Porsche Mission R: Electric Concept Race Car
Porsche has an extensive history in customer racing. The automaker's motorsports arm has churned out more 4400 Cup cars over the past three decades. This year at the IAA auto show in Munich, Porsche revealed the Mission R, a concept that hints at the all-electric direction of Porsche's future customer racing vehicles. Most of the Mission R is made from carbon fibre but Porsche has developed new technology to build race-spec splitters, side skirts and…
Boulevard 88 Tower, Singapore
Boulevard 88 is a new launch ultra-luxury mixed-use complex. Designed by world-renowned architect, Moshe Safdie, Boulevard 88 is a freehold development comprises of two 28-storey residential towers and an 8-storey hotel block. It comprises of 154 units of luxurious residential condominium and it is integrated with luxury brand hotel, the 204 room Singapore Edition Hotel (6-star luxury boutique hotel by Ian Schrager). The smallest units are two-bedroom units with a study and measures at 1,313…
Cuntan International Cruise Center by MAD Architects
A string of orange buildings elevated above ground will mark the Cuntan International Cruise Centre. Designed by MAD Studio for Cuntan Port on the Yangtze River, the scheme was the winning entry of an international competition. The project site, currently a cargo terminal covering 65,000 square meters, is located in Chongqing. Under MAD’s plans, the site will become a 65,000-square-metre international cruise terminal and city complex, hosting a 15,000-square-metre cruise port and 50,000 square meters…
OPPO Chang'an R&D Center, China
Chinese mobile phone manufacturer OPPO has broken ground on a new research and development (R&D) center in the heart of China’s Silicon Valley. OPPO is a leading global smartphone brand, dedicated to providing products infused with art and innovative technology. Expected to house 5,000 R&D personnel, the Oppo's new Chang'an R&D centre will be responsible for the R&D, design and testing of a range of smart devices. Designed by architecture firm…
Altair Residences, Sri Lanka
The Altair tower, the tallest residential building in Sri Lanka, is designed by world-known architect, Moshe Safdie. The 400-unit residential complex takes full advantage of the site with an innovative two-leg structural design comprising two tower blocks of 63 and 69 stories. Altair’s pair of towers provides each unit with ventilation, balanced diffusion of sunlight, and unparalleled views of Beira Lake, the Indian Ocean, and the surrounding city. The staggered and stepped formation of the…
