Large construction site with dense scaffolding around a curved-roof structure and geodesic domes; green safety netting and distant mountains.

Site Diary: Taiyuan Botanical Garden

Follow the transformation of a former coal industry area in Taiyuan, China into a vibrant artificial landscape, where green is soon to become the prevailing color.

Site Diary:
Taiyuan Botanical Garden

August 2020

Aerial view of a glass-domed architectural complex under construction, featuring three interconnected domes and a curved walkway circling a pond.
Aerial view of a large modern complex with a star-shaped building around central courtyard, dome-roof pavilions by lake, and highway in foreground.
Under-construction complex of dome-shaped pavilions along a lakeside, with a large circular framework in the foreground and distant mountains.
A cluster of glass-domed geodesic structures under construction along a lakeshore, connected by brown-paved walkways.
Escalator ascending toward a bright circular opening in a domed, geometric concrete atrium; several people on the walkway.
Massive cantilevered structure with tessellated metal panels; exposed underside and elevated walkway amid construction debris.
Indoor botanical garden under a wooden lattice arched glass dome, featuring rocks, trees, and desert plants.
Inside a glass-roofed conservatory, tall hollow tree trunks rise among green plants.
Concentric ring-shaped concrete structure under construction in a green park, with excavator and workers nearby, distant city skyline.
Aerial view of a circular spiraling concrete structure under construction, surrounded by trees and construction equipment.
Aerial view of a modern office campus with beige rectangular buildings lined along a central road, amid green fields.
Empty courtyard in front of a glass-fronted building with vertical wooden louvers, concrete steps, and a raised planter with a tree.

May 2020

Aerial view of a construction site with dome-shaped buildings around a central pond; surrounding greenery and distant city skyline.
Aerial view of two large glass domes under construction, with dirt ground, circular bases, and construction vehicles.
Aerial view of circular concrete amphitheater under construction along a shoreline, with construction machinery and trucks nearby.
Circular concrete amphitheater under construction with concentric seating rings, on an outdoor site with a red truck nearby among trees.
Aerial view of a large construction site with an L-shaped concrete building, two metallic domed pavilions, and a surrounding lake and hills.
Under-construction circular spiral concrete ramp with scaffolding; construction workers on site, brick interior wall and glass dome overhead.
Four construction workers in red helmets install a metal beam on a curved glass dome, secured by ropes.
Aerial view of a large geodesic glass dome under construction at a muddy construction site with machinery.
Interior with a curved wooden lattice roof and glass panels; a bundle of wooden logs bound with wire in the foreground beside a rocky formation.
Rocky ruin exhibit under glass-dome ceiling; indoor museum scene with scaffolding and tropical plants.
Indoor rock garden with stacked limestone formations and palm trees under a curved glass roof.
Tall columnar cacti stand on stone terraces inside a glass-roofed, wooden-framed conservatory.
Inside a large construction site under an arched wooden lattice roof, with stone piles, dirt floor, and construction equipment.
A construction-site eco-park with a pond, wooden boardwalks, and a low angular-roof building; geodesic domes and distant city skyline.
Construction in progress beside a glass-walled building; exposed wooden roof beams, metal pipes, and sand piles; distant hills.
Interior of a large building under construction with exposed wooden roof trusses and steel columns; construction workers in the background.
Group of construction workers in hard hats standing in a circle inside a large unfinished hall with exposed timber roof trusses.

January 2020

Aerial view of a large circular geodesic dome under construction in a snow-covered landscape.
Aerial view of two large geodesic glass domes in a snow-covered landscape, with a road and construction vehicles between them.
Aerial view of a snow-covered landscape with scattered trees and diagonal power lines crossing a wide field.
Aerial view of a snow-covered landscape featuring a large glass geodesic dome and several smaller domes.
Snow-covered aerial view of a complex featuring a large glass-domed sphere and circular structures, with vehicles on surrounding roads.
Aerial view of a snow-covered modern architectural complex with curved and angular roofs in a wintry landscape.
Aerial view of interconnected geodesic glass domes linked by curved walkway in a snow-covered landscape.
Aerial view of a snow-covered urban complex with a large modern terminal featuring a circular glass roof, bare trees, and frozen fields.
Aerial view of a large modern building complex with a circular glass dome, snow-covered, surrounded by roads and leafless trees.
Aerial view of a snow-covered modern railway station complex featuring a circular rotunda and angular wings.
Aerial view of a snow-covered park with circular, ring-shaped structures and sparse trees.
Snow-covered outdoor amphitheater with concentric circular seating, surrounded by bare trees in a wintry landscape.

