Cool Modern Architecture

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Stadium du Littoral is a Spectacular Net Zero Sports Complex in France
by Bridgette Meinhold, 10/28/11

Recently completed in September, Stadium du Littoral is a multi-sport complex dedicated to rugby, football, archery, running, cycling and BMX. The arena is composed of flexible spectator and sporting areas, as well as all the necessary administration and athletic facilities. Designed by French design practice Olgga Architectes, the stadium is also slated to be completely net zero energy. Photovoltaic panels are set on the roof to generate electricity, and a solar hot water system produces half of the facility's domestic hot water. Soon a wind turbine will be installed and the complex will produce more power than it needs!

http://inhabitat.com/stadium-du-litt...lex-in-france/

FOM Institute AMOLF, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Green theme for cutting-edge physics research centre in Amsterdam

AMOLF, an institute for fundamental research into physics, is situated on the edge of Sciencepark Watergraafsmeer in East Amsterdam. It consists of three parallel components: a narrow office wing, a central volume with laboratories for experiments and a section with workshops.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=17858

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Dalian Minzhu Plaza, Dalian, China
Leigh & Orange design a new mixed-use development for Dalian that draws on the city's cultural history

Located in Zhongshan district, Dalian, the Minzhu Plaza project was proposed to be a high-end, mixed-use service apartment building. The site is composed of 2 lots both facing Minzhu Plaza; one of those Russian-style city plazas built in the earlier 19th century colonial era. In between the 2 lots is one of the radiant streets from the plaza, Mingze Road. Dalian is determined to be an international city in northern China. It is also well known for its cultural as well as historical interest. Zhongshan district, where the project is located, is a mixed-use urban historical area of Dalian.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=17904

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Salewa Headquarters / Cino Zucchi Architetti with Park Associati
Architect: Cino Zucchi Architetti with Park Associati
Location: Bolzano, Italy

http://www.archdaily.com/179959/sale...ark-associati/

Waterloo Region Museum, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Museum tells history of Waterloo region through colour, quilting and technology

Completed in 2010, the LEED Gold Waterloo Region Museum celebrates, through colour, the region's pioneering past and technology-driven present.

Providing a rich context for a history museum, the Waterloo Region was settled in the early 1800s by German Mennonite farmers from Pennsylvania. The Mennonites brought a longstanding tradition of quilt-making, and their bold, large-scale abstract patterns and unusual colour combinations soon evolved, through the influences of other newcomers, into a form of cultural expression unique to the area.

Today, the 'Quilt Capital of Canada' is also known as 'Canada's Technology Triangle', home to BlackBerry creators RIM and other major high-technology companies. To fulfil the client's brief and vision of embodying the community's inclusive and innovative spirit within a visually iconic and sustainable building, the architects expressed traditional textiles and advanced technologies in a coloured glass 'quilt wall' with energy-efficient lighting.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=17872

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cor & asociados: music hall and house in algueña

spanish practice cor & asociados has recently completed 'music hall and house in algueña', a venue for the musical and cultural activities of the small village of algueña in the alicante county of spain. an extensive schedule of activities will occur at the site and called for a large usable area with a limited budget. retired since the 1980s, an original building intended for the guardia civil's quarter has been rehabilitated with the implementation of a park and open-air auditorium to complete the complex. positioned to the west of the village, the green buffer between the entities contains a garden with jacarandas producing a gathering space for inhabitants within the urban fabric.

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat...n-alguena.html

The Edmonton Clinic North – University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Building a new benchmark for interdisciplinary health care education, research and practice

The Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, North Building, Phase 1 is one of four projects designed as part of a master development plan co-partnered by the University of Alberta (UA) and the province's health service organization Alberta Health Services.

Completed in September 2011, this 56,000 sq m facility, focusing specifically on healthcare education and research, plays a key role in the institution's fundamental objective: to improve patient and family health care experience, access and quality through an interdisciplinary model of education, research and practice.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=17940

A'Beckett Tower, Melbourne, Australia
Elenberg Fraser explore the sensory effects of colour rather than symbolic representation

Elenberg Fraser were approached in early 2007 by an existing client and given the brief to develop a residential tower in the academic precinct in Melbourne with compact apartments to cater for the urban young professional market.

