Shenzhen Stock Exchange, OMA building China

Although aspects of this building look perfectly normal – the straight tower, the repetitive fenestration – look at the podium, it has been jacked 36m above ground level. Why? The architects put forward their case which seems based on challenging tradition, “defying an architectural convention” but also on trying to ‘broadcast’ the virtual activities of the city’s financial market by being more visible, ‘glowing at night’.

Anna van Buerenplein Tower: Den Haag Building

Anna van Buerenplein Tower Den Haag Building

Anna van Buerenplein Tower Den Haag, Fortress Projectontwikkeling BV, The Hague, AvB Design Anna van Buerenplein Tower : Den Haag Building AvB Tower Development in The Hague, Holland – design by Wiel Arets Architects 10 Sep 2013 AvB Tower Den Haag, The Netherlands Design: Wiel Arets Architects WAA complete the AvB Tower in The Hague, … Read more

Bayuquan Flag Tower, China: Yingkou Plaza

Bayuquan Flag Tower, Yingkou Plaza Development, Liaoning Building, Chinese Architecture Bayuquan Flag Tower, China Yingkou Plaza Building, Liaoning Province – design by SH-DSD 9 Aug 2013 Bayuquan Flag Tower Design: SH-DSD Location: Bayuquan, Yingkou, Liaoning Province, China Bayuquan Flag Tower Flag Tower of Yingkou Culture Plaza is on the north-east of Bayuquan Poly Theatre. The … Read more

One Blackfriars Road London, Southwark Tower

One Blackfriars Road London, Southwark Tower

Westminster City Council High Court bid to stop Doon Street tower development – set for Jun 2009 with WCC apparently confident of a victory. The Doon Street tower has been referenced as precedent in approval for One Blackfriars (Ian Simpson Architects) and 20 Blackfriars (Wilkinson Eyre), skyscrapers proposed for Southwark