Jade Ocean Miami, South Florida tower

Jade Ocean Miami, South Florida tower

Known for his designs of The Bastille Opera House in Paris and the National Grand Theater of Beijing, Carlos Ott is the visionary Project Designer of Fortune International’s newest South Florida tower, Jade Ocean.

Ruin Academy Taipei City, Taiwan

Ruin Academy Taipei City, Taiwan

The Ruin Academy moves in-between architecture, sociology, environmental sciences (including urban design) and environmental art. At the moment the Ruin Academy feels like a nomad camp of architecture and circus commedia dell’architettura.

Izmit Urban Design, Turkey

Izmit Urban Design, Turkey

The natural Port of Izmit Bay is the transition area of a rich bio-diversity due to its specific location between Black Sea and Mediterranean Region. Izmit basin, surrounded by lakes and forests is also a very sensitive area in ecological means concerning the wetlands, the agricultural lands, the canals and the bays within.

Roskilde Incineration Line, Danish Architecture

Erick van Egeraat won the design-competition for this incinerator in 2008 (see further down this page) with his proposal to embrace both the historic and industrial heritage.  The building’s form is shaped to reflect the angular factory roofs of the immediate surroundings, culminating in a 100 meter tall spire

Bodrum Primex Boutique Hotel, Aegean Sea

Bodrum Primex Boutique Hotel

A boutique hotel on the coast of Aegean Sea, in untouched nature in Torba-Bodrum has been re-designed. A building that’s been built but never used, was torn down to its foundations and re-designed.

RIAS Lifetime Achievement Award 2010

Jonathan Speirs - RIAS Lifetime Achievement Award 2010

The RIAS reception celebrated Speirs and Major’s unprecedented recent achievement of winning a third International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD)’ annual Radiance Award, in a row

Youturn Pavilion: UNStudio São Paulo

Youturn Pavilion by UNStudio in Sao Paulo

UNStudio’s Youturn Pavilion is one of six ‘terrieros’ created for the 29th Art Biennale in São Paulo, Brazil. Located at the heart of the biennale, the pavilion operates primarily as a venue.