Millennium Outpost
The company Mosinzhproekt has received permission to build a 108-story multifunctional residential complex on Plot 1 of the business center “Moscow City,” in the Presnensky district of the Russian capital.
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Uber’s flying taxi service -- that glorious sci-fi dream -- still plans to launch its first takeoffs by 2023. One major caveat, however, is that unlike regular taxis which can freely zip about the streets, UberAIR taxis need access to the sky and a place to land.
Renovated Monterrey
Proyectos 9, real estate developer from Monterrey, has announced that Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos has been selected as the winner of the international design competition for the architectural design of Constitución 999, a new mixed-use complex that will enhance the downtown area of Monterrey.
Wavy Tower of Hangzhou
The city of Hangzhou, in eastern China, is undergoing incredible growth. As the host of the Asian Games in 2022, it is poised to become a new global destination—a city that will be appreciated as much for its rich historical character as for its bustling new urban centers of commerce.
Lungs for Tokyo
The W350 project is a £4.2 billion ($5.9 billion) wooden skyscraper set to be built in Tokyo, Japan. At 1,148 feet (350 meters) tall, the tower will be both the tallest building in Japan and the highest wooden structure in the world when it opens in 2041.
Creative Community in the Sky
Foster + Partners has unveiled their vision for the headquarters of DJI, the world’s leading robotics company, to be located in the Chinese technological powerhouse of Shenzhen. Symbolizing the “heart of innovation” for the robotics giant, the scheme seeks to alter the traditional concept of office architecture, generating a “creative community in the sky.”
Moscow under white sail
Herzog & de Meuron has released images of their proposed scheme for the redevelopment of an old brewery site on the banks of the Moscow River. The Badaevskiy Brewery project will see the transformation of a largely abandoned cluster of historic, industrial buildings, a delicate restoration project contrasting with the contemporary addition of a residential “Horizontal Skyscraper.” With this bold addition elevated on tall, slender stilts, a new ground-level public park is created to strengthen ties between the brewery site and adjacent river.
Skyline Expert Vision
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced the winners of the 16th Annual CTBUH Awards Program, which competed for winning distinctions at the 2018 Tall + Urban Innovation Conference from May 30-31 at Aqua Tower in Chicago. The CTBUH Awards Jury has named Oasia Hotel Downtown the “Best Tall Building Worldwide”, in addition to recognizing the winners of nine individual award categories.
The Tallest in Malaysia
A new superstructure is set to displace the Petronas Twin Towers as the tallest building in Malaysia. The Exchange 106, located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, is expected to be completed by the second quarter of 2018, the New Straits Times (NST) reported. It currently stands at 450 metres above ground. Upon completion, it will tower at 492.3 metres, the height equivalent of 112 floors. This is some 40 metres taller than the Petronas Twin Towers, which stand at 451.9 metres.
Moscow Sky Divers
Steven Holl Architects, in collaboration with Art-group “Kamen”, has won the international design competition for the residential quarters of the Tushino district in Moscow, besting Fuksas Architecture, Zaha Hadid Architects, Mad Global, and Tsimalo, Lyashenko & Partners.
