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Asian Cobra

25 june 2016

In March, Monaco-based Russian architect, writer and tycoon Vasily Klyukin presented a skyscraper shaped like a giant cobra rising up from the ground. The image of a snake conjures an array of interpretations depending on the culture and community of the place, but its powerful presence and perception is universally acknowledged. In Japan telling someone that he is a snake means a compliment. In China snakes and dragons often mean the same. The symbol of wisdom and eternal life, this tower would embellish any Eastern city.

Symbol of Openness and Cooperation

20 may 2016

TFP Farrells have won an international design competition, organised by Winland Group, for the Xiamen Cross Strait Financial Centre in an emerging CBD district in Xiamen, China. Under the 12th Five-Year Plan, this proposal will form an integral part of a new financial centre. From its position on the eastern coast of Xiamen Island the development will offer panoramic views of Taiwan and Kinmen Island.

Hard Rock at New Height

13 may 2016

Hard rock symbol is a guitar. The oversized guitar has long been a beacon for the Hard Rock Casino chain, but the Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood and Seminole Gaming Company looking to take that iconic symbol to new heights. Artist renderings for a colossal guitar-shaped hotel tower stretching 34 stories and containing 800 rooms were unveiled Monday morning during a news conference with Gov. Rick Scott. The tower is the feature attraction in the Seminole Tribe’s $1.8 billion expansion plans. The structure looks every bit a guitar in scale but doesn’t have a neck.

Balance of Public and Private

6 may 2016

Hyundai Motor Group and Seoul City agreed to kick off the construction of its landmark buildings in Gangnam early next year, wrapping up months-long negotiation over the development project, officials said Wednesday. Seoul Metropolitan Government said the carmaker would construct the Global Business Center by 2021 that consists of a 105-story landmark tower 553 meters tall, and five other buildings that encompass a hotel, exhibition centers, concert halls and offices.

Calatrava Aesthetics in Dubai

30 april 2016

Emaar Properties has unveiled designs for a new observation tower to be built in the Dubai Creek area of the city. The tower’s design was approved by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed reviewed proposals by six consultancy companies before approving the selection of a design by renowned Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, whose Turning Torso was awarded the 2015 10-Year award by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.

Alternative to the Tradition

22 april 2016

London-based PLP Architecture has unveiled a masterplan set for Shenzhen, China featuring a supertall tower made up of three rotated and interlocking volumes. The proposal from the architects includes two towers: a performing arts centre as well as a series of connecting structures and buildings that is set to feature retail and entertainment spaces.

Tianjin Financial Growth

15 april 2016

The construction of CTF Financial Center in Tianjin (China) being actively underway. The construction passed of no return point, when it is easier to finish it than to conserve. At the beginning of 2016 were completely erected the building podium and a couple dozens of storeys.

Creative Tandem

8 april 2016

9 February 2016 the President of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, officially opened a new urban landmark on the skyline of Mexico City - BBVA Bancomer’s new headquarters today. The 50-storey office tower is the first completed building by LegoRogers, a collaboration between international architectural practice Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners and Mexican firm Legorreta + Legorreta. The architecture brings together both practice’s different architectural languages yet common values to create a building that is both contextual and distinctive.

Extinguished Star...

31 march 2016

March 31, 2016 the world-renowned architect Dame Zaha Hadid, suddenly died in Miami aged 65. The British designer had a heart attack on Thursday in a Miami hospital, where she was being treated for bronchitis.

Atrium - Verticality Linking the Towers

20 february 2016

The new Central Bank of Azerbaijan is generated at the Heydar Aliyev Prospect in Baku according to the design of the Viennese architectural studio Coop Himmelb(l)au. It was the winning project of an international competition in 2008 not only due to its spectacular shape but also because it perfectly met the requirements of sustainability and economy. The two office towers of the new Central Bank of Azerbaijan, rising up to 141 meters, have a polygonal shape with a sculptural twist, connected by a vertical and transparent atrium.