Sitting on a 900 sq m block, A'Beckett Tower is a prototype for high-density residual infill. The building form follows the podium and tower model with a non-traditionally treated podium. A thin veneer of apartments lines the carpark, which is accessed via elevators for cars, liberating the podium facade from cars and ramps and presenting an active residential layer to the city.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=17851

Kengo Kuma’s Proposal for Taipei City Museum of Art is a Self-healing Organism
By: Lidija Grozdanic | October - 20 - 2011

Placed second at the Taipei City Museum of Art Competition, the proposal designed by Kengo Kuma+Associates derives its iconicity from emphasizing two distinct design tendencies. The first relates to the idea of connectivity: the museum is a cultural and communication hub, providing a space for gatherings, exhibitions and workshops. An urbanistic attitude is noticeable in the configuration of the structure. The skin acts as a canopy- accessible and welcoming, it shelters a public space below. The pavilion-like programmatic distribution contributes to the overall impression of the museum being part of the cityscape. The main hall is connected to a nearby train station, cable car, riverbank trail, demystifying the museum culture, interpreting it as an integral part of the urban experience.

http://www.evolo.us/architecture/ken...ling-organism/

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New Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Each floor in this research facility references geological strata and Klee's colour theories

How should the inside of a state-of-the-art research facility look? Should form follow function to create a slick 'tech machine' in which precise and complicated experiments are carried out? Or should it be a warm and homely environment that will encourage conversations and social interaction between researchers working long hours?

The brief from the client was for a creative, interactive building that reflected the changing nature of scientific investigation. New Biochemistry was designed to be a transparent building which allowed views directly into the laboratories. Positioning the labs on the outside of the building allowed the write-up areas to become part of the homely social atrium area.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=17913

Retired Italian Railroad Transformed Into a Low Impact Recreational Promenade
by Bridgette Meinhold, 11/02/11

A new recreational promenade was created this summer out of a section of retired railway in between the towns of Albisola Superiore and Celle Ligure on the coast of Italy. What was once an unused cut in the coast is now a useful and prominent tourist attraction for the area, which provides space for recreation and views of the ocean. The rehabilitation of the abandoned railroad was completed through a collaboration between 3S studio and Voarino Cairo Voarino, who began planning for the project back in 2007. The project was designed to be as environmentally sensitive to the space as possible while making use of low impact materials.

http://inhabitat.com/retired-italian...nal-promenade/

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Tamkang University College of Education, Taipei, Taiwan
Renovation of university campus building inspired by changing colours of the clover leaf

This renovation of a university campus building will set a standard for the transformation of other buildings established in the 60 years of school's history.

In successfully transforming a women's dormitory into a college of Education building, the architects have emphasised two features in the design process: sustainable architecture and variety of interior spaces.

The design concept for the exterior is to restore the landscape of the surrounding natural environment. The architects expect the future campus to be the 'green lung' for the city, so they have decorated a wall on the facade in light green and covered the building with an all-access roof garden.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=17909

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Siemens Headquarters, Munich, Germany
Siemens' new HQ makes a public gesture to its surroundings

The new headquarters for Siemens is built around creating public access, promoting a new corporate architecture that is both open and inviting. The headquarters is composition of plazas, courtyards and alleys that create a vibrant urban space in central Munich. The complex consists of six rectangular, rounded volumes attached to a central vertical structure that unifies the entire building complex. This structure generates a series of varied courtyards that accommodate a continuous flow of guests and passers-by, engaging the buildings in close dialogue with the city through the interwoven public spaces.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=17863

Straights Forum Convention Center, Dadeng Island, Xiamen, China
China hosts Taiwan on neutral ground in new design from HKS

For centuries there has been political conflict between two independent regions – mainland China & Taiwan. Taiwan’s struggle for independence and its desire to be considered its own sovereign country has led to years of political discussion and debate. The Straits Forum Convention Center serves as a platform for staging political discussion between mainland China and Taiwan.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=17933

Atlantic Wharf, Boston, United States
Atlantic Wharf integrates modern architecture in a sustainable and harmonious way

Atlantic Wharf, the first LEED Gold skyscraper in Boston, transformed the city’s skyline and advanced the marketplace for sustainable live, work, play urban environments. The $270 million (US Dollars) mixed-use development contains over one million sq ft of space including 86 residential units, ground-level retail and public spaces, six storeys of below-grade parking and 30 floors of office space.

