Designed by Japanese firm Nikken Sekkei, and developed by Ithra Dubai, the latest addition to Dubai’s skyline is a mixed-use two towers project with a horizontal connection housing one of the world’s largest cantilevers.…
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Zaha Hadid Architects wins competition to design Shenzhen headquarters of leading Chinese mobile phone maker
Beating off competition from other stalwarts Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSHP) and Henning Larsen Architects HK, Zaha Hadid Architects has won the competition to…
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Alexis Dornier designs tree-top boutique hotel in Bali, invites other studios to pitch in more ideas
Bali-based architect Alexis Dornier has designed Lift, a small experimental treetop boutique hotel located in a suburb of Ubud in Bali, Indonesia. “Our architecture studio is in close proximity to it, and the beginnings…
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Vietnamese Tube house by AD+Studio creates visual boundary while integrating with its surroundings
AD+studio architects has designed a 150m² house in Binh Duong, a province in the south of Vietnam and located just north of Ho Chi Minh City. While the town has seen rapid industrial development,…
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Hundredhands designs sustainable and programme-centric building for Bangalore International Centre
Following an open competition win, Bengaluru-based multidisciplinary studio Hundredhands, founded by Sunitha Kondur and Bijoy Ramachandran, was commissioned to design the Bangalore International Centre (BIC) – a neutral, non-profit, member and donor-supported public institution…
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Rocco Design Architects completes Chinese University of Hong Kong campus in Shenzhen
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK SZ) has been designed by Rocco Design Architects to bring global academic excellence to the city of Shenzhen – China’s rapidly-growing innovation and tech hub. Situated…
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Studio Toggle’s contemporary reinterpretation of traditional courtyard house in Kuwait maintains cultural norms
Kuwait-based award-winning architecture practice Studio Toggle, founded by Hend Almatrouk and Gijo Paul George was commissioned to design a house in Kuwait City’s Mishref neighbourhood, which mostly comprises of two- and three-storey detached houses.…