skidmore, owings & merrill's kempegowda international airport is filled with over nine kilometers of hand-sculpted rattan.

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the system resembles a giant seesaw with heavy weights that go up and down, employing gravity to store, then later supply, renewable energy.

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this first phase of a chicago o'hare international airport transformation is designed by a team led by skidmore, owings & merrill (SOM).

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skidmore, owings & merrill (SOM) reveals 848 brickell, a high-rise office and retail development set to rise in miami's brickell neighborhood.

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skidmore, owings & merrill (SOM) has completed the star river headquarters, a sculptural skyscraper in guangzhou, china

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suspended over wadi namar, the multicolored installation visually abstracts the data behind the 2010 earthquake and tsunami in chile.

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indigenous flora, meandering pathways, and bamboo pavilions adorn terminal 2, offering a tranquil and modern transit hub for travellers.

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a spiral installation of algae-based concrete models a collaborative approach to reduce CO2 in the building industry.

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the two-tower complex boasts an external diamond structure and will include an elevated podium connecting both buildings.

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