Architecture

Bjarke Ingels Group: 80,000 Plants Featured In The New Singapore Skyscraper Bjarke Ingels Group: 80,000 Plants Featured In The New Singapore Skyscraper – The Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has completed CapitaSpring, a 919-foot biophilic skyscraper in Singapore, after four years of construction. The tower, one of Singapore’s tallest structures and the most recent addition to the island’s skyline, is situated in Downtown Core, the city-financial state’s district. Keep reading this LUXXU Blog to know more! Bjarke Ingels Group’s 80,000 Plants Skyscraper BIG and CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati worked together to develop the building’s digital user experience. Carlo Ratti, the founding partner...

Photos show Studio Gang's Natural History Museum extension nearing completion Construction has progressed on Studio Gang's Gilder Center in New York City, with images showing the cave-like concrete interiors and panelled exterior nearing completion. American architecture studio Studio Gang has released images of the construction of the Gilder Center's central atrium, Griffin Atrium. The extension will add numerous spaces to the American Museum of Natural History, including a library and exhibition rooms. Studio Gang's Gilder Center at the American Museum of Natural History is nearing completion The auditorium is being constructed using a process where concrete is sprayed onto rebar,...

THAD draws on contours of nearby mountains for national park visitor centre Spiralling tiled roofs informed by the contours of the surrounding mountains cover the Jiuzhai Valley Visitor Centre in Sichuan Province, China, designed by The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University. Located at the entrance to the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Jiuzhai Valley National Park, the centre provides a new exhibition space, visitor centre and offices as part of the area's reopening following an earthquake in 2017. Jiuzhai Valley Visitor Centre was designed by THAD Designed to sit harmoniously in the landscape both in terms of its earthquake...

White Arkitekter to design "UK's most sustainable hospital" Swedish studio White Arkitekter has been chosen to design the all-electric Velindre Cancer Centre in Wales, which will be built partly with low-carbon materials and follow circular economy principles. The Velindre Cancer Centre, which is set to be built in Cardiff, will feature lounge spaces, radiotherapy facilities and waiting areas all constructed from timber. Other bio-based and low-carbon materials proposed for the building include lime and clay renders, which will be used for the interior finishes. The hospital will be surrounded by a wild landscape Where timber cannot be used due to...

Eskew Dumez Ripple designs courtyard pavilion for Burden Center in Baton Rouge New Orleans architecture studio Eskew Dumez Ripple has unveiled plans for a welcome centre at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge that will feature a sloped roof, glass walls and a sunken central courtyard. Plans for the pavilion in Baton Rouge – the capital city of Louisiana – show a square building with roofs that slope inward towards an expansive courtyard. Eskew Dumez Ripple has designed a welcome center for Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge The Burden Center will serve as a welcome centre for various biology-oriented...