In Progress

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• Architects

  Josep Camps & Olga Felip

• Location

  Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN), 08820 El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

• Project Year

  2013

• Photography

  Pedro Pegenaute

Beirut Terraces rethinks the concept of the skyscraper, creating a vertical village composed of thin, elegant platforms layered in a playful formation. By offering lavish outdoor spaces, breathtaking views, and meticulously composed lofts, architects Herzog & DeMeuron bring an unprecedented way of living to crowded and dense Beirut.

More on these contemporary living spaces after the break...

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Designed by JHK Architecten + INBO the construction of the first phase of the new science campus of the University of Leiden officially started last Thursday, February 28th. The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at Leiden will at completion of the building project present itself in one building, promoting the cooperation between the different institutions housed within. Leiden University will have a modern, open and communicative building in which the various research institutes of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences will be interconnected better than ever. More images and architects' description after the break.

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• Architects

  Wiel Arets Architects

• Location

  Richtistrasse 1, Wallisellen, Switzerland

• Design Team

  Wiel Arets, Felix Thies, Maik Ilmer

• Collaborators

  Flavio Loretz, Jörg Lüthke, Ruth Val Garijo, Virginia Angell, Anira Niso, Angela Tsang, Mikal Switalsky, Jacques van Eyck, Maron Vondeling, Christina Lotzemer Jentges, Joost Körver, Ilze Paklone, Alexandra Dobrowowolska, Boris van Eijsden, Joris Lens, Thomas Misik, Lucia Miglio, Hannes Scheutz, Dunia Nedjar, Francois Steul, Alexis Bikos, Athanasia Karaioannoglou, Victor Hidajat, Aline Amore, Birgit Schwarz, Tieme Zwartbol, Boris Wolf, Chris Frodsham, Alessandra Ferrari

• Area

  72000.0 sqm

• Project Year

  2013

• Photographs

  Jan Bitter

• Location

  Richtistrasse 1, Wallisellen, Switzerland

• Project Year

  2013

• Photographs

  Jan Bitter

• Area

  72000.0 m2

• Architects

  SOM

• Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Structural and Plumbing Engineering

  SOM

• Site Area

  3,026.50 m2

• Project Area

  111,484 m2

• Building Height

  307m (73 stories)

• Project Year

  2013

• Photographs

  Courtesy of SOM

• Architects

  Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

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The Puente de Vida Museum, more commonly referred to as The Biomuseo, will be Frank Gehry's first design in all of Latin America. It is located in Panama in the area called Amador, which sits only a few blocks from the country's principal cruise port and is adjacent to Panama City. The mission of the Biomuseo is to "offer an impressing and educational experience about the biodiversity and emergence of the isthmus in Panama in order to motivate all Panamanians to get to know and to value this natural component of their identity, as well as to generate in all its visitors the need to protect the environment" (Biomuseo Website). The Biomuseo intends to explore the importance of Panama's biological systems and its emergence as a geological link between North and South America, both of which have had global impacts many are unaware of.

With these goals in mind, it quickly became clear that the museum design needed to be something very special to attract the international attention its founders desired. They wanted the museum to be a never-before-seen kind of design and to serve as a new architectural icon for Panama, much like the Eiffel Tower does for France or the Tower of Pisa for Italy. With the participation of Gehry Partners as well as the world-renowned landscape architect Edwina von Gal & Company, the Biomuseo began to take form: an extremely unique, Gehry-esque structure surrounded by an open botanical park that complements the exhibits within.

More after the break...

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• Location

  Yiwu City, China

• Design Team

  Ben-Tao Li, Qiang Han, K. Kei

• Photographs

  Ji-Shou Wang

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Three years have passed since a tremendous earthquake devastated Haiti. The long reconstruction process includes the construction of the country’s first stadium to be completed this year. Partners of Project Phoenix have created plans for Phoenix Stadium, a massive world-class professional soccer stadium soon to be located in Cite Soleil, Haiti. This project developed as a result of the 2012 Clinton Global Initiative when collaboration began between Morad Fareed of Delos and Boby Duval of L’Athletique D’Haiti. The vision is to create a world-class stadium for soccer games as well as many other community functions.

Read more about Phoenix Stadium after the break!

The Centre for Visual Arts and Amsterdam design bureau Carve recently invited ten European design firms to develop unconventional, inventive, and playful objects for a new public space in the western Netherlands city of Dordrecht. Responding to the challenge, Spanish architecture firm Ecosistema Urbano designed the Dordrecht Energy Carousel - an energy-generating chandelier of hanging ropes meant to engage kids of all ages in the densely populated suburbs surrounding Governeusplein Square.

Read more about Dordrecht Energy Carousel after the break!

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• Architects

  Henning Larsen Architects

• Location

  2880 Bagsværd, Denmark

• Lanscape Architect

  SLA

• Engineer

  Alectia

• Area

  50,200 m2

• Project Year

  2013

• Photographs

  Courtesy of Henning Larsen Architects, Dragør Luftfoto ApS

• Architects

  Henning Larsen

• Landscape Architect

  SLA

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• Architects

  Steven Holl Architects

• Location

  218th Street, New York

• Architect in Charge

  Steven Holl, Chris McVoy

• Design Team

  Marcus Carter, Christiane Deptolla, Peter Englaender, Runar Halldorsson, Jackie Luk, Filipe Taboada, Dimitra Tsachrelia, Ebbie Wisecarver

• Associate in Charge

  Olaf Schmidt

• Area

  4459.0 m2

• Project Year

  2012

• Photographs

  Chris McVoy, Andy Ryan

• Architects

  Steven Holl Architects

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• Architects

  PLaT Architects

• Location

  Xiangshawan Desert, China

• Completion date

  March, 2013

• Area

  30000.0 m2

• Photographs

  Courtesy of PLaT Architects

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• Architects

  HDR Architecture

• Location

  Abu Dhabi, UAE

• Project Year

  2013

• Photographs

  Courtesy of HDR Architecture

+ 19

• Architects

  Jendretzki

• Location

  Santa Monica, California, United States

• Client

  Withheld

• Area

  12000.0 ft2

• Project Year

  2013

• Photographs

  Alejandro Wirth

• Location

  Santa Monica, California, USA

• Project Year

  2013

• Photographs

  Alejandro Wirth, #

• Area

  12000.0 ft2

• Architects

  Wiel Arets Architects

• Location

  Lengweg 
3192 BM, Rotterdam
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• Design Team

  Wiel Arets, Bettina Kraus, Joris van den Hoogen, Jos Beekhuijzen

• Collaborators

  Mai Henriksen, Jochem Homminga, Joost Korver, Marie Morin, Julius Klatte, Sjoerd Wilbers, Benine Dekker, Anne-Marie Diederich

• Consultants

  ABT BV, Wetering Raadgevende Ingenieurs BV

• Client

  Woonbron

• Project Year

  2012

• Photographs

  Jan Bitter , Courtesy of Wiel Arets Architects

• Area

  41100.0 m2