Dance of Light Office Skyscraper
Architecture studio Aedas has unveiled its Dance of Light office skyscraper in Chongqing, China. The 180-meter-tall tower has two double-curved facades that create the impression that the building is being twisted. Meanwhile, the refractions of its reflective glass further emphasize the project’s celebration of light and the use of light as a driving design tool. Aedas designed the 39-story skyscraper to be a landmark building in the business district. According to…
Crystal Bridge Museum of Art by Safdie Architects
Both a museum and a cultural center, the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art holds exhibit spaces and a curatorial complex of the highest standard in addition to a library, and multiple communal and educational spaces. Purpose-built to showcase a world-renowned art collection, the museum also functions as an iconic cultural destination and as a place for the community. The primary materials – concrete, timber, and fieldstone – are sourced from the region. …
X-Shaped Office Building (Deep Blue)
Deep Blue is not only a pure office space but also an open, inclusive and diversified cultural place, which bears multiple possibilities such as social interaction, entertainment, life, and learning. The project site is relatively square, with a quiet river on the west side and office buildings of different types and heights on three sides. Deep Blue is designed by GLA Design Group, based in China. To make the…
Qondesa Tower; MAD's first project in South America
The architecture firm MAD Architects, based in China, has presented the design of its first project in South America, the mixed-use "Qondesa" tower in Quito, Ecuador, which will soon become the tallest building in the city. MAD aspires to offer a design solution for integrating nature into high-density living with a vision of an ecological future. Inspired by its natural backdrop, MAD seeks to connect residents to the beauty of nature…
Habitat Qinghuangdao by Safdie Architects
The design for Phase I of Qinhuangdao Golden Dream Bay utilizes a series of units arranged in a stepped pattern, which results in a porous structure. The complex consists of a series of individual 15-story slab buildings that connect and stack vertically, in two tiers, rising to 30 stories. At level 15, between the tiers, a community thoroughfare links the building blocks and allows residents to traverse the entire complex surrounded by greenery and city…
