illy Cafe in Shipping Container

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American artist-architect Adam Kalkin has transformed standard shipping containers into living quarters. His Quick House can be used for different circumstances, from disaster-relief housing to luxury dwellings and for promotional purposes. Italian espresso company Illy has used the Quick House at the 52nd Venice Biennale to provide visitors a space to relax and to enjoy their complimentary espresso.
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Barcelona's new Camp Nou by Foster + Partners

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FC Barcelona have unveiled the design of their new stadium by Foster + Partners. Foster will remodel the famous Camp Nou stadium, increasing capacity by 10,000. The new Camp Nou will feature a glittering facade studded with colored polycarbonate and glass panels, creating a scaly skin of sorts, serving to shade, shelter, provide natural ventilation, and make a strong visual statement. The facade will transform from day to night and appear unique on match days as opposed to non-match days.
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Beijing National Grand Theater

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The Grand National Theater in Beijing China. A giante titanium egg right next to Tiananmen Square becomes a new icon for the city, along with several building opening before the 2008 Olympics. Its designer is Paul Andreu. The National Grand Theater has a floor area of 149,520 square meters and involves a total investment of 2.68838 billion yuan about 35.7 million US dollar. The pool surrounding the ellipsoid shell covers an area of 35,500 square meters, the main north entrance is an 80-meter-long corridor under the pool.
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Jeddah International Airport

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This beautiful airpot is the Jeddah International Airport. The picture is of the royal terminal at Jeddah International. Jeddah International was constructed with the Hajj to Mecca in mind, when during the Muslim holy period 2 million pilgrims journey to Mecca. The main terminal is ring shaped with an oasis at its heart which is reflected by the smaller royal terminal shown here.
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Japanese Tea House

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This Japanese tea house is pretty in the night. The tea house in the garden Frankfurt museum ,Munich, Germany from Kengo Kuma & Associates. It is like a light peanut.