The new development sits on a platform of restored and renovated historic structures. The preservation of the historic 1899 Peabody & Stearns Russia Building and the existing facades of the other wharf buildings is an essential component to the project.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=17939

GE Building 53, Schenectady, United States
1909 building tranformed into state-of-the-art world HQ for GE's Renewable Energy Division

General Electric Company’s desire to consolidate and expand divisions of its renewable energy business was realised through a master planning study and sustainable building selection process. The project ultimately preserved a portion of the client’s existing plant infrastructure, transforming it into the Renewable Energy Division Headquarters. Completed in April 2010 and located in Schenectady, NY, the adaptive reuse converted an original, 100-year-old production facility into a 202,000-sq-ft office, marketing, and research & development environment that houses divisions associated with Wind Turbines, Solar Power and ‘Smart Grid’ technology.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=17874

Macro extension, Rome, Italy
Museum renovation project formed from a complex play of black and red, space and movement

Inserted into a former industrial complex and facing a site under the control of cultural heritage authorities, the Macro extension building resonates in this static existing site condition with dynamism, movement and sensitivity.

In the architectural work, the section reveals the invisible; in the Macro project, the section is revealed throughout the transfer from horizontal to vertical, from inside to outside - from the Foyer to the rooftop's landscape.

The old and the new, the exhibition rooms as well as the other activities are both articulated and specifically distinct. In the system of transfer, the new occurs as contaminating, giving to each part its specificity.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=17966

A New Life for Buckminster Fuller and John Kelly’s Modernist Office Park
November 4, 2011

Russell Township, Ohio may not sound like much of an architectural destination. But this semi-rural town 25 miles east of Cleveland is actually home to architect and futurist Buckminster Fuller’s largest geodesic dome. The vast dome, allegedly one of Bucky’s favorites, was built in 1959 to surmount a low, crescent-shaped modernist office pavilion designed by architect John Terence Kelly. The hexagonal steel latticework also hovers weightlessly over a lush, circular garden in the center.

http://www.architizer.com/en_us/blog...aterials-park/

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Horse Stable / Duval + Vives Arquitectos
Architects: Duval+Vives Arquitectos / Antonio Duval, Pablo Vives
Location: San Francisco de Mostazal, VI Región, Chile


http://www.archdaily.com/181096/hors...s-arquitectos/

Star Performing Art Center / Aedas
Arquitectos: Aedas
Ubicación: Singapur

http://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl...-center-aedas/

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Dragon Eco Bridge / Taranta Creations
By: Lidija Grozdanic | November - 5 - 2011

Led by Enrico Taranta, a team of architects, urbanists and interior designers constitute the core of an internationally oriented practice. With finished projects as the Shanghai Expo Tea Pavilions and recent designs commissions like a hotel design in the Beijing Bird’s Nest Stadium, the office is establishing itself more and more in China. Their head-office is located within the Red Town Sculpture Park in Shanghai, China.

http://www.evolo.us/architecture/dra...nta-creations/

Guangzhou International Finance Centre, Guangzhou, China / Wilkinson Eyre Architects
Arquitecto: Wilkinson Eyre Architects
Ubicación: Guangzhou, China

http://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl...re-architects/

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Horizon Media Office / a + i architecture
Architects: a + i architecture
Location: New York City, New York, USA

http://www.archdaily.com/181418/hori...-architecture/

Restaurant and Theatre for La Rive Domain by Nadau Lavergne
7 November 2011

Paris architects Nadau Lavergne have completed a round wooden theatre and matching circular restaurant for a campsite in the south of France.

http://www.dezeen.com/2011/11/07/res...adau-lavergne/

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Tamina Thermal Baths / Smolenicky & Partner Architecture
Architecture: Smolenicky & Partner Architecture
Location: Bad Ragaz, Switzerland
Project Year: 2009
Photographs: Roland Bernath, Walter Mair

http://www.archdaily.com/181628/tami...-architecture/

5* Mandarin Oriental Hotel & Serviced Apartments, Doha, Qatar
John McAslan + Partners develop breaths new life into heart of Qatari's Cultural rengeneration

The Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Serviced Apartments are at the heart of the Msheireb development, a major project to build an active new centre in Doha, Qatar. The configuration of the hotel and apartments respects the original axis of Old Ukaz Street, which leads east to the Cultural Forum, also by JMP. These two projects serve as decorative bookends of the new Al-Kahraba Square, a public square and strikes a respectful relationship to a new mosque immediately to the north. The concept for this high-specification scheme is underpinned by the underlying visionary principals for Doha’s Msheireb cultural and historic quarter project as a whole.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=17919

standardarchitecture: namchabawa visitor center

positioned within the small village of pai town in linzhi, tibet, the 'namchabawa visitor center' by beijing-based practice standardarchitecture provides visitors with information of the area's attractions. carved into the steep slopes, the rectangular forms initially read as stone retaining walls within the landscape. near the yaluntzangpu river and set alongside the road connecting the last zhibai village within the yaluntzangpu grand canyon, the 1500 square meter building offers details of the 7,782 meter tall mount namchabawa. additional program is accommodated including a reception and information hall, public toilets, supply store, internet bar, medical center, locker room, meeting rooms and offices allowing the facility to serve as a town center for villagers and supply base for hikers.

