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Universal Studios Singapore
Universal Studios Singapore is a theme park located within Resorts World Sentosa on Sentosa Island, Singapore. It was a key component of Genting's bid for the right to build Singapore's second integrated resort. On 8 December 2006, the Singapore government announced that the consortium had won the bid, and the construction of the theme park and the rest of the resort started on 19 April 2007. It is the second Universal Studios Theme Parks to open in Asia, and the first in Southeast Read more [...]
Continue reading...Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk
Monday, October 18, 2010
Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk is an architectural Competition to design of the building to house the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk, intended to become a new identity landmark of the City of Gdańsk, and the conceptual site landscape design commensurate with the nature, status, and location of the site. Studio Architektoniczne Kwadrat received 1st Prize and will design the new museum in Gdańsk, the city where the war broke out. 2nd Prize was awarded to Polish architects Read more [...]
Continue reading...Datong Sports Park
Monday, October 18, 2010
The Datong Sports Park includes a 30,000 seat stadium, an 8,000 seat arena, a 1,500 seat natatorium and a multi-use training hall. The sports park is part of a larger plan by the Datong Mayor to regenerate the historic old city and create a new city centre with other development including a city hall, museum and convention centre. Inspiration for the new Datong Sports Park has come from both its impressive cultural heritage and the stunning rugged beauty of the surrounding landscape outside Read more [...]
Continue reading...Populous
Monday, October 18, 2010
Populous, formerly known as HOK Sport, is an architectural firm specializing in the design of sports facilities and convention centers, as well as planning of major special events. The firm enjoys a dominant role in the design of sporting stadia and arenas, including such globally prominent facilities as the new Yankee Stadium, Wembley Stadium in London, ANZ Stadium in Sydney, Wimbledon Centre Court, San Francisco's AT&T Park, Chicago's United Center arena, Cleveland Browns Stadium, Read more [...]
Continue reading...Grand Lisboa
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Grand Lisboa owned by Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau and designed by Hong Kong architects Dennis Lau and Ng Chun Man, is a 58-floor 261 metres (856 ft) tall hotel in Macau. The casino and restaurants within Grand Lisboa were opened on February 11, 2007, while the hotel was opened in December 2008. The casino offers 268 mass gaming tables and 786 slot machines. The hotel contains 430 hotel rooms and suites. The casino is the first in Macau to offer Texas hold 'em poker ring games. Read more [...]
Continue reading...One Island East
Friday, October 15, 2010
One Island East, is a supertall skyscraper that is located in TaiKoo Place on Island East, Hong Kong. The skyscraper is a commercial office building that rises 308 m (1,011 ft) and has 59 stories of habitable office space and two basement levels. The building has 70 total floors. There is a sky lobby on the 37th and 38th floors. In addition, there are 28 high speed passenger lifts and 6 high speed shuttle lifts between Main (G - 1/F) and Sky (37 - 38/F) Lobbies. The building is the 6th skyscraper Read more [...]
Continue reading...Iran inaugurates landmark telecoms tower
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran inaugurated on Tuesday the Milad Tower, the world's fourth-highest telecommunications tower, expected to become a new national symbol looming over the sprawling capital. Inspired by Iran's Islamic architecture, the tower on a hill in northwestern Tehran measures 435 metres (1,427 feet) from the base to the tip of the antenna. It has taken 11 years to complete at a cost of about 194 million dollars (142 million euros). The 315-metre (1,033 foot) shaft is topped by a Read more [...]
Continue reading...HOK Unveils Sustainable British Embassy in Jakarta
Monday, September 22, 2008
Balancing the harsh conditions of Jakarta, Indonesia, is quite a challenge - the area faces high pollution, high humidity, and heavy rains more than 60% of the year. HOK recently unveiled a stunning design for the region’s new British Embassy, situated on a 1.5 hectare site in the center of the city. HOK chose to use locally sourced black granite and metal cladding for the cantilevered canopy, stating that more porous materials would have eventually discolored due to pollution. The black diamond Read more [...]
Continue reading...MAD Architects Honeycomb Skyscraper – Sinosteel International Plaza
Monday, September 22, 2008
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 [...]
Continue reading...Home Delivery Walkthrough: micro compact home
Monday, September 22, 2008
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey7EfAu_lq4] Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling is both a survey of the past, present and future of the prefabricated home and a building project on the Museum's vacant west lot. Not since the mid-century House in the Garden series has MoMA built occupiable model buildings to demonstrate contemporary issues to the public. The fives homes erected on the vacant west lot are designed by Kieran Timberlake Associates (Philadelphia); Jeremy Read more [...]
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