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We Are Glad to Everyone Who Would Like to Work in Our Team

(Issue of a magazine 1/2018, page 38)

Founded in 1900, the largest international architectural and engineering practice Nikken Sekkei is acclaimed all over the world. Its specialists develop and implement projects in different countries, creating a comfortable environment and a new image of many cities. But how to become a member of Nikken Sekkei’s team? Does the company engage graduates of architectural universities right after their graduation? What kind of talents should you possess to work in such a famous company? Our reporter discussed this and other questions with Tadao Kamei, the President and CEO of Nikken Sekkei, in the course of an exclusive interview at the company’s headquarters in Tokyo.

American Classics in Russian Representation

(Issue of a magazine 1/2018, page 46)

The project explores a novel and captivating tower typology which emerged in New York in the last years – “The New York’s Super Slender”. The project is another take on a path which skyscraper design will likely be following in the coming years, to meet extreme challenges of constrained and dense city centers, with their shortage of big vacant lots, yet ever growing demand for new properties.

Wuhan Bridgehead

(Issue of a magazine 1/2018, page 54)

Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, People’s Republic of China. It’s the most populous city in Central China, and one of the nine National Central Cities of ChinaIt lies in the eastern Jianghan Plain on the middle reaches of the Yangtze River’s intersection with the Han river. Arising out of the conglomeration of three cities, Wuchang, Hankou, and Hanyang, Wuhan is known as ‘China’s Thoroughfare’, it is a major transportation hub, with dozens of railways, roads and expressways passing through the city and connecting to other major cities. Because of its key role in domestic transportation, Wuhan is sometimes referred to as “the Chicago of China” by foreign sources. Holding sub-provincial status, Wuhan is recognized as the political, economic, financial, cultural, educational and transportation center of central China. Surprisingly, despite the economic success and growth of the city, Wuhan still does not have a clearly formed central business district. 

Mathematical Metamorphosis

(Issue of a magazine 1/2018, page 62)

Dubai – the most incredible city on the planet, has become a source of inspiration for architects from all around the world. Several unique buildings are built here every year that gradually transforms the skyline of the capital of the Arab world into a bizarre picture reflecting all the most modern construction. And soon a new architectural masterpiece will appear in this quaint place, attracting the attention of tourists and local residents.

Adriatic Sculptural Shores

(Issue of a magazine 1/2018, page 68)

Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas (Massimiliano Fuksas Architecture) in colaboration with Sandi Pirs, recently have won the competition for the “Capo Grande Tower” that will rise against the background of the blue sky and the coastal panorama of Koper/Capodistria.

Bricken Honeycomb

(Issue of a magazine 1/2018, page 74)

London-based architectural practice Matthijs la Roi proposed the concept of the tallest building in the Netherlands. The design is a response to the strategic ambitions of the city to build two new skyscrapers next to the central station of Rotterdam. 

Metabolism in Architecture: Nakagin Capsule Tower

(Issue of a magazine 1/2018, page 78)

45 years ago, in 1972, in the Japanese capital was erected the world’s first capsule hotel - Nakagin Capsule Tower, designed by the young architect Kise Kurokawa. The innovative project became the prototype of the hotels of the future, which have begun to build all over the world, and it is still considered the most striking example of the architecture of Japanese Metabolism.

Future Cities Perspectives

(Issue of a magazine 1/2018, page 86)

In April eVolo Architecture Magazine announced the winners of the 2018 Skyscraper Competition. The Jury selected 3 winners and 27 honorable mentions from 526 projects received. The annual award established in 2006 recognizes visionary ideas- projects that through the novel use of technology, materials, programs, aesthetics, and spatial organizations, challenge the way we understand vertical architecture and its relationship with the natural and built environments.

Sky-High Ceramics

(Issue of a magazine 4/2017, page 22)

UNStudio, in collaboration with Werner Sobek, was invited by the wasl Development Group to design a new kind of high-rise for the city of Dubai that would act as a benchmark for both the region and for the wasl Development Group itself.

Changsha Golden Gate

(Issue of a magazine 4/2017, page 30)

UNStudio, in collaboration with Werner Sobek, was invited by the wasl Development Group to design a new kind of high-rise for the city of Dubai that would act as a benchmark for both the region and for the wasl Development Group itself.