Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp has designed a multipurpose commercial development in Sydney that includes a high-rise tower, retail space and green space that reinvigorates a previously run down mid-city area. The state-of-the art building uses new technology that converts the tower into a carbon neutral building. Project Description from Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp: Liberty Place is not a… [Read More]
Hengqin International Financial Center by Aedas
Hengqin International Financial Center is the kick-off project of Shizimen CBD, which will be the milestone for development of the whole region. Designed by Aedas, this mixed-use high-rise includes office spaces, supporting conference and exhibition facilities, apartments, service facilities and retails. The project is located in Plot 8 of offshore financial island in Hengqin Block,… [Read More]
A Gem on the Pearl River: Langham Place, Guangzhou by Aedas International
Located on Pazhou, Langham Place, Guangzhou together with Guangzhou Commercial Showcase Complex form the Nanfung Commercial, Hospitality and Exhibition Complex. The 500-room five-star hotel has a dramatic, animated appearance, with horizontal elements accentuated through small and large shifts to maximize the dialogue between the buildings, providing a dynamic, unified and powerful expression for the exhibition complex. Situated opposite from the government funded… [Read More]
eVolo Magazine announces the 2016 Skyscraper Competition
eVolo Magazine has announced the 2016 Skyscraper Competition. Every year the magazine invites architects, students, engineers, designers and artists from around the globe to participate in one of the world’s most prestigious awards for high-rise architecture. See below the official announcement from eVolo presenting this year’s competition, and read here for more information on how to… [Read More]
Designs revealed for ‘The One’ in Toronto
Designs were recently unveiled in Toronto for ‘The One’, an 80-storey mixed-use tower on a prominent downtown site at One Bloor West, which pioneers a new model of vertical retail in the city. Designed by Foster + Partners and rising to 318 metres, it will be Toronto’s second tallest building after CN Tower’s 553 metres,… [Read More]
Grove Towers by 3XN
Shortlisted for the 2014 World Architecture Festival Award, the Grove Towers by 3XN mark the company’s first project in Mumbai. The 77,ooo m² development incorporates a 130 meters tall luxury residential tower, that houses premium 3 and 4 bedroom apartments, and a secondary slightly shorter tower containing more modest 2 bedroom apartments. The design takes… [Read More]
PARKROYAL on Pickering by WOHA
Singapore based WOHA designed PARKROYAL on Pickering, a hotel and office in a garden that explores the use of greenery within a densely built up high-rise city. Located in central Singapore, the architects used a total of 15,000 m² of sky-gardens, reflecting pools, waterfalls, planter terraces and green walls, totalling double the site area, and… [Read More]
RKM 740 High-Rise by J. MAYER H. und Partner
RKM 740, a high-rise designed by J. MAYER H. und Partner, will be located directly on the Rheinaue, offering a view of the beautiful Düsseldorf’s city center. RKM 740 will “shape the silhouette” of the left bank of the Rhine, not only in terms of its architecture, but in terms of use as well. The high-rise project,… [Read More]
