A Directory of Great Architectures
A Directory of Great Architectures
The following five entries are the shortlisted design for The Art Fund Pavillion Architecture Competition. These five designers has stood out from over 600 entries from 52 countries around the globe.
Designed by Foster+Partners, the Hermitage Plaza project incorporates two 323-metre-high buildings which is crowned as the tallest mixed-use towers in Western Europe. Expected to be completed in 2014, the two towers accommodate a hotel, spa, panoramic apartments, offices and serviced…
Group 41 Inc. (www.group41inc.com), a San Francisco-based design firm, has long been experimenting with shipping container design. Besides recently winning a Lifecycle award and submitting a shipping container design to the Google 10 to 100, the company is currently working…
drdharchitects has won the international competition for a new 7,350m² concert hall and 5,500m² library in Bodo, Norway. The Bodo Kulturhus and Library will consist of two public buildings; a new city library (5,500m²) and a three-auditorium concert hall (7,350m²),…
New tower called Dubai Tower will stand tall 437 meters in Qatar. Designed by RMJM, the tower will spent $620 million of money for completion, it is expected to open in 2011 and will be the tallest tower in the…
The design of Russia’s Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics has been reveled even though its rendering seems premature. As always, the architect designed the venue with flexibility in mind for efficiency. When it’s used for Olympic, it will have a capacity…
The masterplan of Huaxi City Center was designed by MAD. And to develop each part of the masterplan, MAD invited young international architect to collaborate with. It was happen last summer in three-day workshop with unique design approach and result.…
The Regium Waterfront project is a museum and performing arts centre located at Reggio Calabria, Italy. Designed by Zaha Hadid, the project will be a gathering place for public, and it will be a representing outlet for Mediterranean history.
