Bugatti La Voiture Noire: The world's most expensive new car
La Voiture Noire, which arrives in 2019 Geneva Motor Show, is a modern interpretation of Jean Bugatti’s personal Type 57 SC Atlantic that got lost during World War II. This new version of the car, however, was designed as a one-off to celebrate the French brand's 110th anniversary. Featuring a handcrafted carbon fiber body, the La Voiture Noire follows recent special cars from Bugatti such as the Divo, but takes exclusivity to a whole new…
Fuzhou Strait Culture and Art Center, China
In 2014, PES-Architects’ proposal won the first prize of The Invited International Competition for the Fuzhou Strait Culture and Art Centre in China. The design takes inspiration from the petals of jasmine blossom, the city flower of Fuzhou. PES-Architects' primary materials for the project were steel, concrete, bamboo, custom-developed ceramic tiles and louvres to create the curving lines of the Fuzhou Strait Culture and Art Centre. The cultural programs…
InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland Hotel, China
In January 2019, the InterContinental Hotels Group celebrated the official opening of InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland, the world’s first underground hotel in Shanghai, China. The winner of an international design competition in 2006, Martin Jochman and his studio JADE + QA have dedicated over a decade to turn the abandoned former quarry into an art form. The 337-guestroom Intercontinental Shanghai Wonderland Hotel contains only two levels above ground, with 16 more…
Rezvani Very First model: The Beast
Rezvani Motors was originally founded in 2014 in Orange County, California. In May of 2015, Rezvani released its very first model - the Rezvani Beast, a low-weight supercar based on the Ariel Atom and the Lotus Elise (for the Beast Alpha X Black Bird) sports cars utilizing them as its chassis. The company has released a series of new models in the years that followed, including an SUV called the Rezvani Tank, and now it’s…
Changsha Meixi Lake International Culture & Arts Center, China
The Changsha Meixi Lake International Culture & Arts Center aims to become the new cultural and civic node for the city of Changsha, China, and well as a global cultural destination. The Changsha Meixi Lake International Culture & Arts Center defines itself by extreme sinuous curves that radiate from each of the three independent structures and links them by a pedestrianized landscape. Outward views are afforded by ribbons of glazing and balconies that serve the…
