AOC Long Beach Courts Building in Long Beach, United States

Designed by Perkins+Will, AOC Long Beach Courts Building is located in Long Beach, United States. Dictated by context and solar orientation, it opens itself to the City and simultaneously embraces those arriving. The Court Building rises from an office podium of fluted concrete panels, while eight courtrooms per floor are organised in a ‘V’ configuration [...]

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New World Symphony in Miami, United States

The New World Symphony  designed by Gehry Partners LLP is located in Miami, United States. The catalyst for realising the project was probably when Frank Gehry entered the picture some nine years ago. The family connection goes way back to when Gehry used to babysit for Tilson Thomas, so the thought process had an unusually [...]

Tags: Bilbao, Deconstructivism, Disney, Frank Gehry, Gehry Partners LLP, Miami, Miami Beach, New World Symphony, Performing Space building, United States

Miami Beach City Hall Annex in Miami Beach, United States

The Miami Beach City Hall Annex designed by Perkins + Will is located in Beach, United States. Inspired by its unique tropical location, The Miami Beach City Hall Annex manipulates light and shadow to mimic the flow of the beach’s gentle tropical breeze. This is accomplished via a sophisticated surface of undulating metal blades that [...]

Tags: Beach, Coastal geography, Geography, Human behavior, metal blades, Miami, Outdoor recreation, Physical geography, public services, United States

Prince Henry Community Centre in Sydney, Australia

The Prince Henry Community Centre designed by lahznimmo is located in Sydney, Australia.  The coastal site for the community centre lies amongst the manicured landscape of the Coast Golf Club and overlooks Little Bay Beach where Christo and Jeanne-Claude famously wrapped the coast in 1969.  Immediately to the north of the site is a small [...]

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Port of Long Beach, Hanjin Shipping Entry Gate Complex in Long Beach, California, United States

The Port of Long Beach, Hanjin Shipping Entry Gate Complex designed by Tate Snyder Kimsey Caldwell Architects is located in Long Beach, California, United States.  The Hanjin Shipping Company is among the world’s fastest-growing ocean shipping lines, serving major ports on six continents. With the growth of Trans-Pacific trade, the shipping company projected the need [...]

Tags: California, Containerization, Economy of Korea, Economy of South Korea, Hanjin, Hanjin Group, Hanjin Shipping, Hanjin Shipping Entry Gate Complex, HanjinShippingHoldings, Long Beach, Port of Long Beach, Shipping, United States