London Aquatics Centre by Zaha Hadid
The London Aquatics Centre, designed by Zaha Hadid, was the second largest building and one of the key venues of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Positioned on the south eastern edge of the Olympic Park, the architectural concept of the London Aquatics Centre is inspired by the fluid geometries of water in motion, creating spaces and a surrounding environment that reflect the riverside landscapes of the Olympic Park. The pool hall's form is generated by…
Bunjil Place; Timber Design Award Winner
Bunjil Place, by FJMT Studio, is an example of a new form of community and civic building in Australia. It is not a single-use or single facility that tends to divide and separate a community by interest, education, or culture, but an inclusive hybrid form of a public building, reflecting and embracing the diversity of the country. It is a library, a performance theatre, a public gathering space, a place of exhibition, gallery and display,…
Galleria Department Store, South Korea
Architecture firm OMA has completed the Galleria department store in Gwanggyo, South Korea. The Galleria is Korea’s first and largest upscale department store founded in the 1970s. The store in Gwanggyo is the sixth branch of Galleria. A place where retail and culture, city and nature collide, Galleria in Gwanggyo offers a get away from the predictability of shopping. The cube-shaped building is clad in tessellated triangles of stone. The mix of beige, brown and…
Mexico City International Airport by Norman Foster, Mexico
Collaboration between Foster + Partners, FR-EE and NACO won the international competition to design Mexico City’s new international airport. At 743,000 square meters, it will be one of the world’s largest airports and will revolutionize airport design. It pioneers a new concept for a large-span, single airport enclosure, which will achieve new levels of efficiency and flexibility. With spans in excess of 100 meters, three times the span of a conventional airport, it has a…
AI CITY by BIG Architects, China
BIG has unveiled its design for AI CITY which will house the headquarters of the world-leading smart service provider, Terminus Group. Located in southwest China, the project is set within the Chongqing Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone with the 135000 SQM Cloud Valley anchoring the Science and Technology Headquarters in the first phase of the masterplan. Cloud Valley takes its inspiration from the region’s undulating landscape where valleys and mountain form stunning connections between the earth…
