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Carles Enrich - Protective structure for the historic remains of a chapel, Jorba 2020. Photos © Adrià Goula.

Rain Harvest House, Valle de Bravo, Mexico - Robert Hutchison Architecture

Casa EC, Açores, Portugal - SAMI Arquitectos

New life for nine of the over 3000 small, abandoned stone quarries in China

From economic exploitation to ecological reuse

In 2021, the Beijing architect Xu Tiantian and her firm DnA_Design and Architecture were awarded a commission to develop new utilization concepts for the old and today abandoned stone quarries in the northern part of Jinyun County in Zhejiang Province. Located in direct proximity to Songyang, where Xu Tiantian has already very successfully realized revitalization projects for the rural area, which have received close international attention, are over 3000 disused small stone quarries that, until recently, were still mined manually.

A cedar-clad cabin in the north woods ,

North Shore of Lake Superior Grand Marais, MN

Wood and Mountain Cabin Thailand

National Library of France Finally Complete After a 10-Year-Long Renovation

Formerly known as the Bibliotheque du Roi, the Richelieu site of the National Library of France near the Palais-Royal has finally completed construction after almost 10 years of renovations.

The transformation of the 300-year-old site included facade restorations, installation of an interior garden, and facilities maintenances, promoting innovation, modernity, and openness to a wider public.

The project, which is both a library and a museum, will continue to house a massive campus for the history of the arts and heritage, and provide visitors with a place for walking, discovery, and exchange. The site is expected to be open to the public in summer of 2022.