Songshan Lake Exhibition and Performance Center by ZHA
The Songshan Lake Exhibition and Performance Center, designed by ZHA in collaboration with the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design, is a new cultural and sports facility in Dongguan City, China. Covering a total floor area of 45,000 square metres, the new cultural centre was designed to be a civic and cultural anchor for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). The new venue will host a variety of national and international events, exhibitions, and performances…
Inaura Mixed-Use Complex, Dubai
MVRDV has been selected to design Inaura, a mixed-use hotel and residential tower in Downtown Dubai. The project will rise to 210 meters on a site located between Downtown Dubai and Business Bay, with views toward the Burj Khalifa and the Dubai Fountain. The tower is conceived as a primarily rectilinear volume, differentiated by a luminous, jewel-like ovoid structure embedded within its upper portion at approximately three-quarters of the building's height. The ovoid volume accommodates…
Huafa Snow World, China
Architecture studio 10 Design has unveiled its design for Huafa Snow World in Shenzhen, which will include an 80,000 square-meter indoor ski resort that will be "the largest of its kind in the world". Huafa Snow World boasts a rich mix of retail, entertainment, commercial, hospitality, civic and cultural components, creating a vibrant destination. Slated to open in 2025, the development will include a hotel, shopping mall, office space, and an indoor ski slope with…
Shenzhen Galaxy Twin Towers, China
Anchored on a complex mountain–water base, Galaxy WORLD creates a highly distinctive landmark while accommodating the layered needs of industry growth, urban life, and public activity on limited urban land. As the capstone and engine of the campus, the 369-meter Galaxy Twin Towers have been certified by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) as "Tallest Twin Buildings of Equal Height in China". The towers are shaped like bamboo shoots, standing in the…
Dar al Funoon by Frank Gehry
Dar al Funoon Abu Dhabi, designed by the late architect Frank Gehry, is among his final works. Translating to "House of the Arts," the landmark building, was designed as a global hub for the performing arts and is expected to open in 2030. The House of the Arts was designed to permanently host opera, ballet, theatre, and other live performances from acclaimed and emerging artists from the region and around the world, staged at different…