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat...or-center.html

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Crit> MGM Place
Despite its torturous history, Gensler's Beverly Hills office building maintains a strong design.

Few architectural stories are as torturous as that of the former William Morris Agency headquarters in Beverly Hills. But that hasn't stopped a good but compromised piece of architecture from rising in a prime location amid the Golden Triangle’s jumble of luxury, kitsch, and craziness.

http://archpaper.com/news/articles.asp?id=5738

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Mosquée d’Algérie / KSP Juergen Engel Architekten
Architects: KSP Juergen Engel Architekten
Location: Algeria, Africa

http://www.archdaily.com/182051/mosq...l-architekten/

axelrod grobman architects: porter school of environmental studies, tel-aviv

axelrod grobram architects is an israeli-based firm that uses a holistic approach to architecture. their recent project is the design of the 'porter school of environmental studies' for the university of tel-aviv in israel. the green building integrates three elements of sustainability - environment, society and economy into the structure. utilizing solar radiation, wind and acoustics to determine the form and position of the site, it uses passive and active technologies to produce and conserve energy, such as the recycling of waste and water. the facility is a research laboratory for green architecture while maintaining its accessibility to the public. the eco-wall, planned as an ethereal lattice alongside the central mass where all the building functions occur appears as an opaque body floating above ground level. between these two structures an atrium is created, providing circulation space for meetings and public activity. unique to israel and the region, it will advance academic research through the interaction and development of ideas in a non-formal setting.

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat...-tel-aviv.html

preston scott cohen: tel aviv museum of art - complete

construction for the 'tel aviv museum of art', an addition to the existing masterplan, designed by cambridge-based practice preston scott cohen is now complete. referred to as the 'herta and paul amir building', the structure will contain spaces to house a comprehensive collection of israeli art. additional facilities include architecture and design galleries, drawing and print galleries, photography study center, art library, auditorium and large gallery for temporary exhibits. the triangular plot dictated a modified rectilinear volume surfaced with undulating facets.

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat...-complete.html

aart architects: inspiria science center

danish practice aart architects have completed the recently opened 'inspiria science center', a natural sciences museum in sarpsborg, within the østfold region of norway. the trifold form is designed as a communication platform merging energy, the environment and health. the facility simultaneously contributes to a heightened interest in science and national interest in the region. integrating sustainable attributes into the design supports the organization's focus on an increased quality of life between humans and the environment.

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat...ce-center.html

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Croatian Bishop Conference Building / Faculty of Architecture, University of Zagreb
Architects: University of zagreb, The Faculty of Architecture, Institute for Architectural Design
Location: Zageb, Croatia

http://www.archdaily.com/180437/croa...ity-of-zagreb/

Arena Bilbao / ACXT
Arquitectos: ACXT
Arquitectos del proyecto: Javier Pérez Uribarri y Nicolás Espinosa Barrientos
Ubicación: Avda Askatasuna 13, Bilbao, Bizkaia, España

http://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl...a-bilbao-acxt/

Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Asturias en Gijón / Ruiz-Larrea y Asociados
Arquitectos: Ruiz-Larrea y Asociados / César Ruiz-Larrea, Antonio Gómez Gutiérrez, Gonzalo Ortega Barnuevo
Ubicación: Calle Recoletas 4, Gijón, Asturias, España

http://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl...a-y-asociados/

Malé International Airport, Malé, Maldives
ADPI designs new international airport terminal dedicated to the sea in Maldives

On arriving in Maldives, the horizon reveals their incredible aesthetics; sky and sea are separated, yet unified, into a perfect, infinite horizontal line. Millions of tourists come to Maldives looking for this simplicity; a dream picture of paradise.

Contemplating this exceptional framework, ADPI has designed The New Maldives Airport Facilities taking into account crucial aspects for an international airport: identity, sustainability, economic growth, efficiency, operational excellence, customer service, expandability, security and safety.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=17145

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Angkasa Raya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Former OMA partner unveils soaring mixed use building opposite Petronas Towers

In 2002 former partner of OMA, Ole Scheeren made his mark on the architecture industry with the design of the CCTV Headquarters in Beijing, an abstract form that defies the generic concept of commercial architecture. Today the esteemed architect unveiled his latest concept: Angkasa Raya.

