual design for 7UP as part of this global refresh with bright colors and minimalistic aesthetics

Made of 100% recycled polypropylene, Taku Kumazawa’s new stacking chair redefines contract stacking chairs with an elegant residential feel and eco-friendly design

Conceived by Schmidt Hammer Lassen and Perkins&Will, the new Beijing Performing Arts Center’s design is inspired by the Chinese lanterns

Recapturing the old Hollywood splendor, Frank Gehry designs a mixed-used development featuring 800,000-square-feet of office spaces and additional set functions

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