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British studio Hopkins Architects has created a cluster of prefabricated concrete pods to house the Khor Kalba Turtle Wildlife Sanctuary on the eastern coast of the emirate of Sharjah in the UAE. Built for Sharjah's Environmental Protected Areas Authority, the turtle sanctuary and visitor centre stands on the edge of the Kalba nature reserve. Hopkins Architects aimed to design a series of interconnected structures that were sensitive to the site, which is located by the Indian Ocean alongside a lagoon and dense mangroves. The Khor Kalba Turtle Wildlife Sanctuary stands on the edge of a natu...

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