Introducing the world’s first vertical resort. Aera will capture every resort amenity in a way that is entirely new; it will embody the same unplugged escape that one finds on a private island without leaving a city’s epicenter—marrying relaxation, convenience and connectedness.
Typology
Hospitality › Resort
Aedas Executive Director Wei Li and Global Design Principal Ken Wai jointly led the team to create a mixed-use gateway in Hangzhou Qianjiang, integrating commercial, cultural, retail and residential to accommodate the rapid urban development.
Project name
Qianjiang Century City A-07 Plot project
Principal architect
Wei Li, Aedas Executive Director; Ken Wai, Aedas Global Design Principal
Client
Hangzhou Jumen Real Estate Co., Ltd
Status
Under construction
Typology
Commercial › Mixed-use Development
Located in the heart of the Greater Bay Area, the rapid urban development of Panyu has significantly facilitated the development of Guangzhou. Recently, Aedas has won China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) South China Headquarters Building Design Competition, lighting up the skyline in Panyu CBD.
Project name
CRCC South China Headquarters Building
Architecture firm
Aedas and Guangzhou Design Institute Group Co., Ltd
Location
Guangzhou, China
Height
250 meters and 200 meters
Principal architect
Dimi Lee, Aedas Executive Director
Client
China Railway Construction Corporation (Guangzhou) Limited
Typology
Commercial › Mixed-use Development
Mind Fashion Tower – a metaverse flagship gallery store. The pure free-flowing nature of the design is inspired by natural forms of blooming flower petals, with façade elements that do not overlap and instead create opportunity for varied and unique openings whilst also coming together as a single harmonious form.
Project name
Mind Fashion Tower
Architecture firm
Mind Design
Principal architect
Miroslav Naskov
Design team
Jan Wilk, Davide Tessari, Michelle Naskov
With a project inspired by Albania’s distinctive mountains, Danish CEBRA has won the competition to design a new landmark in the capital of Albania, Tirana. Located on a prominent plot in the very heart of the city, the project - Mount Tirana - will be an architectural piece that celebrates the national identity and cultural heritage of Albania.
Project name
Mount Tirana
Client
Nova Construction 2012
Typology
Commercial › Mixed-use Development
Situated in Shenzhen, China, the Shirble – The Prime consists of three serviced apartment towers, a 250-meter office tower, a retail podium and a Skypark. The project encompasses luxury and elegance and serves as a landmark in the Futian Distrct while also integrating residential, office, shopping and entertainment space.
Project name
Shirble - The Prime
Principal architect
Christine Lam, Global Design Principal;David Clayton, Global Design Principal
Client
Shenzhen Shengrunfeng Investment & Development Co. Ltd (Shenzhen Shirble Department Store Co. Ltd.)
Typology
Commercial › Mixed-use development
Mumbai, or erstwhile Bombay is the largest metropolis of India and an answer to the likes of Shanghai, London or New York. It is the financial capital and trade epicenter of the country, a city of lifestyles and narratives. The 'Maximum City' of Bombay is renowned all over the globe for the enormity and surrealism of BOLLYWOOD, which is the nicknam...
Project name
Bollywood Twister
Architecture firm
4site Architects
Location
The site is a wetland approximately 100 meters off the BWSL Promenade Mahim Bay, Mumbai, India
Visualization
Arun Kumar, Ramya R Joshi
Tools used
SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Chandrakant S Kanthigav
Design team
Sagar Gupta, Rohit Baligidad, Vidya Singri, Sourabh Navani, Ranjani N, Varshith V N, Nagarjun M, Mohit Makhija
Typology
Commercial, Mixed-use Development
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.
Written by
Emporis Skyscraper Award 2021
Photography
Valley in Amsterdam © Marcel Steinbach
