Tower C by Zaha Hadid Architects, China
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has won the design competition to build Tower C at Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base, in China. The result is a ‘multi-dimensional vertical city’ that comprises two towers that climb to a height of nearly 400 meters. The building accommodates column-free naturally-lit office space, shopping, entertainment, and dining amenities, a hotel, a convention center, and cultural facilities with exhibition galleries. The winning design responds to the city's intersection of the north-south…
Museu do Amanhã (Museum of Tomorrow), Brazil
Museu do Amanhã (Museum of Tomorrow), designed by Santiago Calatrava, is located in the burgeoning Puerto Maravilha neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Respecting and complementing the neighboring historic landmarks, the Museum envelope is limited to a height of 18 m above the pier level. The building features large overhangs 75 meters in length on the side facing the square and 45 meters in length on the side facing the sea. The museum was inaugurated…
Haikou Towers, China
HENN wins the first prize in the international competition to design the Haikou Towers. The Haikou Towers are projected to become the heart of the new Central Business District of Haikou in a tropical island in China. The masterplan comprises an ensemble of 10 towers ranging from 150 to 450 meters height with an overall building area of 1.5 million square meters. The proposal’s centerpiece is the 450metre high middle tower. Construction is expected to…
PIF Tower Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Soaring 385 m2 above the city, the 80-story PIF Tower (formerly known as CMA Tower) is the tallest tower in Riyadh. A high-performance solar control system moderates the intense Saudi light and heat. HOK designed the tower, which is expected to achieve LEED Gold certification, in collaboration with Omrania & Associates. The design solution is a subtle blend of conventional and well understood techniques combined with international best practice and cutting-edge technologies, merged with local…
Le Monde Group Headquarters, France
Designed by Snøhetta, “Le Monde Building” provides newsrooms for each of the French media company Le Monde Group's publications, under the same roof in Paris. The 80-metre-long building comprises two seven-storey cantilevering volumes at either end, married by the sweeping arch that is made from a network of steel. According to Snøhetta, this was "a highly demanding engineering task" as the building "weighs more than the Eiffel Tower". The…
