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Libeskind Breaks Ground on 60-Story “Century Spire” in Philippines

Last week, Daniel Libeskind joined Century Properties Group to celebrate the ground breaking of the “Century Spire.” Designed as a key building for Century City - a 3.4 hectare, mixed-use development in Makati - the all-glass, 60-story office and residential tower sets itself apart with a “dramatic crown” that divides and expands the building’s top half as it rises.

The House / Buensalido Architects

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  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  180
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2011

Smiles By Dr. Cecile / Buensalido Architects

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  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  90
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2009

Trump Tower Manila / Century City Development Corporation

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Courtesy of Century City Development Corporation

Century City Development Corporation, a subsidiary of Century Properties Group Inc. focused on mixed-use developments with high-rise condominiums, recently revealed their architectural design for the Trump Tower in Manila, Philippines. The tower is going to be prominent on the Manila skyline for years to come. It’s a beautiful glass building – very architecturally significant with an incredible spire. Its architecture will be truly iconic. More images and architects’ description after the break.

Coral City / GOMMA Design

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Courtesy GOMMA Design

Rome based architecture and design firm GOMMA Design has submitted one of their latest projects, Coral City, a self-sustaining and disaster-resistant eco-village in the Philippines, submitted for the DAtE competition. Additional images of their proposal and a lengthy description are available after the break.

Design Against the Elements Green Design Award Winner / Nikola Enchev and Stefan Vankov

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Courtesy of Nikola Enchev and Stefan Vankov

Nikola Enchev and Stefan Vankov shared with us their winning design in the student Green Design Award category for the Design Against the Elements Competition. Set in Manila, Philippines, the design addresses the disastrous consequences of climate change around the world, and propose an architecture that would end the cycle of destruction and rebuilding that occupies so much time and so many resources in countries that are most effected by extreme storms. The design focuses on affordable and resilient communities that use modern technologies to thwart the effects of such storms.

Read on after the break to read more on this project.

Courtyard House / Buensalido Architects

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  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  300
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2010