Mukaab Skyscraper, One of the Largest Built Structures in the World
The Saudi Arabian government has revealed the design for the Mukaab, a cube-shaped supertall skyscraper that will become the center of the New Murabba district in downtown Riyadh. The Mukaab aims to become the largest built structure in the world, measuring 400 meters in height, width, and length. The building will be situated in the North West of Riyadh, in a 19 square kilometers area. The New Murabba district will feature…
Prisma Towers, China
BIG has won a proposal to design a 300 m tall residential tower and a 250 m tall office tower for the Guiwan district, located in Qianhai, which is most commonly known as the international finance city of China. The two towers taper towards the sky at a sleek angle, forming a subtle crevice of green balconies. This gesture adds not only lush openings throughout the building but also structural efficiency. The project’s cascading terraces…
A Floating Feather-Like Airport
"A feather floating in the breeze" was the visual reference for the airport terminal that studio MAD is designing in the city of Changchun, China. Once complete, the building will measure 270,000 square meters and accommodate 22 million passengers per year. However, despite its size, MAD has designed its feather-like form to create light, airy interiors with the aim of making the building feel human in scale. The design,…
Global Headquaters of Tencent; WeChat Social Media
Architecture firm NBBJ designed the global headquaters of Tencent, the company behind Chinese social media platform WeChat. Tencent is ranked the fifth most valuable listed company in the world – worth over $500 billion (£352 billion), making it currently more valuable than Facebook. The complex is made up of two towers, connected by bridges to encourage staff to meet. Two glass and aluminum towers rise to 50 and 39 stories…
Phoenix International Media Center, China
A skewed annular form shapes the irregular volume of the Phoenix International Media Center, the headquarters of China’s largest private broadcaster. Completed by BIAD-UFO, this remarkable building adds value to its location as an engineering tourist attraction. The structural system does not only stand for the engineering genius but also improves environmentally beneficial concepts by integrating water collection that naturally falls through these steel channels into the underground tanks for later use of landscaping elements.…
