Architecture Archives - Mechtraveller https://mechtraveller.com/category/structures/architecture/ Mechanically-minded travel Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:11:48 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 Pingtan Book House Architectural Award https://mechtraveller.com/2022/11/pingtan-book-house-architectural-award/ https://mechtraveller.com/2022/11/pingtan-book-house-architectural-award/#respond Wed, 30 Nov 2022 14:59:07 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=8404 Love this! It reminds me of a ‘Bee Hotel’! The Pingtan Book House in China’s Hunan province* is designed to provide space for children to read and play. The design, by Hong Kong based Condition_Lab, has just been awarded ‘highly commended’ in the Cultural Building of the Year category of the annual Dezeen Awards. The […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2022/11/pingtan-book-house-architectural-award/feed/ 0 Architecture Prize for the Freedom Museum in Groesbeek, Holland https://mechtraveller.com/2022/11/architecture-prize-for-the-freedom-museum-in-groesbeek-holland/ https://mechtraveller.com/2022/11/architecture-prize-for-the-freedom-museum-in-groesbeek-holland/#respond Wed, 16 Nov 2022 13:03:16 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=8290 The Freedom Museum in Groesbeek, the Netherlands, has been awarded the Architecture MasterPrize for 2022 in the ‘Cultural Architecture’ category. The museum covers a wide range of WW2 experiences and stories, such as the famine endured by Dutch civilians in 1944/5, but the focus is on the liberation of Holland and two local elements of […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2022/11/architecture-prize-for-the-freedom-museum-in-groesbeek-holland/feed/ 0 Kempinski to open a floating hotel https://mechtraveller.com/2021/12/kempinski-to-open-a-floating-hotel/ https://mechtraveller.com/2021/12/kempinski-to-open-a-floating-hotel/#respond Thu, 09 Dec 2021 12:38:54 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=7218 The luxury hotel brand Kempinski is to open a floating hotel in Dubai in 2023. The Kempinski Floating Palace will be anchored next to one of the most exclusive beach stretches in Dubai on Jumeirah Beach Road. The main hotel building will be surrounded by 12 floating luxury villas which are designed to be self-sufficient […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2021/12/kempinski-to-open-a-floating-hotel/feed/ 0 The Deformable modularized COVID-19 Epidemic Prevention Hospital in Shanghai https://mechtraveller.com/2021/09/the-deformable-modularized-covid-19-epidemic-prevention-hospital-in-shanghai/ https://mechtraveller.com/2021/09/the-deformable-modularized-covid-19-epidemic-prevention-hospital-in-shanghai/#respond Wed, 08 Sep 2021 15:02:13 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=6973 This is an interesting and timely piece of engineering design. This modular hospital is the winner of the ‘Health’ category in this year’s World Architecture Festival. It is currently under construction in a park on Mincheng Road, Minhang District, Shanghai. The modular hospital is designed by Professor Chenping Han and his team from School of […]

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