Huahong Metropolitan Center, China
The construction of this project (formerly known as Wanyu Towerwas forced to suspend in 2014 after the original developer went bankrupt, despite having completed the basic structure. At the end of 2020, Huahong Group acquired this unfinished building and restarted the project. Mudo Architects has designed the Huahong Metropolitan Center. The primary goal of the design was to retain the characteristics of the twin towers while also excavating more space that would benefit users, all…
Oystra Mixed-Use Development, UAE
Oystra, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, is a 128,000-square-metre seafront development located on Al Marjan Island, United Arab Emirates, that comprises 950 residential units, a comprehensive range of shopping, dining, and leisure amenities. Oystra's sculptural 20-storey waterfront towers are set within a 42,000-square-metre landscape of gardens, courtyards, swimming pools, and a beach club overlooking the bay. A rooftop restaurant and an infinity pool offer panoramic views of Al Marjan Island and the Arabian Sea, further…
Taichung Green Museumbrary, Taiwan
Japanese studio SANAA has reached completion on its largest cultural project to date, Taichung Green Museumbrary in Taiwan. Set to open to the public in Taichung's central park in December 2025, the 58,016-square-metre building contains an art museum and a city library, spread across eight blocks interconnected with winding walkways. Once open, the Taichung Public Library is expected to house more than 1,000,000 books. Meanwhile, Taichung Art Museum will focus on supporting local artists and…
Hungarian Natural History Museum, by BIG
BIG, Bjarke Ingels Group, has been selected to design the new Hungarian Natural History Museum in Debrecen. The 23,000 m² museum is located on a former sports ground at the northern edge of the city's Great Forest, Nagyerdő. The proposed design features three overlapping ribbons that rise from the forest floor, shaping a public and scientific destination. With a mass timber structure and charred timber façade, BIG's museum is partially sunken into the ground, blending…
Xi'an International Football Centre by ZHA
The 60,000-seat Xi'an International Football Centre by UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has opened in central China. The stadium has a sinuous form that, according to Zaha Hadid Architects, was informed by the city's windy winters and hot summers. The fluid form of the roof rises at the centre of the main stands to increase the amount of seating placed in the most favourable view positions – around midfield alongside the pitch. At its upper…
