Mar 05
Shenzen Asian Cairn is a masterplan featuring six sustainable farmscrapers formed of pebble-like structures in Shenzen, China unveiled by French firm Vincent Callebaut Architects. The project has been designed in response to the growing population of Shenzen, the need to cut C02 emissions and the increased urban development in the area. Inspired by cairns, the stone heaps found on mountains …
Feb 28
Conceived by Moritz Gruppe and designed by internationally acclaimed architects, LAVA, THE:SQUARE³ is a new mixed use development inspired by sport that revitalises a unique urban quarter in Berlin, located near the Olympic sports centre, Europe’s largest urban nature reserve and just nine minutes from Alexanderplatz. THE:SQUARE³ will offer quality living, nature and sports amenities all in one …
Sep 01
A 555 meter mixed-use tower designed by KPF in Seoul, Korea Description from KPF: The winning selection in an international design competition, our design for the Lotte World Tower presents a sleek, modern image for the Lotte Moolsan Group in the 21st century. Taking inspiration from traditional Korean art forms in the design of the …
Aug 18
Description from Serie Architect: The Singapore Subordinate Courts have announced the winning design for a new courts complex after an open competition process that started in September last year. The design, by London-based Serie Architects in collaboration with local Singaporean firm Multiply Architects, includes two new towers and the renovation of the existing Octagon courts …
Aug 04
Upon completion in 2014, this mixed used sustainable development designed by Foster + Partners, has the potential to achieve the Green Mark Platinum Rating. Occupying an entire city block between the Marina Center and the Civic District, the scheme will create a 150,000 square meter eco-quarter in downtown Singapore that continues the Singaporean ideal of …
Jul 29
Vladimir Plotkin and Roberto Meyer offered to Moscow City a new tower typology – one that rises by stacking housing blocks on top of each other, forming a silhouette of a symbolically rendered letter M. The entire building site is taken up by the nine-story high stylobate pierced with triangular openings of multi-level atria and …
Jul 18
An under construction mixed-used project in Hanoi City by CMV Architects Description from CMV Architects: Hei Tower Project, in Hanoi City, got first prize in competition. It’s a mix-used building with commercial, office for lease, service center and apartments. It is focused particularly in the right organization and use of the building. The building wants …
Jul 10
After three years of construction the 1,016 foot vertical city is now Western Europe’s tallest building, (it is officially opened in july 5th with a spectacular light and laser show). Inspired by the spires of London’s churches and the top sails of the ships that used to moor on the Thames, the Shard will be …
Jul 02
First prize winning proposal by WILCOTER Architects in the international competition to design a group of buildings for the headquarter of China Life Insurance Company in the Qianjiang New City of Hangzhou. Via: Archdaily
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