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The Whale by Dorte Mandrup - Chapter Nine - pages 544-545.
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All images courtesy MIR©.
StudioWolff Unveils Design Strategies to Prosper Humankind
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Town House at Kingston University & Timber Research Center by Grafton Architects - Chapter Nine - pages 550-551.
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Left: Kingston University. Right: Grafton Architects.
StudioWolff Unveils Design Strategies to Prosper Humankind
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Marina Bay Sands, Singapore by Safdie Architects - Chapter Ten - The City State - pages 602-603.
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Left: Aerial/Marina Bay Sands by permission (top), Flickr/Ray in Manila (bottom). Right: WikiCC/Leonid Iaitskyi (top), Uwe Aranas (bottom).
StudioWolff Unveils Design Strategies to Prosper Humankind
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Reflections at Keppel Bay by Studio Libeskind and The Interlace by OMA and Ole Sheeren Architects - Chapter Ten - The City State - pages 604-605.
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Left: WikiCC/RM Bulseco (top), Bottom clockwise -Depositphotos (top left), Flickr/Ithmus (top right), WikiCC/Stankn (bottom right) and Flickr/Ithmus (bottom left). Right: v2com/OMA/Buro Ole Scheeren.
StudioWolff Unveils Design Strategies to Prosper Humankind
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Marina One by Ingenhoven Architects - Chapter Ten - The City State - pages 607-608.
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Drawings courtesy download by Ingenhoven Architects, exterior image courtesy HGEsch©.
StudioWolff Unveils Design Strategies to Prosper Humankind
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Solaris by Hamzah & Yeang Architects and Jewel Changi Airport Terminal by Safdie Architects - Chapter Ten - The City State - pages 610-611.
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Left: WikiCC/Ubi Sing. Right: Pixabay/Muhammad Hasbi (top right). Safdie Architects press release (top right), WikiCC 4.0/Matteo Morando (bottom).
StudioWolff Unveils Design Strategies to Prosper Humankind
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Masdar City by Foster + Partners - Chapter Ten - The City State - pages 620-621.
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Drawing courtesy of Foster + Partners (top); image courtesy of Depositphotos by philipus (bottom).
StudioWolff Unveils Design Strategies to Prosper Humankind
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SHUM YIP UpperHills LOFT - URBANUS
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All images courtesy URBANUS/ZtpVision.
New River Train Observation Tower
Virginia Tech
The custom, exterior-exposed, hardwood cross-laminated timber was developed by Virginia Tech researchers from locally-sourced, low-grade Yellow Poplar.
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Kay Edge and Edward Becker
New River Train Observation Tower
Virginia Tech
The New River Train Observation tower provides public access to views over the New River railroad bridge in rural Virginia.
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Kay Edge and Edward Becker
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New River Train Observation Tower
Virginia Tech
The high-strength hardwood CLT panels cantilever 12 feet with a 3" thickness to provide rain and snow cover to the viewing platform.
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Kay Edge and Edward Becker
New River Train Observation Tower
Virginia Tech
Two modular viewing platforms are bisected by a public walkway. The modules were prefabricated off site and lifted into place by crane.
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Kay Edge and Edward Becker
New River Train Observation Tower
Virginia Tech
The hardwood CLT panels are coated in a natural pine tar and linseed oil mixture to prevent moisture and UV damage to the structure.
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Kay Edge and Edward Becker
New River Train Observation Tower
Virginia Tech
The project is built on a former railroad tar dump. During excavation, the project team discovered a civil-war-era building under the project site which required a structural redesign of the foundation.
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Kay Edge and Edward Becker
New River Train Observation Tower
Virginia Tech
Photo credit:
Kay Edge and Edward Becker
New River Train Observation Tower
Virginia Tech
The black pine tar exterior treatment references the nearby train tracks and Virginia's history as a tar producing state.
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Kay Edge and Edward Becker
New River Train Observation Tower
Virginia Tech
Photo credit:
Kay Edge and Edward Becker
New River Train Observation Tower
Virginia Tech
Photo credit:
Kay Edge and Edward Becker
New River Train Observation Tower
Virginia Tech
Photo credit:
Kay Edge and Edward Becker
New River Train Observation Tower
Virginia Tech
Clear-coated raw steel handrails and solid wood construction help to situate the project in Radford, a post-industrial Appalachian town.
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Kay Edge and Edward Becker
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