Central Saint Giles in London, United Kingdom

Central Saint Giles that located in London, United Kingdo, was designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop. Central Saint Giles will be Renzo Piano’s first completed building in London and contains 400,000 sq ft of the highest specification offices with breathtaking views, 109 private and affordable apartments and 26,300 sq ft of shopping and café and [...]

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SQUARE – Brussels Meeting Centre in Brussels, Belgium

Designed by A2RC ARCHITECTS, SQUARE – Brussels Meeting Centre is located in Brussels, Belgium. An audacious architectural proposition to the city offers a newfound visibility to the former “Palais des Congrès” by means of a poetic emblem embodied in the glass cube that forms the principal entry to SQUARE, Brussels Meeting Centre. Its treelike structure [...]

Tags: Belgium, Brussels, Brussels Meeting Centre, Cube, Euclidean geometry, Expo, Geometry, important historic site, Mont des Arts, Physics, René Pechère

Zlote Tarasy in Warsaw, Poland

Designed by The Jerde Partnership, Zlote Tarasy is located in Warsaw, Poland. Designed by international firm Jerde Partnership, Zlote Tarasy is a landmark commercial mixed-use destination for Warsaw’s newest high-rise district, offering year-round leisure and social opportunities for residents and visitors to the city. The centre is designed to reconnect the project area to the [...]

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The Hong Kong Jockey Club Beijing Clubhouse in Beijing, China

The Hong Kong Jockey Club Beijing Clubhouse designed by DPWT Design Limited and INARC Design Asia Group is located in Beijing, China.  The Club has a rich history in horse racing spanning over 160 years and is one of Hong Kong’s most respected charity organisations. Through her charity trust, the Club supported some 100 charitable [...]

Tags: 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing, China, City, Clubhouse, DPWT Design Limited, Geography, Geography of China, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Jockey Club Beijing Clubhouse, INARC Design Asia Group, Independent cities, Pearl River Delta, South China Sea, structural systems

Darwin Centre Phase II in London, United Kingdom

The Darwin Centre Phase II designed by C. F. MOLLER is located in London, United Kingdom. extension to the Natural History Museum in London, designed by C. F. Møller Architects, has been announced as Overall Winner of the 2009 Concrete Society Awards for Excellence in Concrete. It is the building’s iconic cocoon structure, formed from [...]

Tags: Architecture, Cocoon, Concrete, Concrete Society, Construction, In situ, London, Natural History Museum, United Kingdom