Olympia 66 Dalian, China
Olympia 66 is a statement of innovative design as a landmark in the city of Dalian, China. This 7-storey shopping mall grasps the fine balance between complex form and function, and provides the largest shopping and leisure complex in Dalian. The 63,400-square- meter site is adjacent to the Olympia Square. The complex has won numerous awards including Global RLI Awards 2018, A' Design Awards 2016-2017, IDA International Design Awards 2016, MIPIM Asia Awards 2017, etc.…
World's Largest Kaleidoscope
Stage architecture studio Stufish has built what it says is the world's largest kaleidoscope — a mirrored installation that shows ever-shifting images of Saudi Arabia. Measuring 40 meters long and 6 meters high, Stufish's kaleidoscope was installed at the 2022 LEAP technology conference in Riyadh and provided guests with a walk-through, immersive experience. Titled LEAPscape, the kaleidoscope was made of tensioned mirror foil and LED tiles on its floor and end…
Limited-edition Mercedes-Benz, by Virgil Abloh
German car brand Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a limited-edition car designed by Virgil Abloh (the former artistic director of Louis Vuitton), before he passed away in November last year, in partnership with Mercedes-Benz' chief design officer Gorden Wagener. Named Maybach by Virgil Abloh, the car is a Mercedes-Maybach S-Class S680 model and was informed by a show car revealed last December. Available in a limited run of 150 units, the car builds…
Al Janoub (Al Wakrah) Stadium; For the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Qatar's Al Janoub Stadium, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects and inaugurated in May, is the first stadium built for the 2022 FIFA World Cup championships to be taken into operation. The project idea was for a 40,000-seat football stadium which could be reduced to a 20,000-seat capacity in its legacy mode following the tournament. The distinctive form of Zaha Hadid Architects' Al Wakrah Stadium was taken from the shape of the typical fishing boats –…
Nanchang Poly Grand Theatre, China
PES-Architects has won an invited international competition to design the Poly Grand Theatre in Nanchang, China. The wavy complex will comprise a 35,000-square-metre theatre and art center in a single volume. The building will also have a 10,000-square-metre underground space that will be used for technical and service facilities as well as parking. The building is scheduled to be completed in 2024. Borrowing its typological idea from traditional Chinese villages,…
