Arbre Blanc Multipurpose Tower, Montpellier

Arbre Blanc France

Design: Sou Fujimoto Architects + Nicolas Laisné Associates + Manal Rachdi Oxo Architects. The architects Sou Fujimoto Architects + Nicolas Laisné Associates + Manal Rachdi Oxo Architects associated to the developers Promeo Patrimoine + EVOLIS promotions, have won the competition for the construction of the second “Architectural Folie of the XXIth century” in Montpellier.

Grove Towers, Mumbai Ornate Spaces

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3XN’s design team was invited for the event which unveiled the 77.000 m2 project inspired by the Indian nature and Mumbai’s mangroves. Just as clusters of mangrove stalks seemingly braid together at the base, the two towers in this mixed use development converge at the lower retail floors, rising up to provide amenity spaces on the podium; and grow into the sky as a cluster of slender trees providing some of Mumbai’s most thoughtfully laid out residential accommodation.

Chinese Labour Union Cultural Home, Ningbo

Chinese Labour Union Culture Home

schmidt hammer lassen architects completed design for new cultural home for the city Labour Union in Ningbo, China. The 100,000 sqm project, known as the Home of Staff, was won by the architects in an international competition. With an eclectic mix of functions, split across two separate buildings, the project is linked by a landscape park stretching over half a kilometre.

DreamCenter Masterplan, Shanghai

DreamCenter Masterplan Shanghai 1

Design: Benoy. DreamCenter has been released as the leading element of the ‘West Bund Media Port’ project; one of the largest cultural investment projects currently undertaken in China. Located along the Huangpu River in Shanghai’s Xuhui District, the integrated development is the result of a dynamic collaboration between Lan Kwai Fong Group, DreamWorks Animation and CMC Capital Partners.

58ha Factory Transformation in Moscow

58ha Factory Transformation

MVRDV win 58ha Serp & Molot factory transformation in Moscow. Built in 1884, the Serp & Molot steel factory in Moscow was a stronghold during the Russian revolution.In the past decades it fell into disrepair – unused and overgrown with plants.

South Quay Plaza London for Berkeley Homes

South Quay Plaza

Design: Foster + Partners

Berkeley Homes has submitted plans to Tower Hamlets Council for the redevelopment of the existing South Quay Plaza site to provide a world-class, residential-led mixed-use development. In accordance with Tower Hamlet’s policy for this area, the scheme will also be delivering over 1.5 acres of high quality public realm, reinvigorating the waterfront on South Dock and creating a vibrant new destination.

Office Towers in Shanghai Buildings

Office Towers in Shanghai Buildings

Architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) win architecture competition for three office towers near the southern railway station in Shanghai. Oriented towards a public park, the site will be developed with approx. 85,000 m² GFA of buildings, of which approx. 60,000 m² are in three buildings above ground.

35 Chancery Lane, London Offices and Retail

35 Chancery Lane

Architectural practice TateHindle has secured planning permission for 35 Chancery Lane in London’s Midtown for Scottish Widows Investment Partnership with Endurance Land, SWIP’s strategic development partner.

International Financial Center Competition

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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.

St Nicholas House Aberdeen Council Building

Marischal Square St Nicholas House

St Nicholas House site news. New plans for a £107m development in Aberdeen city centre unveiled by developers. The designs will replace the former council headquarters with an office, hotel and retail complex known as Marischal Square

Emporia Malmö Mixed Development

Emporia, Malmö

Design: Wingårdhs. Emporia is first and foremost an urban planning project in which offices, housing, and retail come together in a mixed-use development in Malmö. The main idea of the winning competition entry was to hide inward-looking retail behind a wreath of residential and commercial buildings.

Urban Beacon in Buffalo mixed-use building

Buffalo Building

Design by: Diamond Schmitt Architects – this 12-storey, mixed-use building in downtown Buffalo, New York is a $80-m complex with more than 200,000-sqft of Class A office space, a 120-room hotel, hospitality and retail services. The innovative building will anchor a prime intersection bordering the Historic West Village District.

Allianz Headquarters in Zürich Offices

Allianz Headquarters

Design: Wiel Arets Architects (WAA). The Allianz Headquarters is a hybrid-office and the pinnacle of a master planned mixed-use district on the edge of Zürich’s city center. Comprised of a 20-story tower and a 5-story annex, these two components are externally linked by a series of four bridges, and vertically linked by numerous interior voids and staircases.

Zhongxun Times in Chongqing, China

Zhongxun Times 3

Architect: 10 Design. This mixed use office and retail development sits centrally within the new Danzishi Central Head Quarters in Chongqing, that sits on the banks of the Yangtze River. The brief was to create an interactive retail environment that would interact and reflect with the rich topography that Chongqing is renowned for.

Journal Squared – Tallest Tower in Jersey City

Journal Squared 1

Design: Hollwich Kushner (HWKN) and Handel Architects. Journal Squared, designed by Hollwich Kushner (HWKN) and Handel Architects, marks a profound renaissance for the Journal Square area of Jersey City. The project follows a long history of innovative transit-based urban renewal projects by the KRE Group, whose prior developments include Grove Point, 225 Grand Street and 18 Park, also in Jersey city.

29-37 Davies Street, London Offices

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HOK’s London based Commercial team today celebrated completion of 29-37 Davies Street, a mixed-use development located in the heart of London’s Mayfair. The landmark building, comprises of 28,856 sq ft of highly specified office space along with an impressive 211ft (64m) frontage that stretches along one of Mayfair’s most desirable streets, opposite the world famous Claridge’s Hotel.

Eyebeam Brooklyn, Lafayette Avenue Building

Eyebeam Brooklyn

Design: WORK Architecture Company. Cultural facility as part of mixed-use development designed by Dattner Architects / Bernheimer Architecture. Eyebeam is pleased to announce the selection of WORK Architecture Company (WORKac) as the architectural firm to design Eyebeam’s future facility in Brooklyn, located at the corner of Lafayette Avenue and Ashland Place.