Located in Hong Kong, Tung Chung Swimming Pool was designed by Ronald Lu & Partners. Reflecting its coastal locality and function of an aquatic sports venue, the design takes the concept of a sea shell resting on the shore and shaped in an organic and aerodynamic profile using a double-layer PTFE tensioned membrane over a light-weight long-span steel truss system. This tensile membrane performs...
That located in Taichung, Taiwan, Taiwan Tower was designed by Dorin Stefan Birou Arhitectura, The competition brief stated that all entries must reach at least 300m in height and feature ‘a similar programmatic function as the Eiffel or CN Tower’. In answer to this, the winning submission combines eight observation decks capable of holding 50-80 individuals and affords views across the city of...
Located in Clydebank, United Kingdom, Clydebank Swan was designed by Buro Happold that has won a civil engineering Saltire Award for their work on the Swan Canopy over the Forth and Clyde Canal pedestrian bridge. The multi-disciplinary practice of consulting engineers took the Project Design award in a scheme that recognises excellence in Civil Engineering in Scotland. Buro Happold worked with RMJM...