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Reflecting Globalization

(Issue of a magazine 1/2016, page 58)

The establishment in Shenzhen (China) Free Economic Zone made this city a point of attraction for many large companies and a kind of “gateway” to attract investments, place the development of new technologies and business hubs. Today it houses the headquarters of dozens of companies engaged in software development, manufacturing of telecommunication and communications equipment, household appliances, medical equipment and other industries.

Double Splendor

(Issue of a magazine 1/2016, page 62)

In Dubai is to be erected a new hotel that adds the architectural merit and new forms to the skyline of the biggest tourist, commercial and economic center of the Middle East and brings family-focused luxury and vivid design. Answering the client’s vision to bring a technologically advanced, familyfocused development to Dubai’s ultraluxury market, ZAS Architects Dubai was engaged by Royal International to design The Rosemont Hotel and Residences.

New Heart of Zhuhai

(Issue of a magazine 1/2016, page 66)

In November 2015, 10 DESIGN (10) won an international open competition for one of the most prominent sites in southern China, The Core of Zhuhai City Heart. Fourteen other international architects were involved in this invited competition including Gensler, NBBJ, and HAS Architects to name a few.

Full-Service Urban Land Improvement of Business Centers

(Issue of a magazine 1/2016, page 72)

“Everything is subject to power lines. They penetrate you and set you alive; they attract or repel you; they merge with you or resist you. And you feel strongly, reliably and sustainably rooted in the center of the main living areas. Everything is drawn to the poles. The most populous city becomes empty, if its basic living poles get neutralized. Order for the sake of order emasculates a person, depriving him or her of the main gift of transforming the world and him/herself. Life creates order, but order does not create life”. Antoine de Saint-Exupery “Letter to a Hostage”

Window to Paris

(Issue of a magazine 1/2016, page 88)

Although Paris is one of the biggest and fastchanging metropolises of the world, the Parisian skyline appears rather restricted to regulations that aim to preserve the existing landscape, limiting opportunities for vertical expansion of the city. High-rise buildings are, therefore, prevented from growing in the city’s urban core, which makes any attempt to submit such a proposal quite a challenging issue. Architect Tommaso Bernabo Silorata in his project named Skyframe responds to the above challenge by integrating an “absent shape” into the Parisian skyline.

New Vision of Hong Kong’s Waterfront

(Issue of a magazine 4/2015, page 30)

Historically the development and reclamation of the harbour has separated the built environment from the natural one. With every period of reclamation, pedestrian access and flow to the waterfront has been greatly restricted. “Redefining Hong Kong’s Waterfront” aims to explore opportunities and propose an aspirational vision for Hong Kong’s Waterfront.

Flaming Spirit of Jakarta

(Issue of a magazine 4/2015, page 40)

According to the BUMN City Masterplan in Jakarta will appear the skyscraper of unusual shape, resembling a bright incandescent torch. Arthaloka Square is a mixed-use development strategically located along Jalan Sudirman in the heart of Jakarta’s CBD. The project will consist of a world-class office complex with Grade A building systems, an upscale retail podium, a mosque and an iconic performance centre that also serves as a multifunctional space. Phase 01 of the BUMN City Master Plan focuses on two 35 floor office towers with a connecting food and beverage podium and a sunken garden wrapped around.

Nature & Energy of Sport

(Issue of a magazine 4/2015, page 46)

The Deep Pit Ice and Water World is located in the Dawang Mountain Resort Area near the Chinese city of Changsha. It combines different sports and leisure facilities plus supporting restaurants and shops with a total gross floor area of 120,000m². The 5 Star Hotel aside with a gross floor area of 60,000m² offers 330 high-class rooms as well as restaurant, bar, conference rooms and spa.

Architectural Village

(Issue of a magazine 4/2015, page 48)

The vast oceans and forests of our blue-green planet are awe inspiring. Temperate and tropical forests are the lungs of our planet. They breathe in carbon from the air, breathe out oxygen for our life. Forests call the rain, cleanse the air, circulate weather currents, regulate global climate. Our vast breathing forests need to be restored.

Architecture Goes the Whole Way

(Issue of a magazine 4/2015, page 54)

What features nowadays architecture of highrise buildings? What are the trends of its further development? On these and other questions of Tall Buildings magazine answered Carlos R. Gomez - the architect whose projects are characterized by bold unexpected solutions.