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Palm Tree for Evolution

13 march 2017

At the end of 2016 was held awards ceremony of the world’s most renowned architecture prize for skyscrapers, the Emporis Skyscraper Award established in the year 2000. Once again the Shanghai Tower, which this year already rated by CTBUH as the Best Tall Building Worldwide, gained the lead in a race. The winners were chosen by an international panel of experts from over 300 skyscrapers of at least 100 meters height and which were completed in 2015. The 632-meter tall Shanghai Tower was chosen as the winner for several reasons, including it’s elegant spiraling cylindrical shape which was designed by Gensler Architects.

Norwegian outlook on Beirut

28 november 2016

Six months after the launch of its international architecture competition to build its new headquarters at the Northern main entrance of Beirut, and at the end of a rigorous and innovative selection process, Banque Libano-Française (BLF) announced the selection of the Norwegian-American studio Snøhetta.

Smoky pinnacles of Berlin

21 november 2016

Ferminnan + Spagnoletta Architects have planned a kaleidoscopic skyscraper hotel in Berlin located between Alexanderplatz and The Hackescher, which focuses on overlapping volumes. The project’s metal patterned facades allow the building’s skin to breathe and act as a filter for incoming and outgoing light and to display its convincing volume at the same time.

Tropical campus for São Paulo

14 november 2016

Brazilian and French firm Triptyque Architecture has proposed a master plan consisting of four mixed-used towers that, upon completion, would facilitate 400 apartments, a hotel, offices, and retail programs.

Cruising in Mumbai

7 november 2016

Designed by ARK Reza Kabul Architects, The South Bay in Mumbai, India resembles the form of a luxurious cruise ship ready to set sail. The contemporary design of the 70 metre tall structure comes as an organic response to its surroundings. The structure features a lobby, parking, 17 residential units and a sky lounge. The roads around the structure depict the waves, with the enormous double heighted lobby forming the hull of the structure. The large double heighted archways offer a welcoming sensation.

The highest in Thailand

31 october 2016

Thailand has welcomed an interesting modern addition to their city skyline called the MahaNakhon, or the Pixel Tower. The building celebrated its official opening on August 29 with a spectacular light show in downtown Bangkok.

New spire for London

24 october 2016

Architects of multi-award winning firm HOK have revealed plans to build a 234-metre-high skyscraper in east London that will segregate private and social apartments (+ slideshow). The tower has been designed by architects Larry Malcic and Christopher Colosimo.

White Horizon Of Tel Aviv

30 july 2016

French architect David Tajchman has envisioned a new skyscraper for Tel Aviv, Israel. The conceptual project, named “Gran Mediterraneo” offers a mix of programs including apartments, a hotel, an automated car park, public charging station, farming and public gardens, co-working spaces, spas and more - all “wrapped in mirrored glass” and white concrete.

Creative Simplicity

16 july 2016

Greatwall Construction recently hosted a tenancy signing ceremony of the new Greatwall Office Complex in Wuhan. The complex has attracted a number of Banking & Investment firms and Fortune 500 companies including Datong Global Capital Management, Shanghai Yinlai Asset Management, and FedEx to name a few.

The Tool Depended on the Individual

9 july 2016

What is the subject-matter of the profession of economist in the field of construction? Are there any particularities in BIM implementation in France? These and other issues we explored with President the National Union of Economists in the field of Construction (UNTEC), a leading adviser to the French government on BIM - Pierre Mit.

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