To reveal a scar; to chance upon another who could look at it as a natural and not a hideous thing.
What do you think is happening in this Overview? From our perspective, it looks like someone got excited while driving a road-striping truck. Regardless of how it happened, this vibrant display is found on the grounds of the former St. George Municipal Airport in St. George, Utah. Now closed, the facility was used for general aviation from 1972 until it was replaced by another airport in 2011. Head over to our Instagram and let us know your best guess in the comments!
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Humans still make their shelter out of mud, rocks, and sticks, but have just gotten extremely good at it.
Mix Architects transforms old Chinese country house into library and teahouse
Located in Gaochun of Nanjing, China, a small fishing village called Jangshan commissioned Mix Architects to meet the basic needs of indigenous people for modern functions and cultural life. The renewal plan proposed by the studio consisted of two parts, namely the renovation of the vacant old homes and the construction of new rural public facilities like a library, a tea pavilion and public toilets. Mix Architects focused the renovation plan on the transformation of the old house. the design retained the external appearance of the rare old houses hoping to emphasize the importance of regional characteristics and cultural heritage. at the same time, disruptive functional replacement and spatial reconstruction of the interior of the building was implemented like a bookcase wrapping a patio and a glass tea pavilion facing the courtyard.
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Hilltop Gallery by dEEP Architects
Hilltop Gallery locates on Yanshan Mountains bordering Beijing and Chengde, where there is a perfect view to Jinshanling Great wall. With 1500㎡ construction area and 2600㎡ floor area, the building not only functions as an art gallery and venue for related cultural projects, but also a reception, dining and exhibition area for Phoenix Valley project.
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All of us are scared that robots that we create destroy humanity, while we got created by nature and are currently destroying it.
