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Controlling lightning with lasers, transforming dumps into parks, mapping subterranean passageways and more
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Transforming a Dumping Ground Into a Floating Forest in China
Fish Tail Park is a new 126-acre floating forest in Nanchang, China that helps regulate floods, restore wildlife habitation and create a recreational area for the city. Transforming what was once a …
The Bronx Museum Reveals New Accessibility-Focused Design
For their 50th anniversary, the museum's renovation considers its roots
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Francis Kéré’s New Evolving Playground in Kampala, Uganda
On 14 October, a new playground in Kampala, Uganda from Burkina Faso-born, Pritzker Prize-winner Francis Kéré will open. Like all of the architect’s work, the playground weaves the needs, desires, hopes and …
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Heatherwick Studio’s Kinetic Glasshouse Blooms Like a Flower
The unfurling structure merges engineering, horticulture and history
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Idle Taxis Repurposed as Vegetable Gardens in Bangkok
Bangkok’s Ratchapruk and Bovorn Taxi cooperatives joined forces and transformed the roofs of their currently unused cabs (idled because of a lack of demand during the pandemic) as vegetable gardens. With “black …
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Crochet-covered streets, "water world" planets, scent-recognizing devices and more from around the web
San Diego Symphony’s New Outdoor Music Destination, The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
A permanent, design-forward landmark within the city’s waterfront Embarcadero
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