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Designed by PAL Design Consultants, Oasis Club aims to be a haven for relaxation and rejuvenation for the people of the Chinese city of Chengdu. The city is known as “China‘s Party City” because of its growing numbers of bars and pubs, at times outgrowing Shanghai. Oasis Club is a private membership club mixes up contemporary suites of privacy, utter luxury, modernism and a sense of being in a universe theme park.
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Situated in the town of Rawdon, the Lanaudière region, one of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada this lovely Spa La Source resort was designed by Montreal-based studio Blouin Tardif Architecture-Environnement. The resort is called La Source – Massage Therapy Pavilion.
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This museum provides a space of study within a democratic and multicultural frame for the development of future generations. Situated in Mexico City, the museum integrates the remembrance of genocides provoked by racial discrimination (Memory) and the unforgiving legacy that this leaves us with, and must lead us to, respect of others and coexistence in diversity (Tolerance).
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Located in Soho, a neighborhood in Manhattan, the synagogue was founded n 2005 by Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Dovi Scheiner and his wife Estiy. Rabbi Scheiner is the brother of Rabbi Pesach Scheiner, leader of the Chabad-Lubavitch of Boulder, Colorado. Occupies an erstwhile fashion boutique of Gucci, between Spring and Broome Streets, the Soho Synagogue looks as much like a funky nightclub as it does a traditional temple.
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New Delhi has given India some of the finest names in the field of art like Anita Dube, Abhishek Hazra and Jayanta Roy. The art and craft culture in the city encompasses paintings, handmade accessories, wooden handicrafts, items made from cane, bamboo, conch-shell, ivory and bell metal etc. The Delhi Art Gallery has become distinguished for its focus on 20th century Indian art. Its museum-like collections range from the early-moderns to the moderns, including all the masters and senior artists of the movement all the way to more recent contemporary art.
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Designed by Croatian architect Silvije Novak of 3LHD, the Lone Hotel is situated only a ten-minute walk to the Adriatic resort town of Rovinj, Croatia. Built in 2011, the hotel is like a cruise ship inspired by 1970s local architecture. Lone’s “Y”-shaped structure gives the rooms spectacular views of the sparkling sea. Offering excellent location, exceptional services and quality facilities, this is the first hotel member of Design Hotels AG in Croatia.
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Now in it’s 5th year, DesCours will be holding its annual event in New Orleans from December 2nd-December 11th, 2011. DesCours is a free, public, ten-day contemporary architecture and art event looks towards the future in displaying experimental, cutting-edge new media and interactive art installations, accompanied by nightly changing entertainment provided by local musicians. It is a celebration of contemporary architecture and visual arts. The event showcases the city’s unique architectural and cultural identity while exploring the latest in design and technology.
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The Brooklyn Museum is a famous landmark in the New York area that brings more than 450,000 visitors annually to see its acclaimed artistic exhibitions and permanent collections. Until January 2012, the museum hosting “reOrder” created by Situ Studio. This is an architectural installation as the initial step in the transformation of the museum’s first floor.
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Copenhagen-based Holm Architecture Office in collaboration with Archiland Beijing, Kragh & Berglund landscape architects, and engineering consultants Cowi Beijing, has won first prize in a competition to design the Samaranch Memorial Museum. It will be situating in Tianjin, a city of over 12 million people near Beijing, in Northwestern China. Juan Antonio Samaranch was the president of the International Olympic Committee from 1980 to 2001. Throughout his presidency he advocated for reform and inclusion and was a strong supporter of China’s bid as host city for the 2008 Olympic Games.
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Translates to “Chinese Flower Garden”, Yuwan Restaurant is a unique 5-star contemporary restaurant situated in Shenyang, China. Consists of separated area, it serves western and eastern fusion delicacies. Designed by architectural studio Nota design studio, the restaurant areas include the Main Dinning Hall, the Side Dinning Hall, three VIP rooms, Seafood Counter, Entrance Hall and Kitchen Zone.
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