There almost isn't anything new in using orgami in architecture. Yet, reinvention is the key! Check out these orgami inspired sheet steel canopies and leave us your views...
MAD Architects unveil the design for the Nanhai Art Centre in Foshan, China. Resembling a continuous wave of water, with three main buildings looming underneath the floating sun canopy, this biomorphic building will be developed as the new public gateway on the waterfront, harmonising social, creative, and natural attributes.
The highly efficient passive design of Queen Alia International Airport - the spectacular new gateway to Amman, inspired by local traditions and based on a flexible modular solution is yet another visionary Foster Partners' blueprint in the international arena of architecture and design.
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Marc Fornes of THEVERYMANY designs Marquise - a billowing ultra-thin, lightweight aluminum structure that entirely transforms the approach and initial experience of a standard building entrance into a dramatic experience of threshold, and an icon that redefines the public in El Paso, Texas.