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Qianshuang Song
Huizhou Architecture Renovation
Wednesday, 15 April 2026

Beyond the Green Hills

Located in Yixian County, Huangshan, China, the project renovates a Huizhou style residence through reuse. The design follows a restrained approach, retaining the original wall and roof system while adapting interior spaces for current living needs. On site surveying and 3D scanning informed a digital model to support structural and spatial adjustments. Window proportions were modified to improve daylight and ventilation while respecting traditional logic. Split level lofts and a courtyard pavilion support spatial continuity and reinforce links with the surrounding landscape.

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Mısra Özel
Bench
Tuesday, 14 April 2026

Altered Heritage

This sculptural bench originates from parts of a damaged Italian console dating back to the early 20th century. Rather than restoring the missing sections, the design reinterprets the fragmented form through bold material interventions. Hand-carved beechwood is combined with Rosso Levanto marble and satin stainless steel to create a hybrid composition. The result is a functional seat that retains traces of its historical origin while presenting itself as a contemporary collectible object.

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Hiroyuki Shinohara
Tea House
Monday, 13 April 2026

Suzumushi

Sounds of Suzumushi is a series of woven bamboo pavilions that reinterpret traditional basketry as inhabitable architecture. Using the Kagome weaving technique, long bamboo strips are interlaced to form lightweight, self supporting enclosures without mechanical fasteners. Digital modeling and structural simulation translate tacit craft knowledge into scalable construction, enabling forms from intimate seating to a pavilion for small gatherings. Filtered light, tactile surfaces and integrated sound create a calm sensory environment, renewing bamboo weaving as a contemporary social space.

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OMNI•Chang’An Site Concept Show
Cultural Travel Performance
Sunday, 12 April 2026

Omni Chang’An Site Concept Show

Omni Chang’An is China's first large-scale site-specific conceptual theatre, a whole piece of stage performance based on the intangible cultural heritages of Shaanxi and driven by the most state of the art stage technology. The theatre is composed of 8 original parts carried in different dimensions and styles, Heming (Harmony), Nichang (The Rainbow Skirt), Yingren (The Imagined Man), Wanxiang, Chang’an, Chongyuan (The Reunion), Gongsheng (Interdependence) and Chuanqi (The Legend).

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Yard Studio
City Lounge Station
Saturday, 11 April 2026

Yongai E Home

The life in a city is usually fast-paced and self-enclosed. The designer hopes to create a temporary homelike lounge in the city through a lighting box with warmth. The project is a special box located in the city center, serving as a warm light in the city. It provides a home-like rest stop for city workers in busy areas, offering convenient services such as a place for short breaks, drinking water, charging stations, first-aid kits, and various other amenities.

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Ryan Ward
Air Purifier
Friday, 10 April 2026

Briiv Pro

Briiv Pro is a radical new approach to sustainable air purification. Featuring AI-assisted air quality monitoring and mesh network capabilities, Briiv Pro drives forward the possibilities of sustainable materials in the world of air purification, leading the charge as Briiv Pro does away with fossil-fuel derived plastics and ushers in a new era of bioplastic-based consumer electronics that deliver life changing benefits with natural materials. It is these ideals of sustainability to which Briiv Pro adheres, to illuminate a better pathway to a greener future for human beings and the planet.

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