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The view from the Sky

2018-01-29T11:55:00.000-08:00

Towers Doha, Qatar Tall buildings will continue to play an important role in the functioning of major urban milieu, providing that they can be specified and procured on an economic basis to ensure commercial viability. Tall buildings should continue to command premium rents and will play an important role in providing variety and high quality accommodation. The ability of tall

2014-08-25T07:37:00.003-07:00

Starhill Gallery / Spark Architects © Lin Ho Architects: Spark Architects Location: Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Architect In Charge: Stephan Pimbley Project Architect: Michael Gibert Team: Kim-Lee Tan, Sevena Lee, Wenhui Lim Lightning Designer: Snfor Sdn Bhd Structural Consultant: RFR Shanghai Area: 2,000 sqm Year: 2011 Photographs: Lin Ho © Lin Ho

Shop Mall Starhill Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2013-07-12T13:11:00.001-07:00

Spark Architects © Lin Ho Architects: Spark Architects Location: Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Architect In Charge: Stephan Pimbley Project Architect: Michael Gibert Team: Kim-Lee Tan, Sevena Lee, Wenhui Lim Lightning Designer: Snfor Sdn Bhd Structural Consultant: RFR Shanghai Area: 2,000 sqm Year: 2011 Photographs: Lin Ho © Lin Ho Starhill Gallery

Penang Global City Center, Malaysia

2013-07-12T12:37:00.001-07:00

Penang, Malaysia Photo courtesy Asymptote Architecture Sited on Penang Hill, the Penang Global City Center (PGCC), a key component of the 256 acre development site that was formally the Penang Turf Club, is an expansive, sustainable, mixed-use development with two iconic sixty-story towers. The design is centered on the idea of creating a new and powerful image for the city

DALIAN LIBRARY DESIGN COMPETITION, Dalian, China

2012-12-25T21:34:00.000-08:00

ARCHITECT: 10 Design, Hong Kong, China. DESIGN TEAM: Ted Givens, Mohamad Ghamlouch, Emre Icdem, Judy Chan and Abraham Fung. LOCATION: Dalian, China. DESCRIPTION: Cultural / Library & Media Centre. STATUS: Competition Entry. AREA: 45,400 sqm. DATE: 2011. The library is intended to be a transformative environment that pulls visitors into a

J.MAYER H. DANFOSS UNIVERSE, Denmark

2012-12-19T21:11:00.000-08:00

Food Factory and Curiosity Center, Nordborg, Denmark J. MAYER H. Project Team: Jürgen Mayer H., Marcus Blum, Thorsten Blatter “Food Factory” and “Curiosity Center” are at the center of the extension of “Danfoss Universe”, a 5,5 hectar science amusement park near the headquarter of Danfoss Enterprise in Nordborg, Denmark. The park will be extended by two buildings: a

NEW ARCHITECTURE - DESIGN CITY

2012-10-25T03:11:00.001-07:00

Qintai Center, Wuhan, China

2012-10-10T00:41:00.000-07:00

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill win contest for Qintai Center with guzheng-inspired design Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture has won an international competition to design Qintai Center, a 248m (814ft) tall, high-performance corporate headquarters tower and related podium structure in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. AS+GG’s winning entry was selected over competing schemes from firms based in

Dubai Architecture

2012-10-08T23:24:00.000-07:00

Dubai in 1990 prior to the craziness The same street in 2003 Last year The madness. Dubai is said to currently have 15-25% of all the world's cranes. The Dubai Waterfront. When completed it will become the largest waterfront development in the world. All of this was built in the last 5 years, including that island that looks like a palm

10 of the world's tallest Buildings in 2012

2012-09-10T02:57:00.000-07:00

10 of the world’s tallest buildings 2012 - Architects are continually vying to design a structure that will break records as the world’s tallest building. From the United States to Asia and the Middle East, there are some impressive super-skyscrapers across the globe. Here is a run-down of the top-ten tallest towers in the world. 10. Two

New York

2012-09-04T07:31:00.000-07:00

The Empire State Building stands in this aerial photograph taken over New York New York City's Central Park along Fifth Avenue is viewed in this aerial photograph from a helicopter over New York Baltimore_ORI_Yankees Stadium NY The United Nations (UN) Secretariat building stands along the East River in this aerial photograph taken over New York The

OOM-CCTV headquarters

2012-08-01T07:41:00.000-07:00

completion due: 2012competition: 2002client: china central television (CCTV) site: 20 hectares in new central business districtprogram: CCTV total 473.000m2: administration 64.200 m2, multi-purpose 54.900m2, news production 65.800m2, broadcasting 31.800m2, program production 105.400m2, staff facilities 30.000m2, parking 61.500m2.

