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The Garden Art Museum of Nanning International Garden Expo

Posted in Built by Austin R Krueger on February 12, 2023

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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

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Douroux House – Venice, California

Posted in Built by Austin R Krueger on October 12, 2022

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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.

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