The Valley Complex, Netherlands
Valley is a mixed-use high-rise by architecture studio MVRDV that is nearing completion in the Netherlands. Valley is composed of three conjoined buildings of different heights, linked by a terraced podium that emulates the low area of land between mountains, giving the project its name. The faces of each peak vary across each side, shifting from glass walls to rockier surfaces composed of stone-clad terraces, bay windows, and balconies. On its jagged edges, the building…
Tbilisi Music Theatre and Exhibition Hall, Georgia
Architects Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas designed the cultural complex. The project site is located inside the green area called Rhike Park, in Tbilisi, Georgia. The €40 million building comprises a pair of flared, tubular structures clad in a tessellated pattern of steel and glass panels. The two volumes are connected as a unique body at the 13-meter-high retaining wall. Every shape has its own function: The Musical Theatre and the Exhibition Hall. …
Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen, Netherlands
Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen, the world’s first fully accessible art depot, is located at Museumpark in the center of Rotterdam. Currently, many international museums can only showcase six to seven percent of their collections in exhibitions. The remaining 94 percent is hidden in storage. The design makes visible all these previously invisible artifacts in a unique and iconic reflective building. Designed by MDRDV, the Depot features exhibition halls, a rooftop garden, and a restaurant, in…
One Beverly Hills by Norman Foster
Foster + Partners have unveiled the design for the $2-billion mixed-use complex planned next-door to the Beverly Hilton. One Beverly Hills is a striking and dynamic mixed-use urban-resort in the heart of world-famous Beverly Hills. The 17.5-acre site is currently one of the largest and most environmentally advanced projects underway in the United States. One Beverly Hills will seamlessly integrate the existing Beverly Hilton and Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills into a unified site. The Beverly…
Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Center, China
Aedas’ scheme of Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Center encompasses offices that promote a new mode of working, luxury hotel facilities, and a bracing shopping experience. The project will be an important node on the “Silicon Valley Avenue” connecting key areas of Shenzhen’s high-tech industries. The design introduces the "Mobius Ring" as the core image of the facade. The top and bottom of the tower are connected to each other through the torsion of the…
