The Garden Art Museum of Nanning International Garden Expo






Building: The Garden Art Museum of Nanning International Garden Expo
Location: Nanning, China
Status: Completed 2018
Area: 25570 sm
Awards: Building of the year 2022 Cultural Architecture Award (archdaily), 2020 International Architecture Award by Chicago Athenaeum
Architect:ArcStudio and China Architecture Design & Research Group
General Contractor: China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Corp. Ltd.
Structural Team: Jie Shi, Shule Wangm Hongwei Zheng, Hong Shi, Bingyin Zhu
MEP Design Team: Lei Li, Haiprng Jiang, Suyang Wang, Junmin Li
AE Interests: curvilinear steel-structured roof, passive design, vernacular architectural materials, materials with sound and thermal insulation performance
Douroux House – Venice, California



Building: The Douroux House
Location: Venice, California, USA
Architect: Antoine Predock
Completion: 1991
Builder: Robert Douroux
Owner: Robert Douroux
Square Footage: 3,356 SqFt
AE Interests: The 9 x 13ft, one-ton bright red cantilevered window pivots horizontally to foster interaction between the beach and the home. Structural design intended to withstand seismic activity. The structure consists of only concrete, glass, and steel.
Original post by Maggie Lawson on September 1, 2009
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