40 h. ago Veiled in Glass: MVRDV Wraps Tiffany & Co. In a Shifting Sea of Translucent Fins

Veiled in Glass: MVRDV Wraps Tiffany & Co. In a Shifting Sea of Translucent Fins  hypebeast.com

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62 h. ago Gallery of EU Mies Awards Shortlist and MVRDV’s Fluid Facade in Beijing: This Week in Architecture

Gallery of EU Mies Awards Shortlist and MVRDV’s Fluid Facade in Beijing: This Week in Architecture - 3  ArchDaily

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62 h. ago Gallery of EU Mies Awards Shortlist and MVRDV’s Fluid Facade in Beijing: This Week’s Review

Gallery of EU Mies Awards Shortlist and MVRDV’s Fluid Facade in Beijing: This Week’s Review - 4  ArchDaily

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62 h. ago EU Mies Awards Shortlist and MVRDV’s Fluid Facade in Beijing: This Week’s Review

EU Mies Awards Shortlist and MVRDV’s Fluid Facade in Beijing: This Week’s Review  ArchDaily

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3 d. ago snøhetta plans spiraling galleries with curved glass facades for beijing art museum

snøhetta plans spiraling galleries with curved glass facades for beijing art museum  Designboom

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3 d. ago MVRDV Designs Tiffany & Co.’s Beijing Flagship with a Fluid Glass Fins Façade

MVRDV Designs Tiffany & Co.’s Beijing Flagship with a Fluid Glass Fins Façade  parametric-architecture.com

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3 d. ago MVRDV drapes glass veil around Tiffany & Co flagship in Beijing

MVRDV drapes glass veil around Tiffany & Co flagship in Beijing  Dezeen

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4 d. ago MVRDV wraps tiffany & co. beijing flagship in rippling facade of translucent glass fins

MVRDV wraps tiffany & co. beijing flagship in rippling facade of translucent glass fins  Designboom

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4 d. ago Jewels in Motion: MVRDV’s Tiffany & Co. Façade Shimmers in Beijing

Jewels in Motion: MVRDV’s Tiffany & Co. Façade Shimmers in Beijing  Archilovers

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1 week ago Glass observatory deck along Hong Kong Island promenade draws tens of thousands

A new glass walkway in a recently opened section of the promenade in Hong Kong’s Eastern district has drawn tens of thousands of people in its first week, with the daily peak reaching 16,000, according to authorities. The glass observatory deck, which offers visitors a view of the harbour beneath, was part of the final 1.1km (0.68-mile) North Point section of the East Coast Boardwalk. The section opened on December 29, completing the 13km promenade after 16 years of planning and...

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2 w. ago China expert mocks Taiwan's HIMARS as 'porcupine in a glass box'

China expert mocks Taiwan's HIMARS as 'porcupine in a glass box'  Space War News

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2 w. ago China ‘frog prince’ glassblower has unusually protruding cheeks after 30 years of work

A glass-blower in China has seen his cheeks protrude dramatically like a frog because of the strain he has put on them during 30 years of work in the industry. The 48-year-old, surnamed Zhang, who works at a glass manufacturer in Zhongshan, Guangdong province, southern China, has captivated social media with his bent-out-of-shape face, according to a report by the news outlet jxnews.com.cn. Long-term and intensive work has strangely developed Zhang’s facial muscles, such that his cheeks puff out...

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2 w. ago Chinese ‘frog prince’ glassblower has unusually protruding cheeks after 30 years of work

A glassblower in China has seen his cheeks protrude dramatically like a frog because of the strain he has put on them during 30 years of work in the industry. The 48-year-old, surnamed Zhang, who works at a glass manufacturer in Zhongshan, Guangdong province, southern China, has captivated social media with his bent-out-of-shape face, according to a report by the news outlet jxnews.com.cn. Long-term and intensive work has strangely developed Zhang’s facial muscles, such that his cheeks puff out...

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2 w. ago louis vuitton sanlitun opens in beijing with a fluid glass facade by jun aoki

louis vuitton sanlitun opens in beijing with a fluid glass facade by jun aoki  Designboom

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2 w. ago Hongkongers head to East Coast Boardwalk as ‘final piece of puzzle’ opens

People are flocking to a new boardwalk extension described as the “final piece of the puzzle” linking Hong Kong Island’s 13km (8-mile) promenade, marking the end of 16 years of planning and construction. A glass observatory deck was among the features of the new 1.1km North Point extension that drew the most attention on Monday, but some visitors said they wished the new attraction were larger. Ivan Ho Man-yiu, chairman of the Harbourfront Commission, said that the opening of the eastern section...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong Island promenade to be completed after 16 years as final section opens

Hong Kong Island’s 13km (8-mile) promenade will be fully connected after 16 years of planning and construction, with the last section of the boardwalk in North Point to open to the public on Monday. The Development Bureau said on Sunday that the eastern section of the East Coast Boardwalk, spanning 1.1km from the North Point Promenade to Hoi Yu Street in Quarry Bay, features a glass observatory deck and open spaces. “[It marks] the last kilometre to connect the approximately 13-kilometre-long...

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3 w. ago GLOBALink | Draped in tradition: How foreign visitors are embracing Hanfu in China's ancient town

GLOBALink | Draped in tradition: How foreign visitors are embracing Hanfu in China's ancient town  Xinhua

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3 w. ago China mall installs glass windows on men’s toilet doors that turn transparent when users smoke

A shopping centre in southern China has installed special glass on the doors of men’s toilet cubicles that becomes transparent when people smoke inside, winning applause online. The move involving bathrooms at Shenzhen’s Shuibei International Centre and Shuibei Jinzuo Building, two jewellery shopping malls in Guangdong province, trended on social media on December 16. The glass uses a special technology that is normally opaque and cuts off the power in a few seconds after it detects smoke,...

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3 w. ago China mall fits glass windows on men’s toilet doors that turn transparent when users smoke

China mall fits glass windows on men’s toilet doors that turn transparent when users smoke  South China Morning Post

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3 w. ago Creatives show how smartphones can tell our life story – in one photo

On a cold November evening in Paris, a steady flow of visitors entered the historic iron-and-glass dome of the Grand Palais, happy to swap the autumn chill outdoors for the enticing warm glow inside of 100 illuminated photographs – all taken by smartphone users. They were attending the opening of the Huawei Xmage Awards 2025 Ceremony and Annual Exhibition, featuring the best photos chosen from more than 743,000 entries in this year’s competition as “Xmage 100”, which was focused on visual...

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