Las Vegas MSG Sphere
MSG Sphere is a wonder of technology and it’s being built in Las Vegas. The Sphere at 366-feet tall and 516-feet wide will be the largest spherical structure in the world. It will have the highest resolution screen in the world at 19,000 by 13,500 pixels. The Sphere’s dome alone weighs 13,000 tons and has a surface area of 220,000 square feet. This $1.8 billion performance venue designed by Populous, was first announced in early…
Ice Cubes Cultural Tourist Center, China
The Xinjiang Cultural Tourism Center in china sits as an architectural icon of the new tourism district in the city that will be dedicated to winter sports. The project designed by Mathieu Forest Architecte and Zone of Utopia, does not look like a classic building. It is a sculpture out of scale, a pure and monumental volume. There are nine ice cubes superposed and offset from each other, representing…
Viettel Headquarter, Vietnam
As the hub of Vietnam’s largest telecommunication Company, this unique structure was designed and completed by Gensler in Vietnam. Viettel’s new headquarter caters to the greater demands of user experience, connection to nature, and the community. Sustainable and biophilic design strategies are the basis for a productive and attractive workplace. With these strategies as core design drivers, the building is designed from the inside out. The…
Coffee Production Plant, Georgia
Coffee Production Plant, designed by local studio Giorgi Khmaladze Architects, is located on a strip of land close to the Georgian capital's airport. From the highway, the building is a homogeneous concrete folded volume with no visible openings that would define its programs, on the back side it opens up towards the pine forest. From above, it blends into surroundings by vast green roof, where occasional openings in forms of atriums, terraces and skylights bring…
Chengdu Phoenix Sports Park, China
Many new sports venues in China sit inactive after big competitions. To shift this paradigm, HKS envisioned Chengdu Phoenix Hill Sports Park as both a state-of-the art venue for major global sporting events and a public place where the community can gather throughout the year. The sports park is set to host the 31st World University Games’ basketball competition in 2022 and the 18th Asian Cup in 2023. Beginning with a comprehensive…
