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Widbey Puzzle Prefab by Wittman Estes
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Rails of Memory by Blaising Borchardt Studio
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House on Lake Como by J. MAYER H. und Partner Architekten
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The Arc - Green School Bali by IBUKU
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US Embassy Guatamala City Guatemala by The Miller Hull Partnership
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Shannan Beehive Observation Cabin by Omno Lab
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Baoshan Waste-to-Energy Center Transforms Shanghai's Industrial Legacy into Green Landmark
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Aerial view of the Baoshan Waste-to-Energy Center, where a 4-hectare rooftop park crowns a state-of-the-art waste recovery facility.
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Baoshan Waste-to-Energy Center Transforms Shanghai's Industrial Legacy into Green Landmark
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Winding trail loops through the Baoshan Waste-to-Energy Center’s freshly planted 4-hectare rooftop park, offering panoramic views of the urban landscape.
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Baoshan Waste-to-Energy Center Transforms Shanghai's Industrial Legacy into Green Landmark
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Spire chimney towers mark the culmination of the waste-to-energy process, rising above the rooftop park.
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Baoshan Waste-to-Energy Center Transforms Shanghai's Industrial Legacy into Green Landmark
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Entrance plaza at the Museum of Waste, featuring “mini-city” volumes integrated into the industrial façade.
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Baoshan Waste-to-Energy Center Transforms Shanghai's Industrial Legacy into Green Landmark
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Visitor drop-off area at the Baoshan Waste-to-Energy Center, protected by a translucent ETFE canopy.
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Baoshan Waste-to-Energy Center Transforms Shanghai's Industrial Legacy into Green Landmark
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Industrial lift links the elevated catwalk and the Musem of Waste’s rooftop park.
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Baoshan Waste-to-Energy Center Transforms Shanghai's Industrial Legacy into Green Landmark
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Waste collection vehicles pass through a façade portal into sealed service ramps, minimizing odor emissions.
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Baoshan Waste-to-Energy Center Transforms Shanghai's Industrial Legacy into Green Landmark
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Sunlight filters through the perforated façade, designed for airflow to the industrial programs within.
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Baoshan Waste-to-Energy Center Transforms Shanghai's Industrial Legacy into Green Landmark
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Detail of solid concrete façade panels, their pattern derived from mountain-range photography.
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Twilight illumination underscores the interplay of industrial infrastructure and rooftop landscape at the Baoshan Waste-to-Energy Center.
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Baoshan Waste-to-Energy Center Transforms Shanghai's Industrial Legacy into Green Landmark
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Detail of the perforated façade’s structural framework and elevated walkway, highlighting the interplay of transparency and industrial form.
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Baoshan Waste-to-Energy Center Transforms Shanghai's Industrial Legacy into Green Landmark
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Panoramic daylight view of the Baoshan Waste-to-Energy Center, showing integration of industrial functions, public amenities, and green rooftop landscape.
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Baoshan Waste-to-Energy Center Transforms Shanghai's Industrial Legacy into Green Landmark
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Infographic showing annual carbon reduction from the former steel plant and landfill (3.5 Mt CO₂) to the new waste-to-energy operation and green landscape (124 kt CO₂).
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Baoshan Waste-to-Energy Center Transforms Shanghai's Industrial Legacy into Green Landmark
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Aerial view of the former steel plant site which once emitted massive greenhouse gases, now transformed into the Baoshan Waste-to-Energy Center.
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Baoshan Waste-to-Energy Center Transforms Shanghai's Industrial Legacy into Green Landmark
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Concept diagram illustrating how lifting a park’s corner creates space beneath for the waste-to-energy facility and forms the integrated “mini-city” program.
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Baoshan Waste-to-Energy Center Transforms Shanghai's Industrial Legacy into Green Landmark
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Section and plan diagrams of the waste-to-energy process at Baoshan, illustrating tipping, incineration, energy generation, and emission control sequences.
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Baoshan Waste-to-Energy Center Transforms Shanghai's Industrial Legacy into Green Landmark
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Elevation Drawing illustrating Museum of Waste programs protrucing through facade veil over industrial components.
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Baoshan Waste-to-Energy Center Transforms Shanghai's Industrial Legacy into Green Landmark
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Master plan roof view illustrating the extent of parkland coverage across the site and the unprecedented green roof over the sanitation-center facilities.
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Baoshan Waste-to-Energy Center Transforms Shanghai's Industrial Legacy into Green Landmark
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Physical model study of Museum of Waste showing the interlocking exhibition and functional programs
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