Not so long ago a pair of houses have popped up in Lawrence, Kansas. They share similar designs and they’re leed Platinum ...

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Every year, in the middle of summer, hundreds of Hong Kong construction workers and engineers walk up some 200 steps to Ching Lin Terrace in the seaside neighborhood of Kennedy Town. There, in one of ...

Explore the creative genius of I.M. Pei as he reshapes the future of architecture in China I.M. Pei: Building China Modern captures Pei as he forges an architectural language that brings together ...