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MVRDV: Construction of Shenzhen Terraces Begins
Construction of the Shenzhen Terraces, designed by the architectural firm MVRDV, has begun. A mixed-use…
The Iconic Zaha Hadid
Short Biography of Zaha Hadid Architect Zaha Hadid was born on October 31, 1950 in…
Smart cities promise extraordinary economic opportunities by 2025!
The city of the future will rely on and develop around collaborative and connected infrastructures:…
100 Franklin Apartments / Palette Architecture
100 Franklin Apartments / Palette Architecture MIXED USE ARCHITECTURE, RESIDENTIAL•NEW YORK, UNITED STATES Architects: Palette…
BIG designs battery-metals plant, ships and underwater robots for The Metals Company
The proposed designs will offer an alternative to The Metals Company, which aims to develop…
Floating eco-hotel to open in Qatar
A very special luxury resort is set to open on the desert nation of Qatar’s…
The future house: between technology and ecology
Thanks to constant technological innovations, the house of tomorrow already exists to some extent today….
Paulo Mendes da Rocha Passes Away at 92
Paulo Mendes one of the most important names in Brazilian and worldwide architecture, Paulo Mendes da…
Symbiosis University Hospital and Research Centre / IMK Architects
Text description provided by the architects. Occupying the lower slopes of a hill within Symbiosis…
The Luma Tower is scheduled to open in June
Symbolizing the creation of a creative campus, the Luma Tower will be inaugurated in June….
Google commits to the ecological development through its new building
Google, like many major technology players, has taken the initiative to develop in an environmentally…
Announcement of the Phoenix award winner in mysterious circumstances
More than eight months after the terrible incident that the city of Beirut and its…
Emmanuelle Wargon announces a citizen consultation on sustainable cities
On Wednesday, May 19, the France Ville Durable association organized a “Sustainable Cities in Action”…
Coral Bloom, the new XXL project of Saudi Arabia
The kingdom is launching the Coral Bloom project, which aims to develop the country’s tourism…
Grand Théâtre of Rabat guided tour
End of works of the biggest theater in the African continent. The Grand Théâtre of…
A giant tropical greenhouse project in the Pas-de-Calais: ecological nonsense or Garden of Eden?
The start of the construction of Tropicalia in Rang-du-Fliers (Pas-de-Calais), which is presented as the…
Real estate: a new district in a building, the crazy project of Jean Nouvel in Gennevilliers
A new district housed in a 12-story building is the crazy new project of architect…
Victor Gruen, the father of shopping, who ended up hating them.
It was recently the anniversary of Austrian architect Victor Gruen’s birth, and a group of…
Akon wants to build a pharaonic smart city in Senegal
Akon is famous for having been an ultra-popular RnB singer during the 2000s, notably with…
What if the tallest tower in the world was finally American?
Dubai, Saudi Arabia or Iraq? One of these three countries will hold the record for…
