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1. The Hashtag Tower (Seoul, Korea)
Now this is something to talk about: Danish architects BIG
have designed an apartment tower complex that looks like a hashtag.
The Cross # Towers constitute a three-dimensional urban
community of interlocking horizontal and vertical towers. Three public bridges
connect two slender towers at different levels – underground, on the street and
in the air. Catering to the demands and desires of different residents, age
groups and cultures, the bridges are landscaped and equipped for a variety of
activities traditionally restricted to the ground. The resultant volume forms a
distinct figure on the new skyline of Seoul – a “#” that serves as a gateway to
the new Yongsan Business District, signaling a radical departure from the crude
repetition of disconnected towers, leaning towards a new urban community that
populates the three-dimensional space of the city. Link
2. Elephant Building (Bangkok)
Meet the Elephant Building in Bangkok, Thailand. Designed by
Sumet Jumsai and completed in 1997. Link
3. Ren Building (Shangai)
The Ren Building is an interesting design by PLOT, which has
since split up into BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) and JDS (Julien De Smedt). The
project was a proposal for a hotel, sports and conference center for the World
Expo 2010 in Shanghai. The building was conceived as two buildings merging into
one. The first building, emerging from the water, is supposed to be devoted to
activities of the body, and houses the sports and water culture center. The
second building, emerging from land, is to be devoted to the spirit and
enlightenment, and houses the conference center and meeting facilities. The two
buildings are to meet in a 1000-room hotel, a building for living. The building
becomes the Chinese sign for "The People", and a recognizable
landmark for the World Expo in China. Link
4. Swastika Building (California, US)
This is a US Navy building in Coronado, CA that was
unintentionally built in the shape of a swastika. Now, because of a public
uproar, the Navy will be spending $600,000 to alter the shape of the building.Link
5. Wing Shape Zayed National Museum (UAE)
This wing-shaped building is the Zayed National Museum
designed by Foster + Partners. It is located on Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi,
UAE, and will be the first museum completed for the island for showcasing the
history, culture and more recently, the social and economic transformation of
the Emirates.
The museum features five wing-shaped towers protruding from
a man-made, landscaped mound that houses the galleries. The towers act as
thermal chimneys and draw cooling currents through the museum without any need
for electricity. Fresh air is captured and drawn through underground
ground-cooling pipes and then released into the museum's air. Since the towers
heat up at the top, air is pulled up vertically through the galleries due to
the thermal stack effect, and is then pushed out of the air vents.Link
6. The Dancing House (Czech Republic)
The Dancing House, aka the Dancing Building, is an
architectural masterpiece in downtown Prague. It got its name due to its shape.
The original name was Fred and Ginger (after Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers) as
it resembles a pair of dancers. It was designed in 1992 by Croatian-Czech
architect Vlado Milunic and finished in 1996. Link
7. “COR” building
(Miami, Fl)
A new high rise is going up in Miami's design district, and its
a lean, green, eco machine. A collaboration between Chad Oppenheim architecture
+ design, energy consultant Buro Happold, and structural engineer Ysreal
Seinuk, the $40 million, 25-story, “COR” building will incorporate mixed-use
residential and commercial space, integrating green technologies including wind
turbines, photovoltaic panels, and solar hot water generation. The building's
exoskeleton is a hyper-efficient structure that provides thermal mass for
insulation, shade for residents, and architectural elements such as terraces
and armatures that support turbines.
With the aim to attract creative and design-oriented
businesses and professionals, the interior of COR features sleek commercial and
comfortable residential spaces ranging from $400,000 to $2 million. Each
residential unit will include Energy Star appliances, recycled glass tile
flooring, and bamboo-lined hallways. In total, COR will play host to 113
residential units, 20,100 square feet of office space, and 5,400 square feet of
retail space (which already includes a café and furniture store). Link
8. Wood Skyscraper (Vancouver)
The seemingly radical idea of building a skyscraper out of
wood is not so strange after all, as architect Michael Green is quick to point
out, because of two main advantages that wood has over concrete and steel -
it's eco-friendly and cost-effective.
‘Tallwood' would be made of large panels of ‘laminated
strand lumber'—a composite made by gluing together strands of wood. Trees are a
renewable resource, and they help to reduce air pollution. Sourcing from
sustainably-managed forests could be deemed more environmentally sensitive,
according to CNN.
Unlike concrete—which produces about 6-9kg of carbon dioxide
for every 10kg of concrete—wood sucks carbon out of the atmosphere. And
contrary to popular belief, wood actually is quite fire-resistant. Link
9. Coin Building (UAE)
Aldar headquarters building in Abu Dhabi. Designed by MZ
Architects and opened in 2010. This coin-shaped building is the world's first
circular skyscraper. Link
10. Egg Building (China)
This beautiful structure known as “The Egg” is China's
National Centre for the Performing Arts. This dome-shaped building is submerged
in water and contains an Opera House, a Concert Hall, and a Theater.
Remarkably, this building is just as massive and intriguing below the surface
of the water. “The Egg” is home to underwater corridors, an underwater garage,
and even an artificial lake. The structure took over five years to build. Link
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