From Allard Architecture:
‘The Nano Towers were proposed as the new headquarters of the DuBiotech Research Park in Dubai. This mixed use development offers 160 000m2 officespace, laboratories, hotel, residential and associated support facilities in a 262m high tower. The canopy at ground level provides sunshading while creating a dramatic entrance to the towers: a conceptual ground plane from which the towers grow.
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‘The design concept for this multi-use tower by Grimshaw architects emerged from the need to balance three major factors: to reflect Arabic culture and the traditions of Islamic vernacular architecture; to create a building with multiple functions, including office, retail, hotel and residential areas; and to give an intelligent response to hot, humid climate.
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Meir Lobaton + Kristjan Donaldson recently shared their design for a 36 story residential tower in Mexico City, Mexico. The project addressed the balance between the desire of living in a single-family residence with the cost of the land.
The residential tower provides the family the luxury of living in an apartment building without sacrificing the comfort of a backyard. Gardens located on every level try to break with the dichotomy between land and building, and, more importantly, provide an area that is attractive and functional for the family members.
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XTEN Architecture shared with us their entry to the ThyssenKrupp Elevator Competition in Dubai. The observation tower is located in a cultural park just off axis from the main skyscraper boulevard in Dubai, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Road.
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This futuristic mixed-use condominium complex located in the Design District, Miami, Florida is due for completion in 2011. The 240, 000 sf project is designed by Miami-based Oppenheim architects.
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This project by architects Fashion Architecture Taste (FAT) is a design for a 19-storey residential tower beside Mile End Park in London.
The project has just been submitted for planning permission.
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ICE is an international practice based in Hong Kong. ICE stands for ‘Ideas of Contemporary Environments’. Ulrich Kirchhoff, the founder and principal at ICE, was the head of design at OMA Asia/RAD for seven years and is now teacher at the University of Hong Kong (HKU).
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Zaha Hadid Architects have won a competition to design Cairo Expo City in Cairo, Egypt.
After presenting the design to Egyptian Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Nazif, Zaha Hadid Architects was announced as architects of the new Cairo Expo City. Zaha Hadid Architects will be designing Cairo Expo City together with global multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy Buro Happold.
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