The Intercontinental Sanya Resort is in Sanya, Hainan, China
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“International design practice aedas has completed ‘18 kowloon east’, a 28-storey mixed-use building in Kowloon, China. Seeking to balance out the heavily industrialized blocks making up the site, the design features a multi-storey green base that provides a ‘greening effect’ within the neighbourhood.”
MAD Architects Unveil Urban Forest Skyscraper For China | Inhabitat
“Inspired by mountainous Chinese landscapes and the traditional villages built their hillsides, MAD Architects has unveiled plans to create a towering vertical Urban Forest. Designed for Chongqing, China, the projects consists of a stacked vertical forest set in the heart of the city, designed to bring more nature and open space in a dense and compact way. MAD Architects is becoming more known for their sustainable designs, and hopefully the green design aspects of this new tower extend beyond the garden spaces on each floor.”
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Green roof, vertical garden, and public park in plans for “Shenzen 4 Tower in 1”, Shenzen, China
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Mass Studies entry for a MAD Architectural competition to design the city centery of Guiyang, China.
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Living Steel Competition Winners Announced - Knafo Klimor Architects
“Israeli firm Knafo Klimor Architects developed a vertical garden scheme. The Agro-housing concept presents a new urban and social vision that addresses chaotic urbanisation problem by creating a new order in the city. The idea behind Agro-housing is to create a space close to home where families can produce their own food supply according to their own abilities, tastes and choices to promote independent living, freedom and potentially provide additional income. In addition, these greenhouse spaces become a natural gathering place for the community to interact. Agro-housing is a place for living, but in essence, it is a model for a new urbanity.”
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