A Directory of Great Architectures
A Directory of Great Architectures
Zaha Hadid’s design of the Yury Dolgoruky Twin Tower has been approved. Located in Moskow, the twin tower will be 57-floors and 52-floors consist of exposition centre, hotel and residential. The towers sport the same look but their facades are…
Located in Dubai, the Shuffle Tower is designed by James Law Cybertecture. Utilizing white concrete and galazing for its facade, the construction of the Shuffle is expected to be finished next year. The project is split between three levels that…
Norwegian architects, Snøhetta has won the competition to design King Abdulaziz Center for Knowledge and Culture in Saudi Arabia. The design concept is “the history of oil in Saudi Arabia”. May 20th 2008, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz set the cornerstone…
Zaha Hadid designed the Zaragoza Bridge Pavilion for her client, Expoagua Zaragoza 2008. The pavilion is built to hold the Water and Sustainable Development Expo in Zaragoza or known as Zaragoza Expo 2008. It has 3915 m2 of surface and…
Designed by Frank Gehry, the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2008 is under construction. This landmark is mentioned to be the first example of Frank Gehry’s spectacular architecture in London. Frank Gehry said: “The Pavilion is designed as a wooden timber structure…
Designed by Jean Nouvel, the Tour Signal comprises 71-storey, consists of five different uses including office (50,000 sqm), hotel 39,000 sqm), residential (33,000 sqm), Public facilities (8,000 sqm) and retail spaces (10,000 sqm). This tower will be located at La…
Zaha Hadid proposed an interesting design for the new School of Design tower on the campus of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The tower utilizing glass and steel and expected to be completed in 2011. Mainly made up of dark…
The headquarters building for Ernst & Young is just completed and known as Foster+Partners’s first tower in Amsterdam. The building has 24-storey and approached through a water-court. And one of its facade is fully glazed to get as much natural…
