Jiefangbei Book City: Xinhua Bookstore

Jiefangbei Book City in Chongqing

Design: Aedas, architects

An interesting concoction, a far cry from the simple podium and tower of Lever House in New York! The tower form widens out at its base into a fluid series of verdant balconies. Below this a golden ‘slab’ floats above a lower, amorphic base that ripples along the street.

Lusail City Marina District in Doha, Qatar

Lusail City Marina District

Design: Zaha Hadid Architects. Designed with innovative solutions as an environmentally sustainable community of 450,000 residents and visitors, Lusail City incorporates a 38km light rail system to transport them throughout the city with direct connection to the wider Doha Metro network.

Fitzroy Place Mixed-Use Development London

Fitzroy Place Mixed-Use Development

Design: Sheppard Robson and Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands. Fitzroy Place has 289 affordable and market homes, 220,000 sq ft NIA of offices, new shops, restaurants and community space, with these elements woven together and set around a new publicly accessible square.