Tag Skyscraper

19-01-2017

Architecture in India

To mark the week of Diwali, "the festival of light", one of the most important festivals on the Indian calendar, a celebration of life which also marks the start of the new year for some, we rediscover projects in India covered in articles in Floornature and Livegreenblog.

25-10-2016

Anticlimax: the shattered dream of the Japanese metabolists

The portuguese firm Fala Atelier has created a report-cum-installation on the Nakagin Capsule Tower and its evolution in time. Between 1972 and the current time something went wrong with the utopian dream of the Japanese metabolist movement.

17-10-2016

Winners of the 2016 AAP American Architecture Prize

While we're waiting to find out the winners of Next Landmark 2016, here are the results of the 2016 American Architecture Prize.

14-10-2016

Interview with Jacob van Rijs, part 2, India

We continue our chat with Jacob van Rijs, co-founder of renowned Dutch architecture firm MVRDV (Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs, Nathalie de Vries).

23-09-2016

Twisting Towers

Inspired by the CTBUH study of the "twisting towers", here is a rapid overview of twisting towers all over the world: iconic examples of contemporary architecture presented in Floornature.

20-09-2016

Ateliers Jean Nouvel Doha Tower Qatar

Jean Nouvel’s skyscraper in Doha, Qatar looks like a giant version of the mashrabiya, an element of traditional Arabian architecture. The building has been shortlisted for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

15-09-2016

Gerber Architekten King Fahad National Library Riyadh

Gerber Architekten’s project expands the old national library building in Riyadh, built in 1980, giving the building a new skin and creating a new look for a key urban landmark in this part of the city.

12-09-2016

RMJM Evolution Tower Moscow

Constructed by architectural studio RMJM in partnership with Scottish artist Karen Forbes, the Evolution Tower is an unusual spiral-shaped skyscraper in Moscow’s business district on the banks of the Moskva River.