World's Tallest Hybrid Timber Tower, Australia
Architecture studios SHoP Architects and BVN have unveiled designs for the Sydney headquarters of technology company Atlassian. Once completed in 2025, the tower will provide a new and innovative space for technology giant Atlassian and accommodate up to 4000 Atlassian staff, and a YHA hostel on its lower levels. The building will target a 50 percent reduction in embodied carbon and energy compared to conventional construction. Atlassian has also committed to operating on 100 percent…
Palazzo Italia, Milan
A biodynamic cement for Palazzo Italia, designed by Nemesi & Partners, is an innovative solution developed by Italcementi for the symbolic heart of the Italian Pavilion at Milan Expo 2015. The Italian Pavilion (Palazzo Italia) rising 35 meters from the foot to the top of the front wall is a tangle of branch-like concrete elements, constructed using environmentally active titanium-oxide mortar, which gives the Pavilion a post-modern look reminiscent of an urban forest. …
Amaravati Master Plan in India, By Norman Foster
After being selected as winners of an international competition to design the new capital state of Andhra Pradesh in Southeast India, Foster + Partners has designed the central area of the 217-square-kilometer city which includes numerous secretariat buildings, along with two key buildings: Legislature Assembly and High Court Complex. Situated on the banks of the River Krishna, Amaravati Master Plan is strategically positioned to benefit from an abundant supply of fresh water (at least 60%…
Dji Headquarters, Shenzhen, China
The new headquarters for DJI, the world’s leading robotics company is under construction in Shenzhen. The complex with 160000 square meters area contains research and development spaces alongside offices and other public functions. The towers are also 194 meters tall. The towers are connected by a sky bridge, a dramatic aspect of the scheme that will help the company showcase its drone technology. Located on the top of the…
International Congress Center (ICC), Poland
The architectural design of the International Congress Centre, by JEMS Architect, won first place in an international urban architecture competition. The ICC in Katowice (Poland) is a modern, multi-functional facility with an exhibition and conference character. The building is located in the vicinity of the "Spodek" sports and entertainment hall, the Silesian Museum and the Philharmonic, as part of the Katowice "Culture Zone". The main idea was to channel the modernist architecture of Katowice that…
