Tag 21st Century

The Good Life by Belgian Artist

The Good Life is an astute project proposed by Belgian artists Katleen Vermeir & Ronny Heiremans in collaboration with 51N4E architects. The proposal has been unequivocal: transform the former warehouse into luxury residential units and sell them off. Read

Art Museum Strongoli in Calabria, Italy

Designed by Austrian architect Coop Himmelb(l)au, the Art Museum Strongoli will stand high on top of the Motta Grande in Calabria, Italy. When complete, the building will mix the use of flexible exhibition spaces, a small “multi-hall” and a panorama…

Hermitage Plaza in Paris

Designed by Foster+Partners, the Hermitage Plaza project incorporates two 323-metre-high buildings which is crowned as the tallest mixed-use towers in Western Europe. Expected to be completed in 2014, the two towers accommodate a hotel, spa, panoramic apartments, offices and serviced…

Dubai Tower in Qatar

New tower called Dubai Tower will stand tall 437 meters in Qatar. Designed by RMJM, the tower will spent $620 million of money for completion, it is expected to open in 2011 and will be the tallest tower in the…

Skating Arena for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics

The design of Russia’s Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics has been reveled even though its rendering seems premature. As always, the architect designed the venue with flexibility in mind for efficiency. When it’s used for Olympic, it will have a capacity…

Huaxi City Center in Guiyang, China

The masterplan of Huaxi City Center was designed by MAD. And to develop each part of the masterplan, MAD invited young international architect to collaborate with. It was happen last summer in three-day workshop with unique design approach and result.…