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Tabloo Nuclear Waste Visitor Centre, Dessel, Belgium by Bovenbouw and ONO Architectuur

Bovenbouw and ONO Architectuur’s visitors’ centre, near a nuclear waste facility in Belgium, reconciles local people with the reality of living with nuclear power ...

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Revisit: Penguin Pool in London, UK by Tecton

A monument to captivity, Tecton’s penguin enclosure at London Zoo failed to care for its confined occupants and live up to its utopian vision

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Elephant centre in Krapho, Thailand by Bangkok Project Studio
Wildlife sanctuary in Khor Kalba, United Arab Emirates by Hopkins Architects

Wildlife sanctuary in Khor Kalba, United Arab Emirates by Hopkins Architects
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Walk on the wild site: krakani lumi standing camp in Tasmania by Taylor + Hinds
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Gravel rush: Negenoord observation tower by De Gouden Liniaal Architecten
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Ahead of the curve: Office Off Course, China

Retirement plan: Titan, France
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Poised for flight: Visitor centre in Denmark by Dorte Mandrup
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Jianamani Visitor Centre by Atelier Teamminus, Tibet
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Visitor Centre by Olaf Gipser Architects, Oostvaarderplassen, Netherlands
The long, low volume of the visitor pavilion addresses an existing church and square

Castelo Novo Visitor Centre in Fundão, Portugal, by Comoco Architects
The centre’s architecture blends regional tectonic tradition with echoes of British high-tech

Hastings Street Visitor Information Centre by Bark Design Architects, Noosa Heads, Queensland, Australia

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