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fromEnr
1 week ago

NYC Billionaires' Row Tower Could Need $160M Fix Amid Cracking

Severe cracking of 432 Park Avenue's white concrete facade may require a $160 million renovation to prevent structural failure, falling concrete, and uninhabitability.
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 month ago

concrete corporate HQ by air matters + 16 arch studio emerges as container of light in taiwan

Architecture firms Air Matters and 16 ARCH STUDIO present Solar Locus, the new corporate headquarters of a solar energy company in Taiwan, conceived as a 'container of light.' Taking illumination as both symbol and medium, the five-story cube aspires to more than workplace functionality: it embodies the company's ethos of reconnecting humanity with nature. Behind its monumental concrete shell, a delicate glass volume emerges, balancing solidity with transparency while capturing the fleeting interplay of light and shadow throughout the day.
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