A Directory of Great Architectures
A Directory of Great Architectures
Sited in the archipelago of the Indian Ocean, the Shangri-La’s Villingili Resort and Spa, Maldives has been open since July last year. As we know the island nation of Maldives is well known for its untouched white sandy beaches enveloped…
We know LED is kind of green sources of light, but I don’t think it’s wise to build an ambitious LED project just to show the world that we have built the largest one in the world. Just to inform…
Designed by Ben van Berkel of UNStudio, the upcoming Grand Hyatt Hotel in Frankfurt will stand 110 metre to house a 5-star-plus hotel with 405 rooms and suites, a ballroom, spa, various restaurants, a lobby bar and a public Sky…
Designed by Asymptote, the Abu Dhabi’s Yas Hotel is part of the 36-billion-dollar Yas Marina development and accompanying Formula 1 raceway circuit (see picture below). The project is scheduled to open in October 2009. Sited on 85,000-square-meter complex, this hotel…
Designed by Foster + Partners, the new five-star hotel on Bath Road, close to Heathrow Airport has been approved by the Mayor of London. Wrapped in a unifying glass envelope, the hotel has six pavilions, a flexible 1200-capacity ballroom, two…
Located in the Zayed Bay district of Abu Dhabi, UAE, the Helix Hotel’s design was selected from an invited competition for a five-star luxury hotel in the country. The winning design was proposed by Leeser Architecture from New York. The…
The first refrigerated beach in the world will be built at the new Palazzo Versace hotel in Dubai. This luxury hotel doesn’t want the sand to burn its rich visitors. Expected to open late next year or early 2010, the…
Russian based architect Alexander Asadov offers deconstructivist concept called ‘Aerohotel’ that can be implemented anywhere in the world from reservoirs to oceans. Covering 200 m wide, the floating Aerohotel hotel supported by three ‘arms’ and mix the function of hotel,…
