Residential Tower and Offices | The Woermann Tower | Spain | Herreros Arquitectos

The Woermann Tower is a virtual wood from which to enjoy the utopia of living immersed in a hybrid landscape. The tower will show itself to the city in complete harmony with that idea, a wood of natural and artificial shadows without scale, butv also a telamon that nods in admiration of the landscape it contemplates, and on the ground floor withdraws, providing ground to the pedestrians and, then soaring up with its public facilities to treetop height. With this vegetal and anthropomorphic conception, we aspire to represent the culture of our times. The Woermann Tower sets out to embody the illusions, desires and fantasies of a society that seeks to discover a compromise between nature and development, an intense form of life faithful to the landscape: another beauty..........more

Mixed Development | Bengbu City Central Plaza | China | PTW

The Bengbu City Plaza project is located in Bengbu City,Anhui Province,China.
It is the landmark project of the Bengbu New City and will provide a mixture of commercial, cultural, educational and recreational activities.
There are four civic facilities included in 40000m2 of building area- Convention and exhibition centre, Multi Function Theatre, Library, Science and Technology Museum and Leisure Centre........more

Architectural Design Competition | High-rise development | Oslo | Norway | C. F. Møller Architects

A high-rise development, located at Norway’s most important traffic hub in central Oslo, and with fantastic views of the waterfront and fjord-landscape beyond. The idea is to create a landmark sculptural ensemble of towers, yet observe the harmony with the surrounding, low-rise urban fabric of the capital. The three towers of approx. 110, 65 and 55 m height, are arranged along the edges of the site, and the tallest tower is aligned with the existing nearby Oslo Plaza and Postgirobygget towers, while the lower buildings form the link to the city.....more

LINKED HYBRID Beijing, China, 2003-2009-Steven Holl Architects

PROGRAM: 750 apartments, public green space, commercial zones, hotel, cinemateque, kindergarten, Montessori school, underground parking.
CLIENT: Modern Green Development Co., Ltd. Beijing
SIZE: 220,000 sm
STATUS: construction phase
Source:Steven Holl Architects

Harbour Masters Building, Paddington Basin-McChesney Architects

The practice was invited to submit proposals for a harbour master’s building in Paddington Basin, a section of the Grand Union Canal in London. The surrounding area is being developed to provide offices at high level with a mixture of retail, cafés and bars on the quayside.....McChesney Architects

Osmos,Kazan City By GAD

Miyi Tower by Studio Shift,Miyi County,China

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