Sept 2019

Wooden lattice arch framework under construction, dark soil piles in the foreground, with distant mountains under a blue sky.
Construction site with a large bamboo scaffold on the right and two glass geodesic domes on the left, with green tarps and distant mountains.
Arch-shaped structure under construction with dense bamboo scaffolding at an outdoor site; green tarps and distant hills in the background.
Dense steel scaffolding forms a lattice around a building under construction.
Bamboo and steel scaffolding forming a curved arch at a construction site; a red banner with Chinese text hangs in front.
Timber arch roof under construction with curved wooden ribs and protective netting.
Curved wooden lattice ceiling with glass panels forming a vaulted grid.
Circular steel lattice framework of a building under construction, with curved domes and distant mountains.
Rusty wheelbarrow filled with soil rests beside a large dirt mound on a dusty concrete surface.
Person in a gray jacket walks beneath a complex curved steel lattice canopy at a construction site.
Construction crew walking inside a circular steel-lattice dome under construction; scaffolding and materials on the dirt ground.
Large steel lattice roof structure under construction at an industrial site; rocky foreground with white vans nearby.
Wooden roof trusses form an open ceiling in a construction site; several workers stand and walk near large glass walls.

July 2019

Geodesic glass dome under construction, encircled by green construction netting.
Construction site with several geodesic domes under construction, green netting over the ground, distant city skyline.
Aerial view of a large construction site with cranes and a curved concrete ramp, surrounded by green safety netting and roads.
Aerial view of a large construction site with circular and glass-domed structures.
Geodesic glass dome under construction with wooden ribs; workers on top at an outdoor building site.
Construction workers wearing red helmets on a curved glass skylight during installation.
Aerial view of a circular concrete structure under construction, with extensive wooden formwork, steel rebar, and blue scaffolding around the ring.
Aerial view of a construction site featuring a large blue geodesic dome under construction, with scaffolding and a long metal shed nearby.
Dense bamboo scaffolding surrounding a partially built building at an outdoor construction site.
Geodesic lattice dome under construction with blue bracing at a crane-equipped building site.
Large bamboo scaffolding surrounds a curved blue arch frame at a construction site with green tarps and debris
Aerial view of a construction site with square concrete buildings under green netting along a highway in a valley with distant hills.
Construction site: a long building with a curved wooden roof supported by steel columns, dirt mounds in the foreground, hills in the distance.
Overlapping pine beams arranged in a timber frame outdoors against a blue sky.
Under-construction wooden timber lattice framework; intersecting beams form geometric openings against a blue sky.

April 2019

Yellow tower crane dominates a construction site at dusk, with concrete slab foreground and distant hills.
Construction site featuring a curved reinforced-concrete foundation with exposed rebar, scaffolding, and a yellow excavator on a hillside at sunset.
Geodesic wooden lattice dome under construction at a building site; green tarps and dirt piles surround the unfinished structure.
Timber formwork with diagonal bracing installed on steel bases at a dirt construction site.
Blue arched framework forming a domed construction at an outdoor site, with green tarpaulin in the foreground.
Construction site with an orange tower crane over a circular excavation pit; workers and scattered materials.
Construction site with blue protective tarps attached to curved barriers, wooden planks, and green safety netting around a concrete trench.
Construction workers assemble a large steel-girder framework beneath concrete columns at an outdoor construction site.
Outdoor construction site with metal scaffolding and green netting on both sides, concrete columns, and a green ground tarp along central aisle.
Interior of an under-construction building: wooden roof trusses, steel columns, open sides, construction debris on dirt floor.
Crisscrossing wooden beams form an abstract lattice structure outdoors, sunlight streaming through.

March 2019

Crane lifts a geodesic wooden dome frame onto a circular concrete foundation at a construction site.

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Timber Engineering & Construction

 
Construction workers in hard hats assemble a large wooden timber frame on an open construction site.
Desert construction site with a dome-shaped wooden lattice on a concrete foundation; crane lifts panels over a scaffolded frame.

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Orange tower crane over a construction site at sunset; foreground shows scaffolding and green safety netting.
Steel-framed building under construction on a dirt site; excavator on a pile, empty foreground, pale blue sky.
Under-construction concrete-frame building with slanted steel roof trusses on concrete columns; dirt site with scattered metal and netting at sunset.
Person standing between rows of tall gray concrete columns at an outdoor construction site on dirt ground.
Unfinished concrete building surrounded by scaffolding on a dirt construction site; stacks of lumber and a worker nearby.
Construction site with concrete footing trenches and steel reinforced bars; colorful flags along a fenced, muddy area under overcast sky.
Construction site with vertical rebars and wooden formwork for a reinforced concrete foundation; a concrete pump truck operates in the background.
Construction site showing circular concrete footings with steel reinforcing bars; workers install foundation amid earth mounds.
Circular concrete foundation under construction with vertical reinforcement bars; dirt mounds and brick retaining wall surround the site.
Wide view of an earthworks site with a green tarp-covered mound, power pylons, and distant hills under a cloudy sky.
Outdoor construction site with workers in blue helmets handling steel rebar under a safety canopy.

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Construction site with several red drilling rigs and workers; bent steel rebar on the ground, mountains in the distance.
Circular tunnel of rusted steel rebar arranged in concentric rings at a construction site, viewed from inside.
Person wearing straw hat and sunglasses stands at a construction site with a large drilling rig, pipes, and distant mountains.
Crawler-mounted drilling rig with a tall derrick drilling into the ground at a construction site; dirt piles and cranes in the background.
Eight men standing side by side, posing for a photo outside a light-gray building with blue columns and barred windows.