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A 5-story building in Shanghai ‘walks’ to a new location 

An 85-year-old primary school has been lifted off the ground – in its entirety – and relocated using new technology dubbed the “walking machine. "In the city’s latest effort to preserve historic structures, engineers attached nearly 200 mobile supports under the five-story building, according to Lan Wuji, chief technical supervisor of the project.

Francesca Torzo - Z33, an extension to the museum of Art, Design & Architecture,  Hasselt 2019. Via, 2, photos © Gion Balthasar von Albertini.

André Guiraud - Huguerie apartment renovation, Bordeaux 2020. Photos © Agnes Clotis.

Gali Sulukjian - Apartment renovation, Paris 2017. Photos © Giorgio Marafioti.

Multerer Architekten - House renovation, Neuhaus 2019. Photos © Sebastian Schels.

Shearers Quarters John Wardle Architects

This beguiling shearers quarters sits as a companion building to an existing historic cottage on a working sheep farm. Located on the site of the old shearing shed that was destroyed by fire, the residence houses shearers, and family and friends on annual tree planting weekends and retreats. The plan form transforms along its length to shift the profile of a slender skillion at the western end to a broad gable at the east. The geometry of this shift is carried through to the layout of internal walls, lining boards and window frames.