Built in 1914, Smith Tower was the tallest structure west of the Mississippi upon its completion. No expense was spared in the construction of this ambitious 462-foot-tall building, with interiors finished in rich materials and ornate detailing. Today, this iconic figure in the Seattle skyline houses offices and commercial spaces topped by an observation deck on the 35th floor.
The National Cybersecurity and Innovation Base located in Wuhan Airport Economic Development Zone began construction in 2016, with its landmark building first opened for use in 2019. The Zone is poised to be a cybersecurity academy and R&D centre, conglomerating industry expertise and academic research.
The environment in which the building is located was completely degraded (in the process of desertification, and with a very high level of erosion, due to the occasional torrents generated by rainwater. For this reason, in the first place, the project intends a complete ecological reforestation, carefully studying the most convenient location of the complex's buildings.
Today, people are working from home and staying most of the time indoors. This reality has encouraged many homeowners to revamp their space to boost comfort and create an inviting environment. With so much time in people’s hands, the TV room may be one of the places you’d think about redesigning.
Iranian architect Nariman Karimzadeh has designed Esteghlal a five-storey residential buidling that is located in Esfahan ,Iran. Project description by the architects: The land has access to the street from the south, and residential plaques from the east, west and north. Most of the land in...
This year, the world’s most renowned architecture prize for skyscrapers, the Emporis Skyscraper Award, goes to the Valley in Amsterdam. Created by Dutch architecture studio MVRDV, Valley is a mixed-use building complex with three towers and a unique design inspired by mountain sides and valleys.
Designed by Sanket Tayade, Uddhamsoto is a design for 12 story residential tower in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. The concept is threading habitats in one to rise a healthy environment in high-rise which based on the fundament principal of our Indian Culture that is Maintaining Relationships. T...
This Cape Town pied-à-terre, near to the V&A Waterfront’s Silo Precinct, was conceptualised as a blank canvas for the owner’s growing collection of South African and African art. The precinct is anchored by the Zeitz MOCAA, which is not only the most significant art museum in the world dedicated to artists from Africa and the diaspora but is also a local architectural landmark designed by the UK’s Thomas Heatherwick. Much of the district’s artistic and creative character derives from its presence.