Category: ARCHITECTURE

Fundamental Architects and Omega Render have unveiled a new proposal for Tulip City , a redevelopment of the former Astana World Expo site. The 100,000 sq.m project makes use the of the original parking lot on site as part of the Post-Expo Use Plan. The redevelopment is designed to serve as a statement of a new human-centered design approach for the city of

Text description provided by the architects. These three small pavilions were built on the occasion of the International Day of Biodiversity. This year’s slogan by the United Nations “our solutions are in nature” emphasized “hope, solidarity and the importance of working together at all levels to build a future of life in harmony with nature”. (Quote: United

Originally, set to be completed by 2020, the Herzog & de Meuron £500million stadium for Chelsea Football Club, will not move forward as planning permissions expired. The redevelopment plans, subject to numerous legal challenges throughout the years, are interrupted for now. Courtesy of Herzog & de Meuron Courtesy of Herzog & de Meuron Courtesy of

the ‘wavescape’ is a design proposal for the revitalization of the abandoned, disconnected urban area along the honggye stream in seoul, korea . aiming to transform and redefine the current environment, LMTLS conceived the idea of the undulating surface, thinking of it as a social magic carpet that connects the different levels of stream and city. all images

The architectural trends for 2020 and 2021 have one thing in common: the commitment to sustainable development and sustainable architecture. Society in general is evolving towards environmental commitment and architectural trends, as a social manifestation, too. The use of recyclable materials, buildings that are self-sufficient and installations of all

This renovation project is located in a hutong within a core old quarter of Beijing . The small Siheyuan (a typology of traditional Chinese residence) with three courtyards measures 15 meters in length and 42 meters in width. Before the renovation, the Siheyuan was old and dilapidated. The basic timber beams and some arched door openings were relatively well

Quebec City, Canada – The National Assembly of Quebec’s new reception pavilion is the first addition its site – Quebec City’s late-19 th -century Parliament Building – in more than a century. Multidisciplinary firm Provencher_Roy designed the 5,100-sq-m pavilion in collaboration with GLCRM Architectes as part of an overarching initiative to modernize the

Changzhou – In a new urban district in eastern China, architecture and design studio CROX has completed a museum of local history which refers to the site’s cultural traditions. The harmony between man and nature has continually influenced Chinese architecture, focusing on the ability of buildings to harmonize with their surroundings, positioning their

Text description provided by the architects. The Albi Grand Theatre is going to transform the texture of the city as well as its cultural influence. This building appears as an outstanding architectural symbol, on the outskirts of the historic centre. We have given priority to the presence of the Grand Theatre instead of the cinemas, in order to organize

The London-based architect Wojciech Morsztyn has designed "Ocean community" a future mobility vision to deal with rising sea levels. Project description by the architects: In the next 10 to 15 years rising sea levels could bring irreplaceable changes to our environment. Climate change and global warming are leading to rising oceans. People from coastal areas

Design TeamZhong YAO/Xinyuan PAN/Lingshu LIU/Yuying LI /Tiezhu Liu /Weishi WANG/Xin CHEN/Bin LI/Jiangcheng JIN/ Huajun ZHU/Xiawei DU/Gang YU/Yuqing LI/Hui LI/Xiao LIU/Kebin WANG/Jin YIN The architectural design has combined modern science and technology with traditional culture, taking "Spiral Scroll" + "Layered Gardens" as the core concept. The rising

The Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center in Hangzhou, China. All images are courtesy of Shao Feng/NBBJ Architects With dozens of massive sports arenas across the country, China is by no means a stranger to the world of impressive stadium design—take, for instance, Beijing’s iconic Bird’s Nest. But the newest stadium addition impresses not only with its inspired

known for his documentation of architecture across the world, photographer julien lanoo pays homage to jean nouvel in his photo series of the national museum of qatar . the photographer captures the building’s monumental form which expresses inspiration by the naturally-occurring ‘desert rose.’ the museum, which opened its doors to the public on march 28,

Set in the Upper Hills luxury development in Shenzen, China , Various Associates have completed the farm-to-table Voisin Organique restaurant and lounge. Integrating age-old Chinese cuisine with a fine-dining approach, the restaurant uses only ingredients sourced from its own ECOCERT-certified farm. The interior draws on earthy, classic aesthetics to reflect

For their first project in Norway , the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) present The Twist Museum , a contemporary art destination characterized by its dramatic twisting structure. The architects describe the building as an ‘inhabitable bridge’, stretching across the winding Randselva river that divides the Kistefos Sculpture Park in Jevnaker. Connecting two forest

