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MAD Architects Honeycomb Skyscraper – Sinosteel International Plaza

Be it their biomimetic form, their integral strength, or the their beautiful visual texture, lately we can’t get enough of hexagonal honeycomb structures. The latest to catch our eye is the stunning Sinosteel International Plaza by Beijing-based MAD architects. More than just a striking façade, the building’s hexagonal curtain is based upon climate modeling and serves to regulate the structure’s temperature and daylight by varying the size of each cell’s window. Seeking to set it apart Read more [...]

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OMA has designs on the Big Apple

Rem Koolhaas today unveiled plans for OMA’s first residential high-rise in New York City. The 107m-tall building, on 23 East 22nd Street in the Flatiron District just off Madison Square, will include 18 residences within 24 residential floors, along with a screening room for the Creative Artists Agency (CAA), a main lobby, pool and gym, all of which have been designed by OMA. “Mirroring the traditional New York setback, the building’s form is at once familiar and distinctive,” Read more [...]

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