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In Amsterdam, floating homes show the world how to live alongside nature

SCHOONSCHIP, Amsterdam — Marjan de Blok readjusts her body weight as she treads across the jetties linking a floating community on the River IJ. Her cheeks and nose are elfin red from the whipping winds. She shouts greetings to many of her neighbors, her voice carried by the water all around. About this series Climate Visionaries highlights brilliant people around …

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F.O.G. architecture’s birdie cup coffee nested beneath floating white puffs

F.O.G. ARCHITECTURE’s inflatable landmark in shanghai   nested among shanghai‘s historic-turned-trendy neighborhood of fengshengli is the ‘birdie cup coffee’ café by F.O.G. architecture. covering just 25-square-meters, the design-minded coffee shop seems to float amongst the tightly packed townhouse-like ‘shikumen’ buildings and commercial spaces, and is situated right beside the metro station. defined by its inflatable roof and luminous glass volume, the …

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