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In 1930 the Indiana Bell building in Evansville, Indiana was moved over 34 days the 11,000-ton building was moved 16 meters from its original location and rotated 90 degrees, a process that was completed in mid-November 1930, without interrupting or the service of calls nor the supply of gas, water, and electricity of the building. Over a month, the structure was moved 15 inch/hr all while 600 employees still worked there. According to reports, ‘no one inside felt it move’

Casting Light upon the Ideal Condition: A Talk with Architect Liu Yuyang — ArchDaily.com

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— by Yifan Zhang: When architecture has been evolving within the context of “Chinese characteristics”, Shanghai as one of the national creative centers provides us with a glimpse of the transformations and the prospects of Chinese contemporary architecture. Based in Shanghai, architect Liu Yuyang, who was born in Taiwan and grew up in America, has conceived his personal…

SOM and TLS Design China’s Model City of the Future — ArchDaily

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— by Niall Patrick Walsh: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill have been selected along with Tom Leader Studio to design the urban core for the Xiong’an New Area, China’s model city of the future. The winning scheme was selected from 12 finalists representing 10 countries, resulting from an international competition of 200 entries. The SOM and TLS scheme ultimately prevailed for its…