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• ‘In China, builders don’t look at drawings’: the architect challenging his country’s rampant urban obsession

  11-11-2024 09:00
  
  China is moving mountains and flattening neighbourhoods. But Dong Gong is sparking a revolution – by working slowly with what’s already there. As a book of his great projects appears, he shares his philosophyArtificial boulders fill the studio of Vector architects in Beijing, like the result of a dramatic landslide, their craggy polystyrene surfaces rendered with chalky grey plaster. One rock has a striking house sprouting from its summit, a group of intersecting cubic volumes crowne
  
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• Country diary: The finest autumn colour we’ve had for years | Susie White

  11-11-2024 06:30
  Whitfield, Northumberland: Even if you know the science behind it, the sight of beech and sycamore trees in full blaze can still astoundLast week, it was village fireworks that lit up the Whitfield Valley. Today, the woodlands are glowing with reds, oranges and yellows in a dazzling display. Wet weather has kept the trees hydrated, while warm temperatures have held back leaf-drop. The woods around Cupola Bridge are a place to slow down and experience the best autumn colour for years.Th
  
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• Sydney’s ‘little school project’ named World Building of the Year

  11-11-2024 00:46
  Darlington public school in Chippendale wins major building design prize at 2024 World Architectural festival in SingaporeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Sydney public school has been crowned the World Building of the Year, beating competition from towering skyscrapers, museums and major transport hubs to claim the title.Darlington public school in Chippendale won the major building design prize at the 2024 World
  
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