Zaha Hadid Architects have won a competition to design Cairo Expo City in Cairo, Egypt. The topography of the Nile valley is the inspiration behind the project’s fluid forms. The project, located between the city centre and the airport, will provide a campus for exhibitions and conferences. See also our earlier story on The Stone Towers in Cairo by Zaha Hadid Architects. Here’s some info from th..
Architects: Una arquitetos / Cristiane Muniz, Fábio Valentim, Fernanda Barbara e Fernando Viégas Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil Collaborators: Ana Paula de Castro, Gabriela Gurgel, Jimmy Liendo, José Carlos Silveira Junior, Luis Eduardo Menezes, Maria Cristina Motta, Sílio de Almeida Structure and Fundation: Stec Engenharia Hydraulic Instalations: Nestor Caiuby Electric Instalations: Pascoal d´Apri..
The Los Angeles based team of Studio SHIFT and SWA Group has been selected to create a master plan for the Sichuan Province, a developing area in China. The plan consists of SHIFT’s Miyi Tower that aims to promote the region’s heritage, and SWA Group’s design for a sustainable promenade. Further project description and more images after the break. The Miyi Tower sits at the edge of the Anning Ri..
The Istanbul, Turkey based Erginoglu & Calislar Architects designed a contemporary restoration and conversion of a historical stone walled salt barn, so it could be used as the offices of the advertising agency Medina Turgul DDB. from contemporist
Architects: Map Architect, Josep Lluis Mateo Location: Cornellà, Barcelona, Spain Competition Project leaders: Jordi Pagès, Virginia Daroca, Victoria Llinares Competition Team: Adriana Porta, Bianca von Geyr, Jaume Prat, Daniel Blüm Architectural Project leader: Yolanda Olmo Project team: Paula Vallejo Client: World Trade Center, WTC Almeda Park, SA Structural Concept: BOMA, Agustí Obiol Technic..
Architects: MAD Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Director in Charge: Ma Yansong, Dang Qun Site Area: 4,392 sqm Constructed Area: 50,000 sqm Program: Office Headquarters Client: Al Rostamini Group Ltd Images: MAD The site for the Al Rostamini group headquarters is a long waterfront within the central business area of Dubai. Rather than creating a traditional big office block on this site, an..
greek firm petra architects have designed 'blossoming dubai' for their proposal for the zaabeel park tall emblem structure competition. they based their design on the form of a blossoming flower. the tower is equipped with two elevators running on spiral rails (spiral of the most simple geometry turning 135 degrees while ascending 138 meters). these lifts ascend from lower ground floor (where th..
eric owen moss architects create a parking structure and retail space in culver city, california. located in the 'conjunctive points' development, the new structure will serve local residents and business with a new parking garage and 50,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. the area is a growing hub that is in need of additional parking space (a necessity in the city of los angeles). ..
Spanish architects Ensamble Studio shared with us their building for the SGAE Offices in Spain (the equivalent to the RIAA in the USA). Once again, Ensamble Studio shows us an impressive use of mass, using stacked stone slabs to create an intermediate space with filtered light. It also has a wall built with used CDs on the inside. The SGAE (General Society of Authors and Publishers) Central Offi..
Dutch architects Mecanoo have unveiled their masterplan for a new business centre in the Longgang district of Shenzhen, China. The development will include 8,000 residences and 400,000 square metres of commercial space including a hotel, shopping mall, offices and small businesses, linked by boulevards, promenades and squares. Here’s some text from Mecanoo Architecten: – Masterplan Longgang City..