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Star Place: The departmental store
Star Place: The departmental store
Posted on 11/26/2008
The Dutch architects “UNStudio” have completed Star Place department store in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The curved front wall, acting as a sunscreen and weather barrier is fully glazed and combines the curtain wall glazing with horizontal lamellas and vertical glass fins. From a distance view the concave front of the building displays a unique look of store. Lighting distribution and twisted frames spread soft colors in night and directs the visual field of the customers traveling on the spiraling esca ...
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Ofis Arhitektino’s Dot Envelope
Ofis Arhitektino’s Dot Envelope
Posted on 11/21/2008
Slovenian architect Ofis Arhitekti was commissioned to construct front walls of a shopping mall in Ljubljana. The existing site is listed as industrial historical area with buildings of an old butchery complex, which included the water-tower and old butcher hall. With parking facility in 3 side of the mall it was very important to cover all these sides with decorative finishing. After calculating all the aspects, design team planned to cover only 20% of the concrete shell with perforated ...
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Tel Aviv Port by Mayslits Kassif Architects
Tel Aviv Port by Mayslits Kassif Architects
Posted on 11/21/2008
Mayslits Kassif Architects from Tel Aviv, Israel has completed a project on Tel Aviv Port in Israel. The Tel Aviv port is situated on one of Israel’s most breathtaking sea front. The port was not in use from 1965 untill Kassif Architects renovated the space for general public movement. The specialty or key features of this project is that the design introduces an extensive rising and falling, non-hierarchical surface, that acts both as a reflection of the mythological dunes on which ...
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Leeum museum; landmark design by Jean Nouvel
Leeum museum; landmark design by Jean Nouvel
Posted on 11/17/2008
Leeum museum in Seoul, Korea by a France based Architect “Jean Nouvel” is one of world’s most attractive museums. This landmark made with black-grey steel structure nestles into a great vertical cavity composed of stone attracts everybody. Museum’s exhibition area covered and supported with steel; and a great wall of glass with geometrically-arranged arranged mullions creates an eye-catching look. View of silver willow trees planted 12 meter below street level between the structure and sto ...
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Pleasure Island by Amin Taha Architects
Pleasure Island by Amin Taha Architects
Posted on 11/13/2008
Birnbeck Island is one of the major projects from Amin Taha, a London based architect. The purpose of this project was giving a new identity to the island using the following three principals: 1. Pleasure Island: Island’s bridge was part of the age old leisure destinations with a dull seaside resort. So there has been a strong desire for the spa and coastal therapy from which these resorts originally developed. 2. Active Urban Density: The idea was to form an urban web within the larg ...
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People of Leicester received a new “Curve” entertainment
People of Leicester received a new “Curve” entertainment
Posted on 11/7/2008
Rafael Viñoly Architects firm has completed its first project “Curve” in Leicester, UK. The project costs £61 million. The innovative design exposes the production, construction, craft, and technical components of theatre to the public. It integrates the technical aspects of the performance into the life of the Leicester audience making it truly all encompassing experience.     The theatre has a four-story glazed and louvered curtain wall. Hung from a huge bind spanning the site, the glas ...
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The London Olympics; Aquatics Venue
The London Olympics; Aquatics Venue
Posted on 11/3/2008
London is getting ready for the 2012 Olympics, Here are the details of the Aquatic Venue that will host 17,500 swimming and Diving events and 5000 Water polo events. Among other things, it uses renewable energy sources, sustainable sourced building materials and on top of that the pool water is used to flush the toilets. Check it out at London2012.com
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Powerhouse company wins the Dutch Design Award for Best Private Interior Design.
Powerhouse company wins the Dutch Design Award for Best Private Interior Design.
Posted on 11/1/2008
The Powerhouse company has won the Dutch design award for their villa design set in the woodlands of Holland. Check out the spaces amazingly carved out of the mass. See the floor plan to know more about this amazing design.
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Cladding on a building that is more than half a kilometer high
Cladding on a building that is more than half a kilometer high
Posted on 10/30/2008
Cladding on a high rise is a big challenge in itself but when a company is assigned to do cladding work on a building that is 688 meters high the task becomes monumental. Here are some details of the Arabian Aluminum’s interview with the Gulf Construction.  Even though the cladding work on the tower is being done in phases; still the fabrication and installation of 50,000+ pieces of high performance glass that equals the area of 17 football fields is a huge ask for any organization. Reflective g ...
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London based architect Norman Foster gets to redesign New York public library
London based architect Norman Foster gets to redesign New York public library
Posted on 10/25/2008
New york Public Library has awarded a 250 million dollar renovation project to Norman Foster, a recipient of Pritzker award and a famous architectural firm. The project would require the London based architect to redesign a 7 floor space on the western side of the building. The new design would be more open while still conserving the heritage design of the building which was completed in 1911 by John Carrere and Thomas Hasting. 
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