Tag Infrastrutture

21-01-2022

MAD Architects Cuntan International Cruise Centre Chongqing

By 2027 Chongqing, China will have a new cruise centre featuring the futuristic Yangtze River Skywalk designed by architect Ma Yansong and his studio MAD to welcome tourists from the adjacent cruise terminal on the Yangtze River. MAD Architects, in collaboration with the China Academy of Building Research (CASR), have won the international competition for the design of the Cuntan International Cruise Centre in Chongqing.

04-01-2022

Powerhouse Company designs Çanakkale Antenna Tower

In western Turkey, in an elevated position not far from the historic city of Çanakkale, the Powerhouse Company architecture studio has designed the Çanakkale Antenna Tower, in collaboration with Inter.National.Design (IND). The project is a unique and strong architectural gesture, consisting of a ring-shaped path which, climbing up above the trees, offers panoramic views of the city and culminates into a tower reaching up towards the sky.

05-11-2021

Nizio Design International: Mausoleum of Martyrdom in Michniów

Speaking about the Mausoleum of the Martyrdom of Polish Villages in Michniów, Mirosław Nizio says that seeing the photographs of the houses on fire left him with the visceral feeling that he had been transported back to the time of the Nazi massacre. This was the starting point for his design for a memorial.

03-11-2021

H&P Architects: Revitalisation of the Mao Khe Mining Park, Vietnam

Thanks to a design by H&P Architects, the Mao Khe Mining Park in Vietnam has been redeveloped and opened up to the city: by using reclaimed materials salvaged from old attractions, now dismantled, the new green square is home to multiple spaces equipped for collective activities.

05-05-2021

In_Out Cathrin Trebeljahr: Expansion of the old prefecture in Versoix

Cathrin Trebeljahr of In_Out Architecture is among the winners of the 2020 Prix des femmes architectes, for her expansion of the old prefecture of Versoix. Cathrin Trebeljahr reconciles architectural heritage with modern creation to create a new urban space in a project with Minergie certification.

01-01-2021

Oppenheim Architecture e The Mandalorian

The Mandalorian is the first live-action television series in the Star Wars franchise, developed by Lucasfilm. Architecture plays an essential role in the series that is set five years after the events of Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi and the projects by Oppenheim Architecture call to mind many of the series backdrops.

24-07-2020

MoDusArchitects Mobility, Architecture and Landscape in infrastructure design

MoDusArchitects planned the expansion of the Bressanone-Varna ring road, including a sculptural new portal forming the gateway to the city of Bressanone, in the province of Bolzano. MoDusArchitects’ project reduces the volume of traffic at street level by creating an alternative route composed of interconnected roads which are largely underground, offering a model that might be replicated in similar projects in many other small towns.