The 268m-high tower is to be located directly opposite the famous Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia, which were once recognised as the tallest towers in the world. If realised, Angkasa Raya will be formed of three autonomous yet connected volumes linked by three Sky Levels, enabling residents and commercial users to step back from the overwhelming bustle at street level into a tranquil environment with wide-reaching views across their urban surroundings. These levels feature outdoor dining terraces, an infinity pool, banqueting halls, business lounges and other premium amenities.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=18001

The Guangdong – Hong Kong Finance & Technology Park, Foshan, China
Leigh & Orange designs new complex reflecting Foshan's economic & cultural history

The Guangdong Hong Kong Finance & Technology Park is situated in the Guangdong High Tech Service Zone at Nanhai, Foshan of Guangdong. Foshan, on one hand, is famous for its economic activities and is transforming from its local industries to a more high-tech industrial type, emerging into a more finance orientated city, while on the other hand, the city is also culturally characterised by its famous Ling Nam Water District.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=17903

Aloft Hotel, London, United Kingdom
Shimmering, softly hued Jestico + Whiles‐designed Aloft London Excel opens

Starwood Hotels & Resorts has opened the first Aloft Hotel in the UK at ExCeL London. The Aloft London Excel has been designed by Jestico + Whiles, the architects behind the highly successful W London‐ Leicester Square which opened earlier this year.

Developed by London ExCeL’s parent company, ADNEC (Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company) and constructed by McAleer & Rushe, Jestico + Whiles’ innovative design for the architecture and interiors provides 252 guest bedrooms; an exciting ‘w xyz’; a re:charge fitness suite with gym and Splash pool; re:fuel by Aloft - a one‐stop, 24hour grab‐and‐go food and beverage area; five ‘Tactic’ meeting rooms; together with a new restaurant concept restaurant ‘FEDE’ separately operated by Elior.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=18005

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Daesung D3 City, Seoul, South Korea
The Jerde Partnership transforms an industrial site into an urban destination

Activated by a vibrant public realm in the bustling capital city of Seoul, Korea, Daesung D3 City is the first integrated, transit-orientated development of its kind to emerge within the 300,000-sq-m high-rise district. Utilising Jerde’s expertise in retail entertainment, this new cultural arena is designed as the foundation of a synergised, new public experience.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=17945

Renaissance Tower, Istanbul, Turkey
FXFOWLE Architects creates a fusion of cultural response and sustainability

The 36-storey Renaissance Tower is located on the Anatolian side of Istanbul. Occupying an 'edge-city' context at the intersection of two major highways, the tower is completely freestanding and seen in the round. Functioning like an obelisk, it marks the end of long vistas and announces the entrance to the city from the east. A fusion of cultural response and sustainable concerns guided the design.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=17949

Excellence Century Center, Shenzhen, China
Leo A Daly creates a pivotal new mixed-use project in Shenzhen’s CBD

Invited to an international design competition, Leo A Daly authored the winning design for Excellence Century Center - a major urban sculptural project in Shenzhen, China. This 466,000 sq m (5,015,983 sq ft) mixed-use project was completed in 2010 at a cost of $700 Million US Dollars. The brief required that the project provide: “an innovative solution that successfully integrates the development program … establishes an iconic destination in the CBD … and enhances the City’s Master Plan.”

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=17950

Berimbau Eco-Tower / Luis de Garrido
By: Lidija Grozdanic | November - 9 - 2011

The Berimbau Tower was designed as a sustainable structure that would house telecommunications systems and other activities during the two major events planned for Rio de Janeiro: the World Cup 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games. After a thorough investigation the team has decided upon the final design of the high-rise which was largely inspired by Brazilian culture: Capoeira dance and especially its ancient musical instrument-the berimbau. The spherical building, suspended in the air, comprises 5 levels. The lower level is home to recreational activities. The immediate level houses offices while the middle level houses a gazebo and souvenir shops. The penultimate level houses offices. A conference room is located on the upper level.

http://www.evolo.us/architecture/ber...is-de-garrido/

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Summer International Retail & Entertainment Center / 10 Design

El desarrollo de este proyecto, creado por el grupo 10 Design, de uso mixto en Zhuhai, China contiene 360.000 metros cuadrados alquilables de espacio para venta al por menor, junto con departamentos comerciales, hoteles, servicios y viviendas por un total de 510.000 m2 . Se espera que su construcción pueda comenzar a fines de este año en un terreno de 170,000m2.

