In the latest installation of NOWNESS’ In Residence series, British architect Ian Simpson describes how was told by his careers teacher "not to set [his] sights too high" when he decided that he wanted to become an Architect. Here, he discusses the design intentions behind his home – the tallest residence in the United Kingdom's second city: Manchester. For Simpson, "home is [only] forty seconds away by lift."
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In Residence: Ian Simpson in Manchester's Beetham Tower
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https://www.archdaily.com/784696/in-residence-ian-simpson-in-manchesters-beetham-towerJames Taylor-Foster
Zaha Hadid and SOM Among 5 Competing to Design Scandinavia’s Tallest Tower
Zaha Hadid Architects, SOM, Ian Simpson Architects, Manuelle Gautrand Architects, and Wingårdhs Arkitektkontor are all competing to design what will be the tallest tower in Scandinavia. Submitted anonymously, the five shortlisted proposals have just been unveiled by Serneke, who has envisioned the skyscraper as an integral piece to a larger 32,000 square meter mixed-use masterplan in Gothenburg that has been in the making for more than ten years.
Check out each shortlisted design, after the break...
https://www.archdaily.com/510912/zaha-hadid-and-som-among-5-competing-to-design-scandinavia-s-tallest-towerKarissa Rosenfield