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Posts from the ‘Architecture’ Category

Qatar’s Amphibious Resort Island

July 28, 2011

Qatar s Amphibious Resort Island

This innovative project has been designed by the Giancarlo Zema Design Group for an Arabian commission. It is the first semi-submerged hotel resort called Amphibious, stretching out from the land into the sea and extending 1km parallel to the land with two ‘arm’ landmasses.

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600m tall Wuhan Greenland Center

July 28, 2011

Wuhan Greenland Center

The Wuhan Greenland Center designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture is going to be the world’s 4th tallest building. It will reach a height of 606 meters (1,988 feet) with 119 floors.

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Upside Down Casino Skyscraper

July 27, 2011

Upside Down Skyscraper

Stephen Sobl has designed a skyscraper casino and luxury hotel with concert halls, fine dining, boxing arenas and unbelievable views. As a skyscraper and literally turned upside down, this spiraling tower drastically plunges down towards the Colorado River.
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Tropical Island Paradise Yacht

July 27, 2011

Tropical Island Yacht

Yacht Island Design creates tailored environment like no other. The “Tropical Island Paradise”, a 90 metre island with a top speed of 15 knots.

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Venice CityVision

July 26, 2011

Venice CityVision
Italian practice bam! studio has been selected as the winner for the Venice Cityvision competition 2011. Their submission addresses the lost physical connection between residents and their waterways, as scenic gondola rides are regularly used by tourists.
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Dynamic ShapeShifting Helix Bridge

July 19, 2011

Helix Bridge

The Dynamic ShapeShifting Helix Bridge by sanzpont [arquitectura], Sergio Sanz Pont and Victor Sanz Pont, has won the latest DesignByMany challenge: “Building to Building Pedestrian Bridge”, sponsored by HP and media partner ArchDaily.

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Absolute towers

July 18, 2011

Absolute towers

The Absolute Condos is a five-tower glass, concrete and steel development on the north-east corner of the crossroads of Hurontario Street and Burnhamthope Road, a gateway to the Mississauga town center, Canada.  Pictures by jason zytynsky

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Shanghai Oriental Sports Center

July 17, 2011

Oriental Sports Center

Shanghai Oriental Sports Center by Hamburg-based studio gmp Architekten, is now complete. The complex will be inaugurated with the 14th FINA World swimming championships. Constructed in under two and half years, the design is the result of an International competition held in 2008.  Photographer: Marcus Bredt

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Milan’s new Museum of Contemporary Art

July 14, 2011

Milan s new Museum of Contemporary Art

The definitive project for Milan’s new Museum of Contemporary Art, to be built as part of CityLife, the redevelopment area of the former Milan Trade Fair site, was presented at the Urban Center, in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele. The new space will further enhance the position of Milan and its surrounding area in the international modern and contemporary art world, following the opening of the Triennale Design Museum and the Museo del Novecento (Museum of the Twentieth Century).

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Underwater Bedroom in Maldives

July 13, 2011

Underwater Bedroom

This amazing underwater bedroom suite sits 16 feet below sea level of the Indian Ocean, at the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island,  surrounded by a coral reef and encased in clear acrylic glass.

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