Heatherwick Studio has released artists impressions for a green pergola complex to be the defining feature of an upcoming development in the Japanese capital, Tokyo. Work has begun on the 80,000m² project, located in the Toranomon-Azabudai district, which will…
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Architecture Office design Retail design
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Architecture Office design Retail design
Kohn Pedersen Fox-designed Robinson Tower addresses compact site space challenge
The Robinson Tower, a 24,000 m² boutique retail and office tower, was recently inaugurated in Singapore. Designed by the international firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, (KPF) in collaboration with Singapore-headquartered global practice Architects 61, the faceted building…
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Architecture Design Travel
UNStudio wins competition to design world’s first international cable car between China and Russia
The Netherlands-based practice, UNStudio, founded by Ben van Berkel, has won a competition to design the world’s first cross-border cable car to carry passengers across the Amur River connecting Russia and China. The Cable Car Terminal is…
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Adaptive reuse Architecture Culture Design
BLACKhome architects to revive the Jinwei Brewery District in Shenzhen
BLACKhome architects will redesign the original Jinwei Brewery District in Luohu of Shenzhen, as part of the Industrial Heritage Renewal Program. The original can production building in the north portal of the brewery district will be renovated to…
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Architecture Residential design
Andyrahman Architect designs a Javanese-inspired red brick house along with local craftsmen
In Sidoarjo, part of Greater Surabaya satellite area, Andyrahman Architect has designed the Omah Boto (Brick House for Bhasa) residential project which strives to focus on indigenous craftsmanship. Inviting these craftsmen to be a collaborative partner during…
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Architecture
SOM-designed masterplan for Bandar Malaysia aims for dense and sustainable urban living
Chicago-headquartered global architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), and Spanish practice Eftalia Proios, have designed the masterplan of the new urban center Bandar Malaysia, a project that was recently revived, albeit with changes to the initial…
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Cesar Pelli, the Argentine-American architect who put Kuala Lumpur on the global skyscrapers listing, passed away on Friday, July 19 at his home in New Haven, Connecticut, US. Pelli, who studied at the prestigious…