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Grand Opening of China World Trade Tower in Beijing |
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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 06:41 |
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 Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), along with China World Trade Center Co. Ltd., announced yesterday the grand opening of the China World Trade Tower, an 81-story, mixed use building set in Beijing’s Central Business District.
The tower, which was designed by SOM and contains office, meeting, restaurants, and the China World Summit Wing hotel, now stands as Beijing’s tallest structure and marks the completion of the third and most recent phase of the China World Trade Center development. The opening comes in connection with the 20th Anniversary of the China World Trade Center, which originally opened August 30, 1990.
“SOM is proud to take Beijing’s skyline to a new height with the completion of the China World Trade Tower,” said Brian Lee, design architect and partner, SOM, who attended the grand opening ceremony. “The business of China connects to the rest of the world, so we sought a design that further connected Beijing to the China World Trade Center. Not only does the Tower emphatically mark the Central Business District but the development also provides citizens of Beijing with quality buildings and open space for business, shopping, hospitality, culture, education and enjoyment in a high density urbane environment.”
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 September 2010 07:47 |
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OMA reveals plans for new cultural district in Hong Kong |
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Tuesday, 31 August 2010 04:54 |
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Last week, the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority unveiled OMA’s conceptual masterplan for a major new arts district in Hong Kong. Under OMA’s plan – one of three competing proposals – the 40 hectare waterfront site facing Victoria Harbour would become an authentic environment of three urban villages embedded in a new public park, Hong Kong’s largest.
OMA founding partner Rem Koolhaas commented: “Using the village – a typology every citizen of Hong Kong is familiar with – as the model for our plan allows us to absorb the massive scale of WKCD’s ambition into manageable portions and forge deep connections with Kowloon, whose vital urban energy will be the lifeblood of WKCD.”
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C. F. Møller Architects - New terminal for Stockholm’s permanent ferry connections to Finland and the Baltics |
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Friday, 27 August 2010 08:38 |
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The new terminal for Stockholm will provide permanent ferry connections to Finland and the Baltics. c for the new urban development Norra Djursgårdsstaden - both architecturally and environmentally. The terminal, which will have a facade covered with expanded mesh, recalls the shape of a moving vessel and the architecture - with large cranes and warehouses - that previously characterized the ports. At the same time, the terminal has an ambitious sustainable profile, characteristic of the entire development.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 31 August 2010 15:09 |
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The 2010 Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) Awards |
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Tuesday, 24 August 2010 07:16 |
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The AIA recognizes nine projects with the 2010 CAE Educational Facility Design Awards.
On August 13th, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) have selected nine educational and cultural facilities for this year’s CAE Educational Facility Design Awards. The purpose of the design awards program is to identify trends and emerging ideas, honor excellence in planning and design, and disseminate knowledge about best practices in educational and community facilities.
The 2010 CAE Educational Facility Design Awards jury includes: jury chair Caroline Lobo, Assoc. AIA, Orcutt | Winslow; Peter Lippman, Assoc. AIA, JCJ Architecture; Tom Kundig, FAIA, Olson Sundberg Kundig Architects; Bruce Lindsey, Washington University and Jeanne L. Narum, Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL).
Nine awards were issued in three categories which include Citation, Merit and Excellence. iWithin the next weeks, we will develop each project individually.
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Still Showing Weakness, Architecture Billings Index Increases Slightly |
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Thursday, 19 August 2010 07:30 |
The AIA released its monthly report on the Architecture Billings Index (ABI). Commercial construction category continues to outperform other sectors. Following a two-month soft patch the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) rose almost two full points in July. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lag time between architecture billings and construction spending. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the July ABI score was 47.9, up from a reading of 46.0 the previous month. This score reflects a continued decline in demand for design services (any score above 50 indicates an increase in billings). The new projects inquiry index dropped substantially from 57.7 to 53.1.
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