Tall buildings throughout Asia and Middle East shine at CTBUH Awards 2021…
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Groundbreaking supertall building prototype by Dialog highlights timber’s vast potential as main building material
Canadian architecture and multi-disciplinary practice Dialog has designed a hybrid mass timber tower prototype that promises to revolutionise tall buildings as we know them. The patent-pending design that can be used to produce hybrid…
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Woha brings green, sustainable architecture to Taichung with its first Taiwan project
Singapore-headquartered architecture practice Woha has completed Sky Green, its first project in Taichung, Taiwan. Commissioned by Taiwanese developer Golden Jade with Feng Chia University as an advisor, it is thought to be the first…
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Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architects releases new images of waterfront financial district in Nanjing
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG) has unveiled new images for the competition of the South HeXi Yuzui Financial District, the foundation for a new world-class, waterfront business district in Nanjing in China’s…
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Mecanoo to design mixed-use development in Shenzhen inspired by historic Chinese towns
Dutch architecture practice Mecanoo has revealed its design for the Konka mixed-use project in Shenzhen, China. With rapid urbanisation, Shenzhen is searching for new models for architectural innovation to replace the traditional model of…
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At its 10th World Congress, the CTBUH network was approached with the question: “Which tall buildings completed in the last 50 years have profoundly enhanced the cities in which they are located and/or have…
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Beijing’s tallest building CITIC Tower by Kohn Pedersen Fox opens for business
The 528-meter-tall CITIC Tower in Beijing designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), has been unveiled as the city’s tallest building. Also known as the China Zun, it draws cultural inspiration from the “zun”, a…