Celebrating Earth / Technosphere by James Law Cybertecture Resembling of a super buildings in science fiction movies, the Technosphere, designed by James Law Cybertecture, is to be located in the Economic Zones World in Jabel Ali, Dubai, UAE. The concept behind the design is environmentally engaged – it celebrates Earth’s ecosystem and interprets it as ...
Marina + Beach Towers in Dubai / Oppenheim Architecture and Design Emerging from the sandy ground of Dubai, UAE, pair of fluid vertical structures form the mixed-use Marina + Beach Towers, designed by Oppenheim Architecture + Design. Not visible at the first sight, the units are based on a standard module, whose skillful placement within the towers ...
Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s “Granite Web” For Aberdeen Gets Rejected By City Council Although it was the winning entry of an international competition and the office was selected to transform the center of Aberdeen, Scotland, High Line office Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s proposal for redevelopment of the nineteenth-century Terrace Gardens was recently rejected by ...
New York’s Increased Demand for Public Space / SOM’s vision for Grand Central Terminal Skidmore, Owings & Merill was invited to re-imagine New York’s iconic Grand Central Terminal, in honor of its 100th birthday. Led by partners Roger Duffy, FAIA and T.J. Gottesdiener, FAIA, SOM’s proposal, presented at the MAS 2012 Summit, highlights three solutions: pedestrian corridors ...
Zaha Hadid for Milan: CityLife Office Tower Hadid Tower for CityLife, Milan is one of three towers which represent the future business and shopping district in the heart of city – central historic Fiera area. While other two towers were designed by Arata Isozaki and Andra Maffei – “the straight one” and Daniel Libeskind – “the curved one”, “the twisted one” designed by Zaha Hadid features ...