Showing posts with label Tall Buildings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tall Buildings. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 06, 2011

Manitoba Hydro Place

"Canadian firms, KPMB Architects and Smith Carter Architects + Engineers, and German climate engineering experts, Transsolar of Stuttgart, have come together to form an Integrated Design Consortium. Combining award-winning architecture, world-renowned climate engineering and technical expertise, the Consortium will leverage the innovations of Manitoba Hydro Place and lessons of the Integrated Design Process to assist organizations in building climate responsive, green buildings that prioritize human comfort and contribute to building vibrant cities." to find out more...
Image via http://www.manitobahydroplace.com/
Passage via http://www.manitobahydroplace.com/Consortium/

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Commerzbank

"At fifty-three storeys, the Commerzbank by Fosters and Partners is the world’s first ecological office tower and the tallest building in Europe." to find out more...
Passage and Image via http://www.fosterandpartners.com/Projects/0626/Default.aspx

Saturday, June 18, 2011

EDITT Tower, Singapore Hamzah Yeang

"Our design sets out to demonstrate an ecological approach to tower design. to find out more...
Definitely a plus seeing real vertical green morphed into high rise building
 Passage and Image via http://www.trhamzahyeang.com/project/skyscrapers/edit-tower01.html

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

NY Times Tower by Renzo Piano Building Workshop

New York Times Tower by Renzo Piano Building Workshop. to find out more...
Image via http://www.rpbw.com/
Related links:-
http://newyorktimesbuilding.com/

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Al Faisaliah Complex

Playing a key part in Riyadh’s urban development, the 240,000-square-metre Al Faisaliah Complex is centred around Saudi Arabia’s first skyscraper - a distinctive 267-metre-high office tower - alongside a five-star hotel, a banqueting and conference centre, luxury apartments and a three-storey retail mall. to find out more...
Image and Passage via http://openbuildings.com/buildings/al-faisaliah-complex-profile-2048?_show_description=1
Related links:
http://www.e-architect.co.uk/saudi_arabia/al_faisaliah_riyadh.htm

Monday, May 23, 2011

Lloyds Building

"The Lloyd's Buil­ding by Richard Rogers Partnership, is one of the fa­mous mo­dern buil­dings in Lon­don com­ple­ted in 1986."to find out more...
Image via http://eng.archinform.net/projekte/2731.htm

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Clean Energy Tower

Image featuring Clean Technology Tower in Chicago, designed by Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill architectural firm. to find out more...
Image via http://inhabitat.com/smooth-operator-the-clean-technology-tower/

Friday, May 20, 2011

Manitoba Hydro Place

"Manitoba Hydro Place, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, by Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects and Smith Carter Architects and Engineers" to find out more...
Image via http://www.eco-structure.com/awards/aia-announces-2010-cote-award-winners.aspx

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

The Pinnacle @ Duxton

Image featuring The Pinnacle, Duxton Plain by arc studio, Singapore.
Image via http://architecturelab.net/pinnacle-duxton-singapore-by-arc-studio-architecture-urbanism-12543/

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Harry Seidler and Associates

Image featuring Capita Centre Sdyney by Harry Seidler and Associates. to find out more...
Image from http://www.seidler.net.au/
Sketchup Model available at http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=21f12d3f23663c8d8dba43e9767036d5

Sunday, May 08, 2011

Hong Kong Shanghai Bank HQ


Images featuring Hong Kong Shanghai Bank HQ by Foster and Partners. to find out more...
Images via http://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/0501/default.aspx

Tuesday, May 03, 2011

Kanchanjunga Apartments

Interesting featuring of Kanchanjunga Apartments, Mumbai, Charles Correa by Identity housing. to find out more...

Monday, May 02, 2011

Willis [Sears] Tower


"The design of the Willis Tower, formerly Sears Tower, was a major step towards exemplifying and defining the SOM way in which a building’s structure naturally informs its exterior profile and appearance. " to find out more...
Images via http://www.som.com/content.cfm/sears_tower_observation_deck
Passage via http://www.som.com/content.cfm/sears_tower

Nagakin Capsule Tower



A relook at Nagakin Capsule Tower, Tokyo by Kisho Kurokawa.
Images via http://harboproject.blogspot.com/2009/08/nakagin-capsule-tower-tokyo-1972.html

Sunday, May 01, 2011

Abu Dhabi Investment Council HQ



"Aedas was appointed to design the new Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC) headquarters, Al Bahr Towers, following an invited international competition for twin landmark office towers in Abu Dhabi." to find out more...
Images and Passage via http://aedasresearch.com/features/view/advanced-modelling/project/al-bahr-towers

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Leadenhall Building

Leadenhall Building, London by Richard Rogers Partnership. to find out more...
Images via http://www.designboom.com/weblog/keyword/rogers-stirk-harbour-and-partners.html
and http://www.richardrogers.co.uk/render.aspx?siteID=1&navIDs=1,4,25,361,364&showImages=table&thumbnails=true&pageID=1