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Europe’s tallest skyscraper main construction and installation works are completed

The RMJM-designed Lakhta Centre in St Petersburgis Russia and Europe's tallest building – standing 462 metres high. The twisted supertall skyscraper, is the 13th tallest building in the world. Developers Gazprom, a Russian gas company that....

The Blloku Cube is the first building project by Stefano Boeri Architetti in Tirana

Located in the heart of Tirana, in the same urban district as the historical residence of Albanian Communist Party leader Enver Hoxha, the Blloku Cube is the new multifunctional center....

BIG’S PLEATED SKYSCRAPER COMPLETES IN SHENZHEN

Images by Chao Zhang The new home for Shenzhen Energy Company looks different because it performs differently: the building skin is developed to maximize the sustainable performance and workplace comfort in....

Brisbin Brook Beynon Architects bring Vertical Forest concept to Toronto

Vertical Forest is a model for a sustainable residential building, a project for metropolitan reforestation contributing to the regeneration of the environment and urban biodiversity without the implication of expanding....

evolv1

Canada’s first Zero Carbon Building - Design project The uniquely modern evolv1 urban office building in Waterloo, Ontario, is the first-ever project to receive a Zero Carbon Building – Design certification under CaGBC’s Zero Carbon....

ZAHA HADID ARCHITECTS

Morpheus, a new flagship hotel for the City of Dreams resort in Macau Asia’s most popular entertainment destination, Macau welcomed more than 32 million tourists in 2017, with visitor numbers increasing....

WOHA ARCHITECTS – Living green tower in downtown Singapore

Oasia Hotel Downtown Offers a Living Prototype for Commercial High-Rise Development The Oasia Hotel Downtown, designed by Singapore-based WOHA Architects, presents a radically different face to the world than its glassy....

Going the extra mile

An architectural backstory at the heart of a glorious Kensington Market renovation This is a story behind the story about the metamorphosis of a century-old property in Toronto’s Kensington Market district. The....

Making deserts bloom

Hybrid tower using Milessa Modules accommodates layers of vertical gardens Carlo Milessa isn’t one to rest on his laurels. In great detail, just a few short months ago, Milessa drew attention to....

THE 5 FARMING BRIDGES. Architect Vincent Callebaut proposes reconstruction model for Mosul using high-tech 3D-printing technology involving spider-like robots and drones.

Recyling (and upcycling) debris helps historic, war-torn Mosul emerge from ruins On July 9, 2017, after nine months of fierce battle, the Iraqi army, backed by an international coalition, defeated the....

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