A 2013 project by WOHA located in Singapore, Singapore features tropical sky-gardens and wave-like precast concrete that have been integrated throughout the exterior and public areas to create a power-play between organic and inorganic aesthetics.
Category Archive: Architecture
May 17
New King Abdullah Financial District Metro Station by Zaha Hadid
The ArRiyadh Development Authority has announced that Zaha Hadid Architects will build the new King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) Metro Station in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. With over 5 million residents, Riyadh’s population has more than doubled since 1990. To serve its fast-growing population, the city will build a new public transport system. The 20,434 sq. …
May 16
BIG Presents Miami Beach Square
BIG in collaboration with West 8, Fentress, JPA and developers Portman CMC proposes Miami Beach Square as the centerpiece of their 52 acre Convention Center. They propose to roll out an urban fabric of paths and plazas, parks and gardens that forms an archipelago of urban oases throughout the site. At the heart of it – …
May 12
Prishtina Solar Powered Mosque by Paolo Venturella Architecture
Italian Architect Paolo Venturella has designed a solar powerd mosque that becomes a urban fulcrum for the city of prishtina.
May 11
Contemporary House in Monasterios
This house designed by Ramon Esteve, is located in an elevated residential area, which is dominated by the hillside that leads down to the sea. This view marks the direction that the walls will follow, in an abstract manner, defining the project. The house is built as a compact volume of differing heights, in a style …
May 09
Miami Lift
DawnTown has just announced the winners for their 2013 ideas competition entitled Landmark Miami - creating an iconic architectural piece that contributes to the image of Miami. Dror has won dawntown‘s 2013 landmark miami ideas competition. Dror’s design has been conceived as triangular-shaped volume which appears as if it is being peeled away from the ground, lifted above the water’s …
May 08
JKC2 House
This house designed by ONG&ONG, comprises of three volumes positioned around a central courtyard such that they interact, whilst each wing remains distinct enough to be viewed as an independent entity. The home’s interiors and outdoor areas are configured with flexibility of space in mind so that the house can be adapted to suit a broad …
May 06
Kanas Lake Performance Theatre
The Kanas Lake Performance Theatre is a multi-purpose theatre designed by Broadway Maylan for the Provincial Government, located in the Xinjiang province of North West China. Set in an area of outstanding natural beauty, the theatre will provide a 1,200 seat auditoria for performance art including theatre, opera, musicals and dance.
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