The Bay View Google Campus (Renew), California
First announced in March 2015, Google Charleston East has been designed by a collaborative team of Bjarke Ingels Group and Heatherwick Studio. As well as creating offices that would adapt to the fast-moving nature of the technology industry, the project also needed to reflect Google’s philosophy of open collaboration. Google’s workplace was to be a highly flexible space that could respond swiftly to its changing needs and evolve over time. …
Qingshuihe Comprehensive Transportation Hub, China
Aedas has won an international competition to design Shenzhen's new Qingshuihe Comprehensive Transportation Hub. The master plan draws inspiration from the natural environment of the area, integrating nature and water elements into the high-density city to build a unique new emblem for Qingshuihe. The underground compact hub releases large above-ground spaces which will feature urban terraces, offices, five-star hotels, first-rate apartments, science and technology exhibition halls, and other facilities. …
Tora Asa, Japan
The Toronamon-Azabudai District is a complex of three skyscrapers under construction in Tokyo. Construction of the complex began in 2019 and is expected to be completed in 2023. The complex, designed by the architectural firm Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, is being developed by the Mori Building Company. It is estimated that the project will cost about 580 billion yen. Accompanying the skyscrapers are a series of low-rise buildings designed to create a landscape pergola, designed…
Museum of Ethnography Budapest, Hungary
The new building of the Museum of Ethnography in Budapest City Park was opened recently. The new museum, designed by Napur Architect, is part of Europe’s largest urban-cultural development called the Liget Budapest Project. The building has dynamic yet simple lines simultaneously harmonized with the park environment and communicating with the surrounding urban area. The gently curving lines enable the building to function as a gateway and a passage…
7 Extraordinary Buildings Inspired by the Natural World
BEIJING NATIONAL STADIUM: BEIJING Designed by Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron for the 2008 Olympic Games, the locals nicknamed this stadium the “Bird’s Nest” before it was even completed. The stadium accommodates concerts and other special events, and also hosted the Winter Olympics in 2022. ATOMIUM: BRUSSELS Originally constructed for Expo 1958, this quirky building features nine interconnected spheres measuring 102-meters high. Engineer André Waterkeyn and architects André and Jean Polak…
