A Directory of Great Architectures
A Directory of Great Architectures
Influenced by Calatrava, Hadid, Sarah Schneider and Chris Cunningham, the Seed Archive’s architecture is in the form of a growing cytoskeleton of a plant. This building is proposed to house and preserve native plants for future generations in the Pacific…
The Bank of America Tower will stand 288-meter tall at 42nd Street and 6th Avenue in Manhattan. Designed by Cook + Fox the building is expected to be the first LEED Platinum skyscraper. With 204,000-square-meter floor area, three-quarters of the…
Sited on Shanghai’s Luijiazui Finance and Trade Zone, the Shanghai tower is the third of trio of towers which the construction was begin two days ago. The tower consist of office space, a luxury hotel, retail and cultural venues. And…
The latest residential tower sited at Dubai Waterfront named ‘The Atrium’ is expected for completion in 2013. The tower will stand at 278 metres and has 68 floors above the ground and 3 floor under the ground. Designed by American…
Designed by London-based architect Ross Lovegrove, the Alpine Capsule will be presented at Alta Badia, Italy, in December. This mountain living unit has a diameter of eight metres, and constructed with acrylic and a reflective coating that offers 360 degree…
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,…
The Leonardo Glass Cube was designed by 3Deluxe and the project has been completed since 2008. What I like about the project is the unity between the landscape, exterior, and the interior in one rhythm. I think 3Deluxe has implemented…
Dubai continue shocking the world of architecture with never ending stories. Now they launched the Dubai Art District to facilitate media industry, the project is expected to be completed in 2011. Sited in Dubai’ IMPZ the project covers 26 hectares…
