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A winding wooden path leads to a natural amphitheatre created by rippling mounds of grass at this garden in Lijiang, China, which was designed by landscape studio Z’scape and has been shortlisted for the Dezeen Awards 2022. Located at the Linjiang Hilla Vintage Hotel complex, the Wilderness Garden and Amphitheatre extends an existing landscape designed … Read More "Z’scape adds grassy amphitheatre and wild garden to hotel in rural China" The post Z’scape adds grassy amphitheatre and wild garden to hotel in rural China appeared first on Zarkon Group Real Estate Builders & Developers. http://dlvr.it/SZ5WkZ

Spotted: Having experienced life in a bike seat as a bicycle messenger in Vienna, the founder of GLEAM e-bikes put his on-the-road experience into creating a multi-use vehicle that easily handles the complexities of urban cycling. To create something that can easily compete with the carrying capacity of a car, yet with the freedom that … Read More "Modular light electric vehicles for urban transport" The post Modular light electric vehicles for urban transport appeared first on Zarkon Group Real Estate Builders & Developers. http://dlvr.it/SZ0mqs

Japanese architecture studio Archipatch has completed a house in the seaside city of Kagoshima that is built from timber and features a material palette chosen to complement its natural surroundings. Tokyo-based Archipatch designed the Tsumugu house as a case study for local house builder Shichiro Construction, which wanted to utilise timber sourced from the Kyushu … Read More "Tsumugu by Archipatch is a wooden house designed to connect with nature" The post Tsumugu by Archipatch is a wooden house designed to connect with nature appeared first on Zarkon Group Real Estate Builders & Developers. http://dlvr.it/SYrvh8

How can architecture be a force for good in our ever-changing world? During Future Fest, we’re pose this question to some of the world’s best architects. We’re hosting daily virtual talks from September 12th to 30th, which are 100% free to attend.  Check out the full schedule! Diverse housing types are the foundation of better cities. … Read More "The Future of Architecture: Social Housing Projects From Around the World" The post The Future of Architecture: Social Housing Projects From Around the World appeared first on Zarkon Group Real Estate Builders & Developers. http://dlvr.it/SYn0FY

Central Saint Martins graduate Arina Shokouhi has invented an avocado alternative called Ecovado, which is meant to wean people off the resource-intensive imported fruit. The Ecovado contains a pale green, creamy foodstuff made from a combination of ingredients local to its country and packaged in a fake avocado skin fashioned from wax. Shokouhi, who is a … Read More "British-made Ecovado offers low-impact alternative to avocado" The post British-made Ecovado offers low-impact alternative to avocado appeared first on Zarkon Group Real Estate Builders & Developers. http://dlvr.it/SYl69g

A glazed skin hangs from a timber exoskeleton at this office building in France by French studio GRAAM Architecture, which has been shortlisted in the business building category of Dezeen Awards 2022. Completed for banking group Caisse d’Epargne in Dijon, Burgundy, the seven-storey building was designed to provide airy, flexible and naturally-lit workspaces that meet … Read More "GRAAM Architecture wraps Burgundy office building in timber exoskeleton and “glass veil”" The post GRAAM Architecture wraps Burgundy office building in timber exoskeleton and “glass veil” appeared first on Zarkon Group Real Estate Builders & Developers. http://dlvr.it/SYd1Gz

Fueled by the emergence of mass timber construction techniques, the wood structures that we once thought would be relegated to an antiquated past are instead pointing the way to the future. The material is poised to revolutionize the architecture field as businesses and communities realize that timber is an affordable, low-carbon alternative to steel and … Read More "When Mass Timber Meets Pre-Fab Design: Affordable and Sustainable Housing" The post When Mass Timber Meets Pre-Fab Design: Affordable and Sustainable Housing appeared first on Zarkon Group Real Estate Builders & Developers. http://dlvr.it/SYZ2Pp

Finnish companies Polar Night Energy and Vatajankoski have built the world’s first operational “sand battery”, which provides a low-cost and low-emissions way to store renewable energy. The battery, which stores heat within a tank of sand, is installed at energy company Vatajankoski’s power plant in the town of Kankaanpää, where it is plugged into the … Read More "Finnish “sand battery” offers solution for renewable energy storage" The post Finnish “sand battery” offers solution for renewable energy storage appeared first on Zarkon Group Real Estate Builders & Developers. http://dlvr.it/SYVmvQ

A zigzagging form gives extra privacy to the medical staff living in Thai studio Plan Architect’s nurse dormitory apartment block at Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok. Comprising 523 rooms, the building, which has been shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2022, is formed of 26 floors with diamond-shaped openings at their centres. Plan Architect designed the apartment block … Read More "Plan Architect designs apartment block for nurses with zigzagging facade" The post Plan Architect designs apartment block for nurses with zigzagging facade appeared first on Zarkon Group Real Estate Builders & Developers. http://dlvr.it/SYSXTG

How can architecture be a force for good in our ever-changing world? During Future Fest, we’re pose this question to some of the world’s best architects. We’re hosting daily virtual talks from September 12th to 30th, which are 100% free to attend.  Check out the full schedule! Load the landing page for NEOM, and you’ll be … Read More "NEOM: Will the Multi-Billion Dollar Mega-City Ever Come to Life? " The post NEOM: Will the Multi-Billion Dollar Mega-City Ever Come to Life?  appeared first on Zarkon Group Real Estate Builders & Developers. http://dlvr.it/SYP4Zs