http://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl...ter-10-design/

‘Nine Dragon’ Housing Complex / YKH_LAB
Architect: YKH_LAB
Location: Liaoning Digital Technology Industrial District, Suizhong City, China

http://www.archdaily.com/182446/nine...mplex-ykh_lab/

Dallas Centre of the Performing Arts by REX / OMA (US)

Two renowned architectural practices, REX and OMA, have collaborated on this Dallas Centre of the Performing Arts, also known as Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, which was completed in 2009. Realised as ‘flexible and multi-form while requiring minimal operational costs’, the 7700-square-meters 575-seat theatre can be easily transformed into a number of configurations including proscenium, thrust, and flat floor, thus enabling ‘directors and scenic designers to choose the stage-audience configuration that fulfills their artistic desires.’

http://www.dailytonic.com/dallas-cen...by-rex-oma-us/

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Vershina Trade and Entertainment Center / Erick van Egeraat
Architects: Erick van Egeraat
Location: Surgut, Russia

http://www.archdaily.com/182782/vers...k-van-egeraat/

Le Terrazze / Studio Marco Piva
Architects: Studio Marco Piva
Location: Carità di Villorba-Treviso, Italy

Le Terrazze provided an opportunity to demonstrate that an existing structure can be retrieved, giving it a totally new concept. The aim was to create a multi-functional building to combine living spaces with common areas: an hotel, an auditorium for cultural events, a wellness center, a restaurant, a business and a commercial area, a residence with different houses typology.

http://www.archdaily.com/182693/le-t...io-marco-piva/

Cornell’s LEED Silver Plantations Center Glows Like a Lantern In the Woods
by Lori Zimmer, 11/10/11

http://inhabitat.com/cornells-leed-s...-in-the-woods/

106 Viviendas sociales en Sant Cugat / Guàrdia Veciana Arquitectura
Arquitectos:Guàrdia Veciana Arquitectura: Francesc Guàrdia, Ignasi Veciana
Colaboradores: Xavier Massagué, Gregori Lara, Sandra Pacheco

http://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl...-arquitectura/

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SAMARA, Mexico City, Mexico
A multipurpose building to satisfy all users' needs

Based on the concept of a mixed-use building, SAMARA was conceived to hold corporate offices, a shopping mall and a 5-star hotel. The architectural response to merge the three different uses came in the form of a monolithic and unifying shape that forms part of the intricate urban web in México City, Santa Fe district. The glass skin wraps a straight volume that extends a perpendicular arm to the main body; this generates the image of a great city stage.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=17948

Bournville College, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Broadway Malyan's £66m college opened

The brand new £66m Bournville College campus in Birmingham, UK, designed by global architecture, urbanism and design practice Broadway Malyan, and built by national contractor Shepherd Construction for developer St Modwen, has been opened at an event attended by senior officials, local government delegates and over 500 VIP guests.

Former UK government cabinet member David Miliband also visited new 250,000 sq ft building and 4.2 acre campus, which has capacity for 15,000 students and will consolidate the College’s three existing campuses. He described the College as a source of inspiration to young people in the Midlands and said: “It has got a wow factor and is a real temple of learning and a source of hope for Longbridge and Birmingham as a whole.”

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=18029

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Estación Marítima de Alcudia / SCT Estudio de Arquitectura
Arquitectos: SCT Estudio de Arquitectura
Ubicación: Puerto de Alcudia, Mallorca, España
Año Proyecto: 2009
Fotografías: José Hevia

http://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl...-arquitectura/

The GPT Group, Sydney, Australia
New workplace design for The GPT Group's headquarters in Sydney

Impelled by a brief to design a space that is more a business lounge than office; at GPT’s new workplace you can sit anywhere, anytime. GPT’s activity based working environment allows for business growth and optimises performance by providing a range of technologically enabled and task orientated worksettings, from concentrated private spaces to collaborative and project specific settings coupled with a broad range of meeting rooms.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=17884

One Shelley Street, Sydney, Australia
One Shelley Street rethinks the corporate office

On behalf of the Macquarie Group, Clive Wilkinson Architects implemented a radical, large-scale workplace design in Sydney, Australia. The project is an effort to reframe the requirements and performance of the 21st Century office by leveraging mobility, transparency, multiple tailor-made work settings, destination work plazas, follow-me technology, and carbon neutral systems.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=17943