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Architects: MORE Architecture
- Area: 25000 m²
- Year: 2023
Dongshan Island / MORE Architecture
https://www.archdaily.com/1022342/dongshan-island-more-architectureHadir Al Koshta
Ginkgo Gallery / MORE Architecture
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Architects: MORE Architecture
- Area: 2500 m²
- Year: 2023
https://www.archdaily.com/1019376/ginkgo-gallery-more-architectureHadir Al Koshta
Floating Hotel / MORE Architecture
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Architects: MORE Architecture
- Area: 6000 m²
- Year: 2023
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Professionals: ECADI, Zhejiang Dadongwu Construction Company
https://www.archdaily.com/1016479/floating-hotel-more-architecturePilar Caballero
AIR – Circular Campus and Cooking Club / OMA
https://www.archdaily.com/1014212/air-circular-campus-and-cooking-club-omaPaula Pintos
39 King’s Road Building / BEAU Architects
https://www.archdaily.com/1000957/39-kings-road-beau-architectsCollin Chen
5 Regenerative Strategies to Activate the Dead Edges in our Cities Post-Pandemic
As the city continues to evolve and transform, dead edges in the cityscape begin to emerge, subsequently reducing the level of activity in our built environment. These 'dead edges' refer to the areas that lack active engagement, they remain empty and deprived of people, since they no longer present themselves as useful or appealing. As the Covid-19 pandemic draws to an ultimate close, the first issue we may face post-pandemic is to revive our urban environment. A kiss of life into a tired and outdated cityscape...
The focal element in creating an active and healthy urban environment is by increasing vitality through placemaking. Creating diverse and interesting places to reside, thrive, and work. Here are five regenerative strategies that animate the cityscape and ultimately produce resilient, attractive, and flexible environments.
https://www.archdaily.com/978256/5-regenerative-strategies-to-activate-the-dead-edges-in-our-cities-post-pandemicRebecca Ildikó Leete
Ground Level: The Mixed-Use Typology
Buildings around the world are getting taller. Since the year 2000, global skyscraper construction has increased by 402%. Cities like Dubai are home to nearly 1000 high-rise buildings, and New York’s vibrant luxury real estate market has shown no signs of slowing down, with more high-rise additions slated to be added to its already towering skyline. There’s good in this – high-rises create much-needed space in already dense cities and can reduce urban sprawl in city centres, allowing for better preservation of natural areas.
https://www.archdaily.com/972907/ground-level-the-mixed-use-typologyMatthew Maganga
K11 Art and Cultural Center / SO-IL
https://www.archdaily.com/953598/k11-art-and-cultural-center-so-ilPaula Pintos
Shaw Auditorium / Henning Larsen
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Architects: Henning Larsen
- Area: 12800 m²
- Year: 2021
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Professionals: WSP Hong Kong, Marshall Day Acoustics Hong Kong, Theatreplan, Urbis, Inhabit, +1
https://www.archdaily.com/972106/shaw-auditorium-henning-larsenPaula Pintos
Circular Openings: From Boats to Contemporary Architecture
There are two main reasons why boat windows are round. They are easier to seal and, above all, more resistant to the high pressure that water exerts on them. This is because living corners are places where tensions are naturally concentrated, weakening the structure as a whole. This is also why aircraft windows are small and round; high pressures are better distributed in curved shapes, reducing the likelihood of cracks or breaks.
In architecture, circular openings are quite old. The Oculus, a type of circular window, has been a feature of classical architecture since the 16th century. Also known by the French expression oeil de boeuf (bull's eye), circular or semi-circular openings are formed from the construction of masonry arches, which allow for the creation of openings only by locking the constitutive pieces. Over time and following the incorporation of new technologies and development of construction knowledge, creating rectangular openings in buildings has become easier, more efficient, and cheaper than creating round ones. However, these circular windows still continue to figure in a multitude of projects.
https://www.archdaily.com/957710/circular-openings-from-boats-to-contemporary-architectureEduardo Souza
Psychology of Scale: People, Buildings and Cities
In the introduction of Cities for People, Jan Gehl stated clearly that most cities have neglected the human aspect when planning the built space. While technologies have allowed us to build large, our focus shifted from creating architecture for humans to erecting structures that look like they are meant for a different kind of species. Top-down urban planning decisions have ignored scales adapted to the senses and organic growth, and new ideologies prioritized speed, functionality, and profitability.
Dictating our city experience, scale, this major spatial component related to the human dimension, stimulates our senses, and influences our well-being. In this article, we lay down historical changes and underline scientific facts to highlight how scale can impact our daily city life, guided by Eden of the Orient, a series of photos by Belgian photographer Kris Provoost, portraying a battle of scale in Hong Kong.
https://www.archdaily.com/950321/psychology-of-scale-people-buildings-and-citiesChristele Harrouk
The Quayside Mixed-use Development / CL3 Architects
https://www.archdaily.com/947950/the-quayside-cl3-architectsCollin Chen
Taiwan's One More Residential Tower by Spatial Practice Captured Through the Lens of Kris Provoost
Taiwan's One More residential tower by Spatial Practice has been captured through a series of new photographs by Kris Provoost. The 100 meter tall concrete tower is composed of 53 two-bedroom units with open kitchen and living room views toward the nearby park. The design was made to break from the monotony of the neighboring typical residential typology with simple bands that vary in height.
https://www.archdaily.com/946541/taiwans-one-more-residential-tower-captured-through-the-lens-of-kris-provoostEric Baldwin
Herzog & de Meuron's M+ Museum Photographed Through the Lens of Kris Provoost
Photographer Kris Provoost has captured new images of Herzog & de Meuron's M+ Museum in Hong Kong. Focusing on 20th and 21st century art, design, architecture and moving image, M+ will be the centerpiece of the West Kowloon Cultural District, and a key venue in creating interdisciplinary exchange between the visual arts and the performing arts in Asia.
https://www.archdaily.com/942384/herzog-and-de-meurons-m-plus-museum-photographed-through-the-lens-of-kris-provoostEric Baldwin
Ocean Park Marriott Hotel / Aedas
https://www.archdaily.com/935222/ocean-park-marriott-aedasCollin Chen
Wuxi TAIHU Show Theatre / SCA | Steven Chilton Architects
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Architects: SCA | Steven Chilton Architects
- Year: 2019
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Professionals: Auerbach Pollock Friedlander, Buro Happold
https://www.archdaily.com/930776/wuxi-taihu-show-theatre-sca-steven-chilton-architectsPaula Pintos
SOHO 3Q Chengdu Office / Superimpose Architecture
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Architects: Superimpose Architecture
- Area: 12000 m²
- Year: 2019
https://www.archdaily.com/929057/soho-3q-chengdu-superimpose-architecture舒岳康 - SHU Yuekang
Tsinghua Ocean Center Photographed Through the Lens of Kris Provoost
Architect and photographer Kris Provoost recently captured new photos of OPEN Architecture's Tsinghua Ocean Center in China. Designed as a laboratory and office building for the newly established deep-ocean research base of Tsinghua University, the project is located at the eastern end of Tsinghua graduate school campus in Shenzhen Xili University Town next to the main campus entrance. Provoost's images reveal details throughout the construction and showcase the project in its larger context.
https://www.archdaily.com/922251/tsinghua-ocean-center-photographed-through-the-lens-of-kris-provoostEric Baldwin