Designed by WATG,House of Musical Arts is located in Muscat, Oman. The architecture of the House of Musical Arts is sympathetic to the grand style of modern Omani public buildings. It uses traditional forms of colonnades, terraces and sculptural tower forms, and is finished in locally-sourced light coloured stone and complementary stucco. One of the distinctive features of the project is that the concert...
Located in Astana, Kazakhstan, Abu Dhabi Plaza was designed by Foster + Partners. Abu Dhabi Plaza is a staggered matrix of buildings with a retail and leisure podium and a hotel cluster at the base that rises to form a series of office and residential towers to the north – creating a new landmark on Astana’s skyline. The retail podium contains elements which are a reinvention of a traditional...
Designed by Foster + Partners, United Arab Emirates Pavilion is located in United Arab Emirates. Based on a simple octagon, one of the simplest and most ancient patterns in Arabic art, the filigree provides shading while also creating a dynamic play of light and shade in the interior spaces. Designed to include solar captors, the screen will provide energy for the running of the pavilion as well as...
The Al Ain Hospital designed by Faust Consult is located in Ain, United Arab Emirates. Al Ain Hospital will be a prime example of how sustainability is able to promote one of a kind healthcare. Environmentally friendly and energy efficient design elements, such as solar panels that store energy for later use, sophisticated low air velocity conditioning systems, insulation which is three to four times...
The King Hussein Cancer Center designed by HKS, Inc is located in Amman, Jordan. Amman was built on seven hills, or Jabals, which prompted the city to enact a building code that would control building height based on low or high areas. A city built on Jabals and Wadis (hills and ravines) is that of an uneven, urban grid that lends diversity to the buildings that are forced to follow sometimes whimsical...