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Infinity roof, by Archi-Union Architects

Friday!

The week is nearly done.

And so, thus, are you.

Stop working, folks. You can pretend to toil while you flip open dozens of tabs, filled with the Internetal delights of my weekly Linkfest — the best online reading, collected by moi pour vous.

1) ♾️ The “infinity roof” of Daoming Town

Daoming Town in Sichuan Province, China, has this spellbinding building: A pavilion with a figure-eight “infinity roof” covered in ceramic tiles (photo above).

The province is known for its historic tradition of bamboo weaving, and the building was done in homage to that. As Colossal writes …

Constructed in just 52 days back in 2018, the multi-use pavilion stretches 1,800 square meters and contains space for exhibitions, gatherings, and dining. The steel and wood structure supports a twisting, infinity-shaped roof of small ceramic tiles, which slopes down near a reflective pool at the center of the building.

Evoking the brushstroke of a traditional Chinese landscape painting and situated amongst a bamboo forest, the…

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Clive Thompson

I write 2X a week on tech, science, culture — and how those collide. Writer at NYT mag/Wired; author, “Coders”. @clive@saturation.social clive@clivethompson.net