Skyscraper
A Shining Solar Skyscraper for Shenzen
Austrian architecture firm Coop Himmelb(l)au recently won first prize in a competition to design a shimmering skyscraper that will house the new headquarters of the China Insurance Group. The 49 story tower will rise over the central business district of Shenzhen, a thriving economic center on China’s southern shore. The flowing outer skin of the […]
Zaha Hadid replaced keen to curved shapes
The largest investment and construction in Russia, of these days, are exhibition halls with residential skyscraper, Expocenter, located in a centre of the Moscow, designed by Zaha Hadid. The main aim of the horizontal space is to house the exposition and conference halls. In the ground-floor author created open, but cover place […]
Empty cloud
The series of unbelievable projects arising in rich arabian Dubai, will be maybe renewed by a hybrid of skyscraper and manmade island created by Lebanese Atelier Hapsitus, this time floating in heavenly uphills. The cloud should be a hotel with two levels of service, where the vertical one seems to remain rain drops. It is […]
Eco - skyscraper for one family
The main reason to build eco-friendly house or a skyscraper is the knowledge that buildings are the most important resource of emisions CO2. This skyscraper designed by architects Perkins+Wills is a example of trick of green look-like facade. Indeed this building has enough greenery that helps with combat with emisions, its construction, materials and a […]
OMA will build the highest building in Latin America
Mexican firm DANHOS will build a skyscraper to celebrate Mexico´s independence from Spain. The building, which is estimated to cost $600 million US, is scheduled to open in 2010 in time to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Mexico’s independence. Mass is shape by two pyramidal forms connected by opposite sides. In the level of converse […]
Tower by Jean Nouvel in Beirut
Architect Jean Nouvel has restarted work on large mixed-use development in central Beirut, Lebanon. The project will consist 3 buildings,where the heighest tower will have 27 floors. Part of the buildings will be horizontal commercial and leisure street, hotels and apartments. Nouvel won the project in 2004 but it was put on hold. Nouvel has […]
Skyscraper Competition
COMPETITION BRIEF
After the great success of the last year competition, eVolo Architecture presents the international architecture competition: 07 SKYSCRAPER. This year competition will close the skyscraper series which main goal is to shape the future of this fascinating architectural genre. Architects, designers and engineers from around the world are encouraged to take part in this […]