2012-07-09T05:10:00.000-07:00

Steve Jobs- A Genius of the Storefront, Too By JAMES B. STEWART, NYT, October 15, 2011 WHEN the architect Peter Bohlin arrived for his first meeting with Steve Jobs, he wore a tie. “Steve laughed, and I never wore a tie again,” Mr. Bohlin recalled. Thus began a collaboration that has extended from Pixar’s headquarters, completed in 2001, to more than 30 Apple Stores (and counting) around

Grounds by Martha Schwartz Partners

2012-06-11T03:48:00.000-07:00

Qatar Petroleum grounds byMartha Schwartz Partners Landscape architects Martha Schwartz Partners have designed the grounds for Qatar Petroleum headquarters by architects SOM in Doha, Qatar. The design comprises artificial dunes made of stabilised sand and gravel mix, with gardens and water features interspersed between them. Here’s some more information from the architects: – MARTHA

REEM ISLAND - ABU DHABI, U.A.E.

2012-06-06T23:07:00.000-07:00

A Canopy as Social Cathedral, New York

2012-06-05T22:57:00.001-07:00

One of the best new works of architecture in New York isn’t a flashy skyscraper or museum but a fairly modest structure, an angular glass canopy over an obscure but busy pedestrian street called North End Way, in the shadow of One World Trade Center no less. The canopy designed by Preston Scott Cohen covers North End Way, a pedestrian alley in Battery Park City. The angular glass

2012-05-21T23:59:00.000-07:00

REFLECTIVE FLOW, QATAR Designed for the breath-taking Al Hitmi office development in Doha, Qatar, Reflective Flow is a 126ft long, 20 tonne masterpiece. Created from more than 2,300 individually hand-ground optical crystals and 165,000 LED lights, Reflective Flow is the largest interactive LED light sculpture in the world. Suspended from a glass atrium 16m in the air, Reflective Flow snakes

Shanghai Urban Planning Concept

2012-05-04T02:06:00.000-07:00

Shanghai urban planning model maybe the only one the largest urban planning concept in the world. We know that shanghai population not less than 22 million peoples this is almost 3 times New York population which predicted around 8 million peoples. New York City which has most skyscrapers clustered than any cities in United States we think it’s still nothing if compared with Shanghai city in

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation NBBJ

2012-04-29T00:02:00.000-07:00

A local firm with a global practice rethinks the headquarters for the world’s largest charitable foundation. Seattle The new headquarters occupies a prominent site, across Fifth Avenue from the Seattle Center, where the 1962 World’s Fair took place and the Space Needle rises. In 2000, the Frank Gehry–designed Experience Music Project (EMP) opened, bringing new energy to a part of town

IT BUSINESS PARK, Indjija, Serbia

2012-04-15T07:27:00.000-07:00

The Embassy Techzones IT & Business Park is the maiden venture in Europe of the Embassy Group, a leading Indian real estate development firm. The park is located in the municipality of Indjija, near Belgrade, Serbia - one of the top investment destinations in this part of the world. This multi-phase development is being built for LEED® Green Building Gold Certification. The first phase is

T I T A N I C B U I L D I N G

2012-04-08T03:17:00.003-07:00

Titanic Belfast Designed by CivicArts/Eric Kuhne Associates, Todd Architects and Kay Elliott, the glittering form is reminiscent of four pointed hulls rising from the watery depths of the fluid landscaping at the building’s base. A series of reflective pools anchor Titanic Belfast to the riverside as the 90ft-high angled hulls lean towards the River Lagan where the RMS Titanic first set sail,

Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC)

2012-03-20T00:56:00.000-07:00

VCCC is a unique and ambitious endeavour. A New Centre on a landmark Melbourne site, in a famous bio-medical precinct. The centre brings together new project partners in a collaborative work environment for world-leading research, education and clinical activities. The new design is to be symbolic and representative of the bringing together of these project partners, of the creation of new

The Yardmaster’s Building by McBride Charles Ryan

2012-03-19T23:31:00.001-07:00

F U T U R E A R C H I T E C T U R E Revolutionary design from Yardmaster’s Building a project by: McBride Charles Ryan from Melbourne, Australia this form only to highlight a futuristic design perfectly adapted to the environment is a way of inspiration for architects who want to bring their work performance.describe from architect site: The Yardmasters Building confidently

Suzhon Center, Chine

2012-01-25T22:58:00.000-08:00

Greenland Group's Suzhou Center in Wujiang, China The Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) announced that it has won an international competition to design the Greenland Group Suzhou Center, on Taihu Lake in Wujiang, China, reports Dezeen. The 358-meter supertall tower will top out at 75 stories and will contain a mixed-use program that could comprise a

RMJM Le Meridien Hotel, Doha, Qatar

2012-01-16T01:11:00.000-08:00

Le Meridien Hotel, Doha is an iconic and elegantly proportioned 60 storey tower that provides 77,500m2 of built up area. The tower is both dynamic and elegant, rising 230 meters above the ground, providing 249 keys of hotel rooms & suites and 66 serviced apartments within a ground site area of approximately 3000 m2. Also provided are 2,100 m2 of retail and food and beverage facilities and