Category Archives: modern architecture
In China, an underground luxury hotel
While many architects and engineers have been vying to construct the world’s tallest tower, a group in China has looked to build in the opposite direction. Construction began last month on Shanghai’s first “groundscraper”—a structure built almost completely below the … Continue reading
The Taiwan Tower Twin Syscraper
The Taiwan Tower is a Sustainable Twin Syscraper for the 21st Century The Taiwan Tower is a proposal by Vienna-based architect Steven Ma in Collaboration with San Liu, Xinyu Wan, and Emre Icdem. This highly innovative project consists of a … Continue reading
Hill House – Andrew Maynard Architects
Design is complex. There is little that is more complex to design than a home, however fundamental issues offer an architect a starting point; where is the sun? How do we capture it in winter, how do we exclude it … Continue reading
Silverstein to call a halt at 3 WTC
Unable to line up tenants, developer to cap his second Trade Center tower at seventh floor. Developer Larry Silverstein is planning to halt construction by the end of the year on the second of the two towers he is currently … Continue reading
SOM’s New Concrete Skyscraper Rises in Kuwait
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has recently added a new landmark to the skyline of Kuwait City: the Al Hamra Firdous Tower, now the tallest building in the country, peeks through the clouds with its quarter-mile-high torqued form. Unless record height … Continue reading
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“Tech” of the town – Cornell’s Roosevelt Island Campus Plan Unveiled in NYC
ISLE STYLE: An Escher-esque visualization of Cornell University’s bold new plan for a high-tech engineering campus on Roosevelt Island. Proclaiming it a “defining moment” that will revolutionize the city’s economy, Mayor Bloomberg yesterday offered a first look at Cornell University’s … Continue reading
Frank Gehry Turns to Asia for Architecture Projects as U.S. Growth Slows
Frank Gehry, designer of Los Angeles’s Walt Disney Concert Hall, is seeking projects in Asian countries including China and India as slower U.S. growth crimps development in the world’s largest economy. The architect said he’s competing to plan a museum … Continue reading
