Architecture
Alstom, ACCIONA and Gulermak are to extend the Metro Red line in Dubai
The Alstom-led consortium Expolink, also composed of ACCIONA and Gulermak, has signed a contract with Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) to design and build the extension of Dubai’s Red metro line and upgrade the system of the existing line....
Architecture
NYU’s Greenwich Village expansion plan gains approval
A controversial plan that will grow NYU’s Greenwich Village campus by 2 million was unanimously approved by the City Council on Wednesday. The vote was 44 to 1. Construction of the first of the new buildings will begin in...
Architecture
Ethiopian Airlines Headquarters competition hit by controversy over links between architect and jury
A collaboration between BET Architects Plc and Soehene Partners Architects has been awarded first place in a competition to design the new headquarters for Ethiopian Airlines at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. The competition has had a turbulent journey,...
Architecture
Erick van Egeraat’s contemporary interpretation of Hamburg design now open
Hamburg’s skyline, until now largely punctuated by soaring spires and turreted towers, has welcomed a new, more contemporary resident - Erick van Egeraat’s Sumatrakontor. This modern interpretation of Speicherstad’s dusky-red brick buildings is sliced...
Architecture
SOM’s newest competition win in China defined by sleek aerodynamic design
The Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) has announced that it has won an international competition to design the Greenland Group Suzhou Center, in Wujiang, China. The 358m supertall tower will...
Architecture
Construction begins for mixed-use Riviera scheme shaped to ancient Lakatamia wells
Work on the infrastructure for the ‘Riviera’ scheme, predicted to eventually amount to £50m in costs, has finally begun. Determined to be built in the suburbs of Nicosia, Cyprus, this architectural masterplan was commissioned by Plaza...
Architecture
Sustainable villa dug into mountainside with view of Lago Maggiore
The site for this five-bedroom house is located in Solduno, an old village with traditional stone-clad roofs, close to Locarno, Switzerland. The amazing setting between the mountains and the lake gives the site a clear...
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