designboom speaks to the architect, learning about his approach to reclaiming industrial waste and looking to local contexts to build more sustainably.

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the 90-foot installation comprises 56 star-shaped, 3D printed hybrid-reef structures, scaled down and displayed on miami beach.

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as temperatures rise above 30°C, the surface lightens, emulating the hues of bleaching corals. 'it almost acts as an accidental barometer,' shezad dawood tells designboom.

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the structures can fold and encapsulate water within the gel sheets, augmenting cooling potential via responsive geometry.

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submerged in the ocean bed, the monumental architectural structure blooms with a wealth of coral and underwater plants and creatures inhabiting it.

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the gentle texture and translucency of her medium transforms familiar floral and coral imagery into a dream-like illusion.

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the living breakwater is the connective tissue for the overall masterplan, and will be punctuated by a series of site-specific installations.

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aspiring to the bio-systems of the coral reefs themselves, the building will aim to be self-sufficient and carbon neutral.

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architectures of the sublime. the slow and patient works of a meticulous and assiduous craftsmanship, to intercept a dimension of ecstasy in beauty.

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the reformative coral habitats project will install massive 3D-printed terracotta tiles that will help corals anchor and grow.

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