This beautiful architectural proposal from Italian firm StudioDosi is as green as it looks. Submitted in a competition to design a new headquarters for the Province of Parma in Italy’s north, the public office space features a double glazed inner skin wrapped in an exoskeleton of “climbing vegetable stripes” which allows natural light to enter the building and boosts ventilation. ..
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