A Directory of Great Architectures
A Directory of Great Architectures
Zaha Hadid proposed an interesting design for the new School of Design tower on the campus of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The tower utilizing glass and steel and expected to be completed in 2011. Mainly made up of dark…
The headquarters building for Ernst & Young is just completed and known as Foster+Partners’s first tower in Amsterdam. The building has 24-storey and approached through a water-court. And one of its facade is fully glazed to get as much natural…
Located at Copenhegen, the Elephant House is mentioned as the first zoological building designed by Foster+Partners. The building is constructed with a warm terracotta-coloured concrete and lightweight glazed domes to offers natural light and openness. Spencer de Grey, Senior Executive…
Various images of contemporary architectures in Japan currently being displayed in London during an exhibition of work by British architectural photographer Edmund Sumner. The exibihition which entitled ‘Outside the Box – Images of contemporary Japanese architecture‘ is held by Daiwa…
Offering unique and luxury amenities such as a rooftop terrace, a fitness center and spa in the sky, the luxury W Hotel and Residences designed by Dutch architect Ben van Berkell of UNStudio. The building mixing the use of hotels…
It’s very typical of Zaha Hadid’s designs: stream line, curved shape, and futuristic style. The Dubai Opera House, yet another Zaha Hadid’s great works that selected from a competition in 2006. Located on an island in Dubai Creek, this landmark…
Located in Istanbul, The Kartal Project named as the city’s most ambitious building project with total area of 555 hectare. Zaha Hadid designed the project for a competition in 2005 and she won. And the reports said that the construction…
Camenzind Evolutionhas designed the Google offices in Zurich. The offices comprise seven storeys of 130,000 square feet of floor space for up to 800 employees. On of their design concepts including ‘flexibility of space that allows employees take ownership and…
