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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...Touching the Sky, Poet in the City – United Kingdom
Friday, October 17, 2008
Poet in the City invites you to a major event combining poetry and architecture in celebration of the opening of a spectacular new arts and office complex at Kings Place, near King’s Cross. There is something both poetic and mysterious about the relationship between human society and its great buildings. This event traces the connections between poetry and architecture and follows poets as they reflect upon human aspirations to beauty and attempts to realise these in concrete, steel and glass. The Read more [...]
Continue reading...B199 Istanbul Residences, Oncuoglu Architecture-Planning : Turkey
Friday, October 17, 2008
B199 is designed as a mixed-use development composed of residence, retail, office space at the heart of Istanbul Located on Buyukdere Street, the newly developed business district of Istanbul, the project, designed by Oncuoglu Architecture, is a planned as a mixed-use development consisting of 32 floors which is aimed to be a landmark for the city. B199 Istanbul project stands out from the buildings nearby with its design inspired from the historical urban topography of Istanbul. The project 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...Cellophane House by KieranTimberlake
Monday, September 22, 2008
Environmentally-savvy and forward-thinking architecture firm KieranTimberlake Associate has high hopes of bringing customized prefabricated homes to the masses starting with their new Cellophane House. As one of the five full-scale prefab productions at MoMA’s exhibit, Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling, the Cellophane House is the latest iteration of the firm’s research and investigation into new fabricating processes and sustainable customized homes. The firm’s goal is to make Read more [...]
Continue reading...Home Delivery Walkthrough: BURST*008
Monday, September 22, 2008
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCbzusJcSNU] 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 [...]
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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