Project: Kite Tower Designed by Make Architects Location: Leeds, UK Website: www.makearchitects.com Designed as the centrepiece of a large, mixed-use development on the site of the former Leeds International Swimming Pool, this tower contains residential accommodation, a hotel, office space and conference facilities. More
Project: Kaohsiung City Location: Kaohsiung, Taiwan Size: 1,453,140 sf GFA Type: Cultural – Marine Culture and Pop Music Center Concept: Framing a new center with an iconic identity Website: www.stlchicago.com The Kaohsiung harbor is truly at the heart of the Kaohsiung urban landscape. Adjoined by the surrounding downtown areas, where the Taiwan Strait meets the love river, there […] More
Project: The Sprengel Museum Extension Program: Exhibition spaces, offices, workshops, storerooms Client: City of Hannover Location: Kurt-Schwitters-Platz, 30169 Hannover Surface: 4 200 m² Competition: 2010 Design Team: LAN Architecture Structure: Bollinger-Grohmann HEQ Consultant: Agence Franck Boutté Website: www.lan-paris.com LAN has been invited to the competition for the design of the Sprengel Museum Extension in Hanover. The […] More
Project: Zlota 44 Designed by Daniel Libeskind Location: Warsaw, Poland Website: www.daniel-libeskind.com An impressive new project set to change the skyline of Polish capital designed by Daniel Libeskind in collaboration with Orco Property Group is now ready for construction. View the official announcement by Daniel Libeskind Studio after the jump: More
Project: Queensland Gallery of Modern Art Location: Brisbane, Australia Designed by Yazdani Studio Website: www.yazdanistudio.com The design of Queensland Gallery of Modern Art suggest that the experience of urban life and viewing art can exist in a continuous relationship. Contrary to the tendency to set museums apart and seal them off from the city, the […] More
Project: VietinBank Business Centre Location: Vietnam Website: www.fosterandpartners.com A ground-breaking ceremony has been held for VietinBank Business Centre, Foster + Partners' first project in Vietnam. Bringing together the Bank’s headquarters, conference, hotel and leisure facilities, the landmark towers are strategically located between central Hanoi and the airport, demonstrating the emergence of Vietnam as an international […] More
Project: Eliza Apartments Location: Sydney, Australia Designed by Tony Owen Partners Website: www.tonyowen.com.au The Eliza luxury apartments in Elizabeth Street Sydney by Australia based Tony Owen Partners practice has recently been approved and will feature 19 luxury units. In creating this world class building the designers were inspired by the classics of 20th century classic […] More
Location: Middle East Client: Confidential Area: 56,000 m2 Competition Proposal: 2010 Architect: 3XN and HKS 3XN Team : Kim Herforth Nielsen, Jan Ammundsen, Majbritt Lerche Madsen, Stig Vesterager Gothelf, Rasmus Hjortshøj, Audun Opdal, Sofia Steffenoni, Marie Hesseldahl Larsen, Eva Hviid-Nielsen, Jack Renteria Engineer Arup Animation Cadpeople Website: www.3xn.dk The centrifugal power of the whirlwind is interpreted […] More
Project: W Retreat Koh Samu Location: Koh Samui, Thailand Architecture by MAPS Design Studio Interior design by P49 Deesign Website: www.whotels.com/kohsamui Debuting this November W Retreat Koh Samui on the renowned Thai island destination of Koh Samu is the first W Hotel in Southeast Asia and its third retreat worldwide. This striking new project will host 237 guest […] More
Project: King Abdullah Financial District Parcel Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Designed by Gensler Website: www.gensler.com Gensler is set to design tthe second tallest tower situated within the King Abdullah Financial District cluster (303m high), providing 1.5 million sq ft of office space. View more images after the jump: More
Project: National Museum of Archaeology and Earth Sciences Designed by archi5 & OKA Location: Rabat, Morocco Client: Kingdom of Morocco, Ministry of Culture Surface: 24,730 sqm of new construction, 4,380 sqm for the rehabilitation Cost: 90,237,000 Euros without taxes Website: www.archi5.fr Task to construct National Museum of Archaeology and Earth Sciences in Rabat after an organized competition […] More
Project: Nouveau Centre Culturel de Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Location: Montreal, Canada Designed by Chevalier Morales Architectes & Busby Perkins + Will Website: chevaliermorales.com Project proposal by Chevalier Morales Architectes and Busby Perkins + Will for the new Centre Culturel de Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. View more images after the jump: More