A housing complex designed by JDS Architects + CEBRA in collaboration with Louis Paillard and SeArch will be constructed in Aarhus, Denmark. The 25,000 square meters complex will be deployed by Tækker Group and Brabrand Boligforening and will be completed in the Q2 of 2010.
A complex that combines houses, offices, a hotel, sporting and retail facilities in Moscow, Russia was designed by Ofis Arhitekti from Slovenia. The Jarovlaska Square even includes a football pitch on the top of a building.
Dubai makes history! As of today, you can find the tallest man-made building in Dubai. The skyscraper is called Burj Dubai (burj means tower in Arabic) and the tower overtook the Warszawa radio mast in Poland which measures 646 meters. The Dubai-based skyscraper measures 650 meters and it’s expected to get even bigger and will reach 819 meters to the aircraft beacon.
Self-sufficiency is the need upon which designer Victor Vetterlein based his conceptual house, Reboot.
A revolutionary architecture project has been unveiled for Abu Dhabi, UAE. A 40-story tower was designed by Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture from Asymptote and the construction will be completed by 2011. The tower will be called Strata Tower and will be 160 meters high.
New York City attracts many tourists yearly, most of them want to see those impressive skyscrapers. Well, now the city came up with the “Waterfalls” project which consists of creating waterfalls on the East River all the way to the New York Harbor. The sponsors will be the Public Art Fund and the City of New York which will allocate $9 to $10 million for the project.
This bridge is a unique structure and it can be found in Langkawi, Malaysia. The cable-stayed bridge was completed in October 2004 and it’s called the SkyBridge. Truly in the sky as it’s built at 687 meters (2,250 feet) above sea level.
New York’s skyline is dominated by extraordinary skyscrapers and they are the main point of attraction, but this will change in the next months on Franklin Place. The Dutch architect, Ben van Berkel designed a residential tower which will feature 20-stories.
I guess we already cleared up that green architecture is the best, but I don’t know who are the best architects when it comes up green development. My favorite firm is Foster&Partners because it has designed so many super green buildings and structures. Their latest project is destined for Sydney, Australia, a city which hopes to reduce the emission with 60% by 2030.
Singapore is country that has developed very much and its capital, Singapore City is the home of some impressive skyscrapers. A new design project of the London-based Foster&Partners will make the skyline of Singapore even more likeable.
