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The buildings would be red, to represent phoenix bloodstones – a precious gemstone local to Hangzhou / Benthem Crouwel

Benthem Crouwel and Powerhouse release concept for 2022 Asian Games inspired by 'Phoenix bloodstones'

by Luke Cloherty | 24 Aug 2018

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Buildings whose red facades represent 'phoenix bloodstones' could feature at the athletes' village for the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, as part of a scheme by Benthem Crouwel Architects and Powerhouse Company. Phoenix bloodstones are a type of precious gemstone local to the region. The village would be built on land recently reclaimed from the sea and has been dubbed ‘Sponge City’, because of a vast rainwater collection and

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