Novotown cultural and entertainment complex, located on Hengqin Island, China, is designed by Aedas Group as a tourist destination and local icon. Novotown is built upon the concept of an open palm, symbolizing innovation. The zoning design coincides with the human brain. The left zone represents science and technology; while the right zone represents art and culture. This 120,000-square meter complex features a retail and dining ring, an expansive…
Singapore Changi Airport has cemented its dominance in airport tourism with the opening of its newest dazzling attraction known as the Jewel. The Jewel was designed to reinvent the concourse as a public attraction. Inside there is a lush four-story garden, more than 280 retail, and dining outlets, a hotel, a multi-screen IMAX theater and its centerpiece: a 40 meters height “Rain Vortex”. This integration of nature with engineering…
Ibiza is a Spanish island located in the Mediterranean Sea of the eastern coast of Spain. It is 150 kilometers far from the city of Valencia. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. Ibiza boasts more than 100 miles of coastline with some 50 beaches, plus plenty of restaurants, cafe, and water sports and clubs, of course. Ibiza is well known for its association with nightlife, electronic dance…
The MSG Sphere is a proposed state of the art, music and entertainment venue which is planned for a site near the Olympic Park in London. Standing at 130 meters tall, MSG Sphere would be the largest and highest resolution media display on Earth; more than 100 times clearer than today’s available HD TV technology. MSG Sphere would provide an auditorium (with a capacity of 21,500 people; holding concerts,…
The Heatherwick Studio brought a new public monument to New York City. The Vessel is located in the central plaza of Hudson Yards, where it is surrounded by native perennial gardens and a canopy of native trees, an ongoing master plan of residential and office towers, the shops & restaurants. The studio wanted to create a structure that visitors could use, touch and relate to. Heatherwick’s inspiration for Vessel comes from…