The 110-foot-long structure is partially submerged in the sea. Ivar Kvaal The world's largest underwater restaurant in Norway was just included on Time Magazine's "World's Greatest Places 2019" list. Fittingly called "Under," the restaurant — the first of its kind in Europe — has three-foot-thick walls and is designed to withstand harsh weather and rough

AIRLAB has completed an angular, mesh-covered pavilion at Singapore's Gardens by the Bay , which has a structure made entirely from 3D-printed stainless steel components. Built using more than 200 rods connected by 54 3D-printed steel nodes the temporary pavilion was created by the Architectural Intelligence Research Lab (AIRLAB), based at the Singapore

1000 Trees - Image Credit: Quingyan Zhu 1000 Trees is conceived not only as a building but as a piece of topography and takes the form of two tree-covered mountains, populated by hundreds of columns. Rather than hiding the columns which provide structural support, the columns emerge at the top of the building as large planters, each holding a handful of

In the mid-aughts, after acquiring an abandoned tech campus in Mountain View, California, Google tapped Clive Wilkinson Architects to fashion a new corporate campus—Googleplex 1.0—out of it. Courtesy Benny Chan/Fotoworks At its Googleplex headquarters in Mountain View, California, Google has what is arguably one of the most sustainable corporate campuses in

Robotic construction company Apis Cor has used its technology to build the world's largest 3D-printed building, a two-storey office in Dubai . Measuring 9.5 metres high with a floor area of 640 square metres, Apis Cor built the structure for the Dubai Municipality . The company claims it is the largest 3D-printed building ever built. Apis Cor built the

A bungalow at Kisawa, which will open on an island off the coast of Mozambique. Image: Courtesy of Kisawa The preeminent design hotel of 2020 is difficult to describe in just one word or phrase. Our newest annual list is curated with something for everyone. Architect Lord Norman Foster (who designed the Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia at Comcast Center that

The Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan, designed by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid. Photo by Danita Delimont. Image courtesy of Getty Images. When this December turns to January, we’ll be entering not only a new year but a new decade, leaving behind the 2010s, for better or worse. A lot has happened in the past 10 years—at the beginning of this

The World Architecture Festival invites shortlisted architects from around the world to present their projects in a range of categories, the winners of which are invited to present in front of a Super Jury for final selection. In the 2019 version of the festival, LocHal Public Library by Civic Architects has been named the World Building of the Year

snøhetta announces its success in a recent competition to design the xingtai grand theater in china . the winning project, which forms part of a new masterplan for the hebei province, intends to create a new cultural beacon for the rapidly modernizing city of xingtai. combining contemporary architecture with ancient eastern chinese philosophy, the

The all-white exterior of China's new Changsha Meixihu International Culture and Art Centre. Another day, another Zaha Hadid Architects masterpiece. The most recent completed project by the esteemed firm is the Changsha Meixihu International Culture and Art Centre, located in Changsha, the capital city of China’s Hunan province. Changsha is in the midst of a

Winner in the Completed Building Hotel and Leisure category: Lindis Lodge by Architecture Workshop © Patrick Reynolds Photography World Architecture Festival just wrapped up Day Two of the high-profile, three-day event in Amsterdam. After yesterday's announcement of the Day One winners , another field of shortlisted projects from around the world were

Longyearbyen, Norway – Halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole on the archipelago Svalbard, Longyearbyen isn’t exactly the easiest destination to get to. It’s often referred to as world’s northernmost ‘city’ at 78 degrees north of the equator. While its population barely tops 2,000, the island-settlement is home to institutions that protect its

extending life from the urban streets into the sky, towers and skyscrapers are the most prominent structures of modern cities. in 2019, several towers were proposed and completed by award-winning architects that reveal innovative and creative approaches to verticality. a skyscraper by zaha hadid architects boasted the world’s tallest atrium, while a

Zaha Hadid Architect's faceted 2013 Prima Installation. Photograph by Hélène Binet The body of Tesla's radical Cybertruck is made up of straight-edged facets . Here are some other examples of faceted architecture and design. Designed by Tesla 's chief designer Franz von Holzhausen, the radical pickup truck has a body that resembles a computer wireframe model

Frank Gehry has perched a stack of sweeping glass sails atop a cube of white stone for Louis Vuitton Maison Seoul, with interiors by architect Peter Marino . The roof is a reference to the curved roofs found in traditional Korean architecture, and a nod to the billowing forms of Gehry's Foundation Louis Vuitton in Paris . Designed to "give an impression of