A Directory of Great Architectures
A Directory of Great Architectures
Project description of The B Tower Rotterdam by Wiel Arets Architects: The B Tower is located in the centre of Rotterdam, immediately adjacent to the Bijenkorf department store designed by Marcel Breuer in the late 1950s. Because of its commercial…
Project description of V Tower by Wiel Arets Architects: The V Tower is part of the Flight Forum in Eindhoven, an industrial park with an urban plan by MVRDV. It is based on six clusters dropped loosely into the landscape…
Project description by Gudmundur Jonsson Architects: The Holmen Island in Risør has for some time been a shipbuilding yard and a site for different industrial activities and containing as well a dock for boats. Initially the site was natural with…
Project Description of Lifeguard Tower Residence by Lazar Design/Build: Design/Builder Steve Lazar has grown up with the ocean his entire life. As an avid surfer and a craftsman, he has always been inspired by iconic seaside architecture. Piers, sailboats, custom…
Text from Plasma Studio: Plasma Studio won First Prize in an invited competition for one of two mixed-use twin tower complexes in Datong, Shanxi province, China. The project comprises 70,000 m2 of floor area split between a hotel in one…
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, a new 2,995-room casino-resort opening in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, will welcome its first guests December 15, 2010. The Cosmopolitan will feature two 50-story towers across 8.7 acres of land, each featuring…
Press Release: Abu Dhabi, 21 June 2010: CAPITAL GATE, owned and developed in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, by ADNEC (Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company), has been certified as the ‘World’s Furthest Leaning Manmade Tower,’ by…
Press Release: [Hong Kong – June 16, 2010] With an estimated 70 million people expected to visit the Shanghai Expo this year, Shanghai is certain to be the center of the world’s focus. While the city epitomizes China’s unprecedented growth,…
