program 750 Apartments, Commercial, Hotel, Cinemateque, Kindergarten, underground parking client Modern Hongyun Real Estate Development Co. LTD. Beijing, China size 210,000 sm status Design Development Filmic urban space; around, over and through multifaceted spatial layers, are the central aims of this Hybrid Building complex sited adjacent to the center of Beijing. The aspiration of the develo..
Project Data GFA (area above ground): 130,073 sqm Total Area (including basements): 263,448 sqm Project Completion: Phase 1, Riverfront Buildings: October 2009 Phase 2 , High Rise Tower and Winter Garden: April 2010 Cruise Terminal Support Facilities: Public Facilities, Entertainment, Retail, F&B: 20% GFA Commercial Offices: 80% GFA Credits Architecture, Landscape, and Interior Design: Sparch De..
The 2010 AIA New York winners were recently announced (we’ll share the full over view this weekend with you), and this project by Kohn Pedersen Fox received a design award in the Unbuilt category. Just like the other winning projects, the design showcases New York talent and was chosen for its “design quality, program resolution, innovation, thoughtfulness and technique.” The project, entitled U..
In 2009, the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) announced a competition for its new headquarters to be built in a city near Naju, South Korea. The new KEPCO headquarters, which would include nearly 120,000 square meters of office space and public exhibition program, will constitute a major anchor point of this emerging city. KEPCO has mandated an ambitious program of objectives for the fac..
Europan 8. Concurso. Mencion / Runner-up. Desarrollo Suburbano Mixto en Valladolid. ¿Como enfrentarnos al crecimiento de las ciudades europeas de tipo medio en su contexto cuasi-metropolitano a lo largo de las redes de infraestructuras? las orgullosas capitales regionales comienzan a mirar hacia y alrededor suyo, se traspasan los limites municipales y se jerarquizan areas urbanas hasta hace poco..
Greek studio Point Supreme sent us their entry for the international competition for the new UGM Art Gallery in Maribor, Slovenia (previously on Bustler). The Gallery Competition is part of a larger, international architectural ideas competition ‘EPK - DRAVA RIVER 2012’ Project Details: Status: competition Program: urban plan, contemporary art museum, architecture centre, design centre, children..
Trinity Point Planning Project in Fort Worth, Texas BTA was retained by the Tarrant County Water District to work with the team updating the Trinity River flood control system. The design brief was to prepare a framework plan and urban design standards for the Trinity Point lands in Fort Worth, Texas. The site is adjacent and north of the downtown core. This project was initiated by the strong d..
The design of a new Government Complex of Chung-Nam Province - one of the nine South Korean provinces – re-imagines the idea, image and functions of an institutional building and government center. The design reconciles two opposing concepts: 1. BUILDING vs. NATURE and 2. GOVERNMENT vs. CIVIC. By blurring the differences between the built environment and the landscape, people are invited inside ..
Steven Holl Architects have won a competition to masterplan the Futian business district in Shenzhen, China. Steven Holl Architects’ design for the competition included four towers connected by a horizontal linking structure. The firm was awarded the design of the overall master plan, while the tower designs (not pictured here) were won by Morphosis, Coop Himmelb(l)au, Atelier FCJZ, Hans Hollein..
It seems no one told Dubai about the financial crisis, as new projects keep being unveiled. This time, our green friends over Inhabitat tipped us on a mega development, owned by Maraas Holding: The Jumeirah Gardens. The master plan for this project was designed by SOM Chicago, and consists of a mixed-use development that incorporates low, medium, and high-density zones for business, residences, ..
