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[amor de cosmos]

Herzog & de Meuron design skyscraper for east London
10 December 2013

News: Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron have designed a 56-storey cylindrical skyscraper as part of a nine-hectare masterplan proposed for London's Canary Wharf.

http://www.dezeen.com/2013/12/10/her...erplan-london/

[amor de cosmos]

SOM envisions sustainable pertamina energy tower in jakarta

rising to over 500 meters, the ‘pertamina energy tower’ will become the centerpiece of the energy company’s headquarters, forming a new landmark for the jakarta skyline. the 99-storey structure, designed by SOM, will embody the ideals of sustainable design, comprising a ‘wind funnel’ at its peak which will take advantage of prevailing winds, generating energy for the building. the site will function as a city within a city, bringing together living, working and recreational space.

http://www.designboom.com/architectu...ta-12-11-2013/

Office building by Agence Jouin Manku has dragon-like scales
10 December 2013

Curving iridescent structures resembling the scaled bodies of a pair of dragons slump over the top of this new wing created by French studio Agence Jouin Manku at an office campus outside Paris (+ slideshow).

http://www.dezeen.com/2013/12/10/ter...y-jouin-manku/

[amor de cosmos]

Capilla St Albert the Great / Simpson & Brown
Arquitectos: Simpson & Brown
Ubicación: George Square, Edimburgo, Reino Unido

http://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl...son-and-brown/

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Seoul New City Hall / iArc Architects
Architects: iArc Architects
Location: Seoul, South Korea

http://www.archdaily.com/457570/seou...rc-architects/

[WestCoast]

Originally Posted by amor de cosmos

http://www.dezeen.com/2013/12/10/her...erplan-london/

I would argue that the white cylindrical building is one of the best looking buildings I've ever seen on this forum.

The detail, the change in shape and size as it goes up, the facade....

breathtaking....

[amor de cosmos]

2013 Annual Design Review
United States Consulate General
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
By Ian Volner

For the jury, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)’s new U.S. consulate in Guangzhou, China, sends an important message: “The consulate building is representative of a quality that we want to continue to see in foreign projects, where our soft culture can be embraced,” juror Sheila Kennedy said.

The 150,000-square-foot building’s unfussy massing and frank expression lent it a degree of candor and simplicity that propelled it to the top of the heap. Where so many diplomatic buildings abroad seem to deploy heavy-handed rhetoric, SOM’s shoots for understatement, using local materials and brightly lit façades at either end of the tube-shaped main structure to give it a sense of warmth and welcome. The jurors also expressed their admiration for the building’s “softening-edge component,” the extensive use of wood and joinery that frame many of its interiors and that are visible here and there behind glass plates on the exterior.

http://www.architectmagazine.com/gov...general_o.aspx

[amor de cosmos]

the sequis centre tower in jakarta by KPF breaks ground

in recent days the groundbreaking ceremony for the sequis centre tower by kohn pedersen fox associates (KPF) took place in jakarta. the tower will be indonesia’s first LEED platinum building and will be situated in the heart of the jakarta capital region adjacent to the existing gelora bung karno sports complex.

http://www.designboom.com/architectu...nd-12-17-2013/

[amor de cosmos]

Crowdfunded Skyscraper: Record-Breaking Tower in Bogotá

With over $200 million from more than 3,500 supporters, the world’s largest crowdfunding campaign has generated the means to create the highest skyscraper in Colombia (and the first new one in 40 years).

http://weburbanist.com/2013/12/17/cr...tower-project/

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Market eight \ AQSO arquitectos office
David K. • December 18, 2013

The project is located in the Chinese port city of Lianyungang, in the vicinity of a new amusement park. The master-plan for this low density area, intended for tertiary use, proposes an interesting organic land fragmentation.

The plot is westbound exposed to an urban condition –a small plaza-, while surrounded by a pedestrian walkway and a river on the opposite side.

http://plusmood.com/2013/12/market-e...tectos-office/

[amor de cosmos]

GLASS residential tower by rene gonzalez and terra group

florida-based developers terra group have collaborated with rene gonzalez on an 18-storey residential tower located at the southern tip of miami beach. the light and ethereal building, termed ‘GLASS’, has been designed to reflect and respond to its immediate environment, featuring façades which seemingly disappear into the atmosphere. rising unobtrusively above the surrounding landscape, the structure dematerializes as it reaches its peak, with textured fritted glazing becoming more transparent as the tower climbs. the proposal establishes a strong sense of place through its use of materials, textures and colors, grounding the project and encapsulating the region’s natural environment.

