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- ZHA completes LEED Gold-targeted building with worlds largest atrium in Beijing Sat, 23 Nov 19, 6:30amIn China’s capital city, Zaha Hadid Architects has completed the Leeza SOHO tower, a 45-story skyscraper that boasts the world’s largest atrium at 194.15 meters in height. Designed to anchor the new Fengtai business district...
- Floating sky gardens and rooftop terraces join two halves of this tower in Taiwan Wed, 21 Mar 18, 9:59pmAedas has unveiled plans for a soaring 656-foot tower that’s broken into two pieces held together by a series of ‘floating’ sky gardens and glass boxes...
- Ole Scheeren's modular office building looks like a giant Jenga tower Fri, 6 Oct 17, 10:18pmArchitect Ole Scheeren unveiled images of his first project in Europe- a residential tower that will offer panoramic views of Frankfurt's skyline. The designer will overhaul an entire 1970s office block to create 200 living...
- Ole Scheeren modular office building looks like a giant Jenga tower Fri, 6 Oct 17, 10:18pmArchitect Ole Scheeren unveiled images of his first project in Europe- a residential tower that will offer panoramic views of Frankfurt's skyline. The designer will overhaul an entire 1970s office block to create 200 living...
- SOMs diagrid glass tower rises like a Chinese paper lantern in Beijing Mon, 19 Jun 17, 6:00pmA glittering glass lantern has risen in Beijing. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) designed the Poly International Plaza, a three-tower complex located midway between the Forbidden City and the Beijing Capital Airport....
- Beautiful prismatic glass panels envelop SOM's Beijing Greenland Center Thu, 23 Jun 16, 7:00amThe 260-meter tower is enveloped in curtain walls made of glass panels arranged in a prism-like manner. The high-performance skin captures and refracts daylight, creating an interesting interplay of light and shadow. The...
- Wuhan Greenland megatall eco-skyscraper is under construction in China Sat, 9 Apr 16, 7:45amThe tower will have a tapered, soft form and an amazing domed top meant to help reduce wind loads. This will be aided by the building's regularly placed facade apertures, which will also house window-washing systems and air...
- Brickell Flatiron takes Miami one step closer to a denser and more pedestrian-friendly downtown Thu, 10 Sep 15, 6:00pmMiami, once a poster child for car-induced sprawl, is becoming, surprisingly and thankfully, denser and more walkable. Take, for instance, CMC Group’s Brickell Flatiron: a planned 64-story condominium that’s on track...
- Coop Himmelb(l)au unveils Flying Garden Tower for Frankfurt’s airport district Thu, 5 Feb 15, 5:29amSustainable design will soon be transforming one of Europe's most active transportation hubs. The Flying Garden Tower, designed by Austria's Coop Himmelb(l)au studio, will be built in Frankfurt's Gateway Gardens...
- 3XN Wins Bid to Design Edgy Glass-Clad Skyscraper on Sydney’s Waterfront Fri, 26 Sep 14, 11:00pmDanish architecture firm 3XN just unveiled renderings for Sydney's new eye-catching glass skyscraper. The innovative design for the 49-story tower was selected from a multi-stage international competition--the fourth such...