The Opus; a legacy by Zaha Hadid
Located within the Burj Khalifa district of Dubai, the Opus by Zaha Hadid Architects will house the first ‘ME by Melia (one of the world’s leading hoteliers)’ hotel in the Middle East. The five-star property will become somewhat of a legacy, as it is the only hotel in the world to have been fully designed both inside and out by the late architect, Zaha Hadid in 2007. The Opus is…
Napoli Afragola Rail Station, Italy
The new rail station of Napoli Afragola is designed as one of southern Italy’s key interchange stations serving four high-speed inter-city lines, three inter-regional lines and a local commuter line. The interchange is the first phase of a larger development that will complete in 2022. Construction began in 2015 with the building inaugurated in 2017. Zaha Hadid Architects conceived the project as an ‘urbanized public bridge’ that connects the communities on either side of the…
The Iranian Winners of 2A Continental Architectural Award 2019
The 5th “2A Asia Architecture Award” October 18, 2019 Theme: Innovative Contextual Architecture in Asia The 2A Continental Architectural Award was founded by 2A Magazine to pay tribute to the living architect or architects whose architecture and artwork exhibits a blend of those qualities of ability, vision, flair, and dedication. This year the award seeks to recognize and promote architectural concepts in the fields of social development, contemporary design, area conservation, conservation of the…
Cedrus Residential; Winner of WAF-2019
Cedrus Residential Complex located in Tehran, Iran is the winner of World Architecture Festival (WAF-2019) in Completed Building House Category. The building is designed by Next Office Architectural & Research Studio, led by Alireza Taghaboni. Cedrus Residential with 6000 m2 area is a unique and innovative housing project with the goal of creatively working with the spatial limitations of trying to build new homes in a very crowded city. Density and its distribution in Tehran…
Ferrari Roma, Brings Classic Italian Elegance Back to Ferrari
Ferrari knows its supercars are in high demand, hence its decision to increase production figures and add new models. Ferrari Roma, a new GT hardtop coupe is powered by an award-winning V8 that pumps out over 600 horsepower. The Roma is the fifth new Ferrari to be launched in 2019 – we’ve already had the F8 Tributo, the F8 Tributo Spider, the 812 GTS, and the SF90 Stradale. It's signature Italian styling is a contemporary…
