Stephanie Stefanovic . Articles INTERNATIONAL SNAPSHOT: Ultra-sustainable US retreat; Chinese design reaches new peaks; Indian architect wins Pritzker Prize This week's international snapshot features a US retreat developed for 'triple-zero living', a Chinese plaza design that blurs the line between nature and the artificial, and India's first Pritzker Architecture Prize winner. Procore VP talks technology and trends in construction A&D talks construction with Tom Karemacher, the new vice president of Procore APAC. INTERNATIONAL SNAPSHOT: Otherworldly cinema in Paris; Thought-provoking Korean home; Avant-garde Iranian mosque This week's international snapshot features an otherwordly outdoor cinema planned for Paris, a Korean home that frames the landscape in thought-provoking ways, and an avant-garde Iranian mosque that is stirring up controversy among religious conservatives. Construction to begin on Frankston's new "beach-inspired" train station Work is scheduled to begin this month on Frankston’s new train station, designed by Genton Architecture. Projects halted in Australia’s largest urban renewal effort Twenty-six project applications for the Fishermans Bend urban renewal project in Victoria have been stalled until they can be assessed by new permanent planning controls. INTERNATIONAL SNAPSHOT: Tallest timber tower; school for Syrian refugees; energy-positive hotel A&D takes a look at plans for the world's tallest timber tower in Tokyo, an award-winning school for Syrian refugees and plans for the world's first energy-positive hotel in Norway.
