Tag Skyscraper

25-05-2018

Glass walls and photovoltaic panels for RPBW’s Palais de Justice in Paris

The new Palais de Justice in Paris designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop is a composition of steel and glass volumes rising upwards, with photovoltaic panels winding over the glass surface like punctuation marks, adding interest to the whole and creating an unusual building.

23-05-2018

South West Architecture con FMG: Mondrian Doha in Qatar

The Mondrian Doha, a 24-storey skyscraper containing apartments and a luxury hotel with 270 rooms and suites, has opened its doors. Six years of work by SWA, South West Architecture, went into this complex structure with its design inspired by the falcon, a great tradition in the Persian Gulf, featuring amazing ceramic decorations by FMG Fabbrica Marmi e Graniti.

17-05-2018

CTBUH Urban Habitat Award for skyscrapers and urban context

Architecture’s impact on its context, whether natural or urban, goes farther than the footprint of the building itself; a skyscraper, for example, becomes a landmark visible from a great distance away. The CTBUH presents annual awards for tall buildings that have a positive impact on their surroundings. We take a look at the candidates for the 2018 awards.

07-05-2018

MAD Architects - Chaoyang Park Plaza, Beijing

Photos by Iwan Baan and Hufton+Crow capture the relationship between the city of Beijing and the Chaoyang Park Plaza skyscraper, designed by MAD Architects, the studio headed by architect Ma Yansong. They offer an image of architecture in its urban setting.

04-05-2018

The façade of Steven Holl's horizontal skyscraper in Shenzhen, China

The façade of Steven Holl's Horizontal Skyscraper in Shenzhen, China, and its sunshading systems, that are declined differently depending on how the sun radiates on them

02-05-2018

Zaha Hadid Architects Generali Tower Milano

The Generali Tower, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, is part of the CityLife Masterplan that has requalified the area of the former Milan Fair. The Generali Tower was presented during the Milan Design Week 2018.

02-05-2018

Ingenhoven architects: Marina One in Singapore

Ingenhoven architects with Gustafson Porter + Bowman designed Marina One, a commercial, residential and office complex in the heart of Singapore’s Marina Bay. Ingenhoven has grafted a green heart onto a number of floors in the glass structure of Marina One.

13-04-2018

Renzo Piano Building Workshop Palais de Justice, Paris

Renzo Piano Building Workshop’s new courthouse near Porte de Clichy in Paris is complete and due to open on April 16, combining courtrooms and judicial offices in a single building.