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Residential tower ‘De Verkenner’ in typical post-war reconstruction district Kanaleneiland. 50-m-tall modern Dutch housing acts as a gatekeeper: ‘slow-made’ concrete building facade & poetry artwork
News of ‘systems tests’, assessing the fire safety of whole buildings, from Building Research Establishment (BRE). The first test was of a wall cladding system consisting of ACM with polyethylene filler and foam insulation. 82 buildings are known to have this combination of materials in their wall cladding systems.
The Sax is formed from two interconnected towers. The building is located between the New Luxor Theater and the Boston & Seattle residential areas on Wilheminapier, a historical harbour area in the heart of the city.
The Price Company’s executive offices and corporate apartment remain largely in their original condition or have been restored to approximate their original state. After PTAC’s sensitive restoration Price Tower was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2007.
With its stark linear facade patterns, this office building in Seoul stands out from the vibrant market district that surround it. The office tower is Dutch architects Mecanoo’s first completed project in South Korea’s capital.
565 Broome Soho aims to be Manhattan’s first ‘Zero Waste’ residential high rise. The pair of 30-story luxury condo towers designed by famous Italian architect Renzo Piano, partnered with NYC-based consulting firm Think Zero.
Design: REX, Architects. YIBD “Project R6” is located in Yongsan Business District, alongside a series of major new buildings designed by world-famous architects. All units command great views and the building forms a gateway from Hangang-ro.
This council housing estate in Swiss Cottage in the London Borough of Camden was refurbished in 2006-09 by the same firm that oversaw work at Grenfell Tower. It appears that Reynobond ACM panels were also used. The Estate comprises five high-rise tower blocks.
A programme to install green roofs in the City of London has wins at prestigious planning awards. Over 60 green roofs have been created in the Square Mile as part of a City of London programme to help address flood risk, mitigate climate change, improve biodiversity and provide new green spaces for people to enjoy.
Design: C.F. Møller Architects. Geysir is a new and modern residential tower in Kista, north of Stockholm, which, with its central location, simultaneous will serve as the City’s new meeting place.
Design: Meganom, Architects, Moscow. This NYC building project has now started on site with demolition underway. This is the first super-tall tower in Nomad, a 1,001-foot-tall luxury residential building.
Design: Leonard Design Architects. Both projects were a collaborative effort between Leonard Design, who provided a design proposals, and a team of local architects who are now delivering the scheme in close partnership with Leonard’s Malaysian team
NEB is the design and construction supervision of the Marina 101 project, the second tallest skyscraper in the Middle East, under construction with over 60% of structural works complete.
Design: PCA-STREAM. The Link concept wants to rethink the office tower, (too) long synonymous with verticality and isolation: “schematically a stack of trays of 1800m2 on average, on which the employees are isolated in small groups of 150 people per floor. The access to natural light is uneven, non-existent outdoor spaces and common spaces where work together very rare.”
Hong Kong architecture firm hpa announce its largest and most innovative project, envisioned as a self-sustainable, revolutionary and eco-nouveau city in the capital of the Philippines
Architects: Ggrupa. An area of cultivated ground; a plot of land, a small subsistence farm for growing crops and fruit-bearing trees, often including the dwelling of the farmer
Construction on Thomas Heatherwick’s landmark starts at Hudson Yards. The 150-foot-tall polished steel pavilion comprises 154 interconnecting flights of stairs. Hudson Yards is the largest private real estate development in the history of the US.