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Green walls from around the world
The plants in the vertical gardens by Vertical Garden Design come from coastal regions, mountain ranges ,and jungles throughout the world.
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Come over!

Come over!
The shortest connection between two points is a straight line, as the mathematics teaches us, or rather us some teacher at school once taught us. The Plant architects demonstrate in an apartment block complex in Budapest that a straight line between two buildings is not only the most direct link but can also be a great sensory experience.
Green to the point of absurdity
The detached home created by architect Weichlbauer Ortis in Frohnleiten, Austria, turns a house's customary use on its head.
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Architecture

An open book

An open book
The slat blinds arranged in three different color shades on the façade of a new library building can be opened and closed like the pages of a book.

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Architecture

The Kirnu Concept

The Kirnu Concept
The Finnish pavilion at this year's Expo in Shanghai shows how you can forge an overall concept from symbols of fish scales, stones, a view of the Nordic skies, dew, water and wood.
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The Kunstgalerie’s tentacles
The façade of Uetikon's Kunstgalerie is resplendent with huge concrete suction caps that hug the building as if they were the tentacles of a giant octopus. Emulating the shape of the suction pads,...
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Weather-beaten windmills

Weather-beaten windmills
Never before had so much copper been used for the outer surface of a building: 428 tons in 7,200 plates with 1,500,000 embossings and perforations.
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Poplar, Koto and Ayous veneers
Homapal offers a wide range of laminated wood panels with high-quality deck laminates.
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Architecture

At home in the open air

At home in the open air
Two garden pavilions that could not be more different - and yet are designed by the same firm of architects.
A coffered facade covering 9, 000 square meters
The facade of the Uppsala Concert and Congress Hall consists of a variation of vertical, slightly bent coffers, which interact to create the appearance of large, split crystal.
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An iceberg of marble, glass and metal
Alongside Holmenkollen, Oslo Opera House on Oslo fjord is one of the landmarks of Norway's capital and is even considered a national symbol.
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Rural urban interaction – the harmonious interaction between town and country

Rural urban interaction – the harmonious interaction between town and country
The Swiss Pavilion at this year's Expo in Shanghai embodies the symbiosis between town and country. It presents itself as a hybrid structure comprising technology and nature, which combines the city and the country and keeps them in balance. Furthermore, an interactive, intelligent façade system playfully demonstrates just how much unused energy surrounds us everywhere.