http://www.designboom.com/architectu...up-12-20-2013/

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Grizedale / Sutherland Hussey Architects
Architects: Sutherland Hussey Architects
Location: Cumbria, UK

http://www.archdaily.com/458639/griz...ey-architects/

[amor de cosmos]

BIG leads the grove at grand bay in miami

the 'grove at grand bay' residences, located on the former site of the grand bay hotel and just minutes from key areas including the airport, downtown miami and coral gables shall leave an imprint on the south bayshore drive community, redefining luxury and breathing new life into 
coconut grove for decades to come. developed by terra group miami’s leading real-estate development company, in collaboration with BIG, raymond jungles, nichols brosch wurst wolfe & associates, esrawe, desimone, and HNGS, the construction is scheduled to 
begin in the fourth quarter of 2012, completing end of 2014. upon completion, the project seeks leed certification silver designation, the first such 
structure in coconut grove.

http://www.designboom.com/architectu...-bay-in-miami/

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Viacom European HQ / Jacobs Webber
Architects: Jacobs Webber
Location: Hawley Crescent, London, UK

http://www.archdaily.com/460326/viac...jacobs-webber/

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Ziraat Bank Headquarters / KPF
Architects: KPF
Local Architects: A Tasarim Mimarlik

http://www.archdaily.com/462493/zira...dquarters-kpf/

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Resort for Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation

http://www.archello.com/en/project/r...an-corporation

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science and technology center in beijing by BL/KLM architects

argentinian practice BL/KLM architects has been selected ahead of a list of other renowned international offices to construct a ‘science and technology center’ in beijing, china. the audacious and authoritative design serves as a space to showcase scientific and technological advancements, a social hub of public interest which reflects the growing importance of the virtual world. sited in beijing’s cultural park, the center merges with the landscape, whilst simultaneously providing a striking cultural landmark, offering an instant sense of intrigue and fantasy.

http://www.designboom.com/architectu...ts-12-30-2013/

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Opera Village
by Kere Architecture as Architects

Although Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries on earth, it is also a proud country with proud peoples. What many people don’t know – Burkina Faso is the centre of African film and African theatre. Christoph Schlingensief managed to convince Francis Kéré that an art project which helps to shape or awaken the cultural identity of a group is important for the development of a country. And if Francis can construct this building with his methods, by integrating local people, using local materials, involving people and their concerns there, then this project is also right for such a poor country.

http://www.archello.com/en/project/opera-village

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Nikken Sekkei | Hoki Museum
in Architecture by editor — 4:00 pm | December 30, 2013

Nikken Sekkei | Hoki MuseumThis is a private museum to exhibit and preserve painting and wines that Mr. Hoki has collected. According to Krzysztof Pomian, the essence of collection is not only just to gather things, but also to reconstruct them, exhibit them and establish new meanings. So, the action Mr. Hoki is performing here through gathering realistic paintings and aiming to establish new meanings can be exactly recognized as “collection”.

http://www.arthitectural.com/nikken-sekkei-hoki-museum/

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GHD Global Pty Ltd | Al Bidda Tower
in Architecture by editor — 4:00 pm | January 1, 2014

GHD Global Pty Ltd | Al Bidda TowerThe Al Bidda Tower dominates the skyline of Doha’s central business area and Corniche. Its form blazes out of the desert sands in a striking, continually twisting face that depicts clear form in structure and elevation. Architecturally achieved by rotating the form at every level the design represents a continually evolving culture and economy. Functioning as a commercial office tower, tenants occupy an environment of unsurpassed modernism.

http://www.arthitectural.com/ghd-glo...l-bidda-tower/

aqua dome thermal resort in the mountains of austria

a resort set amid the impressive austrian landscape has been redeveloped using angular and tapered forms to reflect its mountainous setting. the ‘aqua dome’, which accommodates 350,000 visitors each year, has been designed to be a distinctive landmark for the region, while simultaneously providing guests with a familiar alpine atmosphere.

http://www.designboom.com/architectu...ia-01-01-2014/

[LMich]

I love the stuff you've posted coming out of Africa. A lot of the stuff seems to have gotten down the right balance between being thoroughly modern, but respecting historical architecture, there. The materials, the colors, the massing, everything is just perfect. It's a perfect example of how a lack of money doesn't have to be (and should never be) an excuse for bad architecture. Not saying that anything posted here was cheap to design and build, because I don't know, but I get tired of hearing about not being able to design well for lack of funds.