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KPF Designs Shenyang’s New Palace 66

Press Release: Hong Kong – September 2nd, 2010 – Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) recently celebrated the grand opening of its most recent retail project, Palace 66. Designed by KPF, the Hang Lung Property by Hang Lung Properties Limited (Stock…

OMA to Restore Fondaco dei Tedeschi in Venice

Fondaco dei Tedeschi, Venice

Project description of il Fondaco dei Tedeschi by OMA: The Fondaco dei Tedeschi, formerly a trading post for German merchants, then a customs house, now stands as a muted icon of the Venetian mercantile era. First constructed in 1228, twice…

OMA Reveals Plans for New Cultural District in Hong Kong

Press Release: Hong Kong, 20 August 2010 – The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority unveiled today OMA’s conceptual masterplan for a major new arts district in Hong Kong. Under OMA’s plan – one of three competing proposals – the 40…

KAT-Ohno, Tokyo by Christoph Vogl

Christoph Vogl‘s KAT-Ohno won an international competition. Project description: The development site is surrounded by four office buildings, which will be given a consistent appearance by refurbishment of new cladding systems and upgrading to meet modern standards. The master plan includes…

Parkhurst Shops, Johannesburg by Kate Otten Architects

HIGH STREET SHOPS, PARKHURST, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

Project description of High Street Shops, Parkhurst, Johannesburg, South Africa by Kate Otten Architects: Project: the linking and conversion of two suburban houses into shops along a busy neighbourhood high street. Overall rationale: The transformation in recent years of a…