Mercury Tower in Moscow: Skyscraper Building

World Fashion Club in Mercury Tower, Moscow

Mercury Tower World Fashion Club, Russia Design: (designed by) Erick van Egeraat: Erick van Egeraat has been assigned the design works for the World Fashion Restaurant, Café & Club, in the highest skyscraper of Europe “Mercury Tower”.

World Fashion Restaurant, Café & Club is a cultural concept in metropolises where one can relax, work and get acquainted with actual fashion trends.

International Financial Center Competition

International Financial Center Finalist 1

A team around KCAP Architects&Planners selected as one of three finalists in the competition for the International Financial Center (IFC) in Moscow. IFC is a 460 ha mixed-use development project located in Rublyovo-Arkhangelskoye and includes the construction of offices, housing and hotels, as well as commercial and social infrastructure.

Shukhov Radio Tower, Moscow

Shukhov Tower in Moscow

Moscow’s Shukhov Radio Tower is a 50-story conical structure of steel latticework designed by the legendary engineer Vladimir Shukhov. Proposals are in place to demolish this famous tower building. Opponents of the demolition are mobilising to counter this threat to an architectural treasure.

The hyperbolic tower was designed and constructed by the great Russian engineer and scientist Vladimir Shukhov (1853-1939) in 1929 on the Oka River.