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Pininfarina brings “dynamism” of car design to first residential tower

April 12, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Italian design studio Pininfarina has completed its first residential project, a luxury tower in São Paulo that aims to bring the “sportiness and elegance” of its car design to architecture.  The project marks a significant step into architecture for the design studio traditionally being known for its transport projects, including its revamp of the Eurostar fleet. Created for Brazilian property

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Conran and Partners unveils residential conversion of Richard Seifert’s Centre Point

March 28, 2018 India Block 0

Richard Seifert’s celebrated Centre Point tower in London has been restored and converted into apartments by architecture firm Conran and Partners. London-based Conran and Partners has completely overhauled the Grade-II listed white-concrete high-rise, which was completed by Seifert in 1966, at the intersection of Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road. The 36-storey tower previously contained offices,

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Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners reveals visuals for new Toronto skyscraper

March 26, 2018 India Block 0

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has released the first visualisations of The HUB, a skyscraper that will “hover” above a historic building in Toronto, Canada. Renders show an external steel structure supporting the building and allowing it to cantilever over the Toronto Harbour Commission Building, a six storey building erected on the site in 1917. “Our

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SOM unveils office tower with luxury amenities for Chicago

March 19, 2018 Eleanor Gibson 0

Architecture firm Skidmore Owings and Merrill has revealed an 18-storey office block planned for Chicago, including a terrace that overlooks the city’s trendy West Loop neighbourhood. SOM’s The Porch is intended for Fulton Market district in the city’s West Loop, an area immediately west of Downtown that has become known for its upcoming contemporary design and food

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SOM unveils office tower with luxury amenities for Chicago

March 19, 2018 Eleanor Gibson 0

Architecture firm Skidmore Owings and Merrill has revealed an 18-storey office block planned for Chicago, including a terrace that overlooks the city’s trendy West Loop neighbourhood. SOM’s The Porch is intended for Fulton Market district in the city’s West Loop, an area immediately west of Downtown that has become known for its upcoming contemporary design and food

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India’s Trump Towers feature best interiors Donald Trump Jr “has ever seen”

March 15, 2018 India Block 0

President Donald Trump’s son has praised the work of Matteo Nunziati, who used Italian marble to decorate the newly opened Trump Towers in Pune, India. The Milan-based interior designer decorated every room in the pair of 26-storey residential towers, using only furnishings from Italian brands. To mark the completion of the project, Donald Trump Jr attended the opening

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India’s Trump Towers feature best interiors Donald Trump Jr “has ever seen”

March 15, 2018 India Block 0

President Donald Trump’s son has praised the work of Matteo Nunziati, who used Italian marble to decorate the newly opened Trump Towers in Pune, India. The Milan-based interior designer decorated every room in the pair of 26-storey residential towers, using only furnishings from Italian brands. To mark the completion of the project, Donald Trump Jr attended the opening

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OMA adds white concrete gallery tower to Fondazione Prada art centre in Milan

March 6, 2018 India Block 0

OMA has added another building to its Fondazione Prada complex in Milan, a white concrete tower that will showcase a collection of contemporary art. Torre is the last of three new buildings that Rem Koolhaas’ firm has added to the former distillery compound where the Fondazione Prada art centre is located, in Largo Isarco, southern Milan. Koolhaas and colleagues Chris van

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CF Møller and Reiulf Ramstad unveil plans for plant-covered tower in Oslo

January 30, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

CF Møller Architects and Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter have teamed up to design a tower at Oslo’s central station, which will have a telescopic form to facilitate plant-covered terraces. Named Nordic Light, the building will contain a concourse for travellers in its base and offices above. At 110 meters high, the tower will echo the height of

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MVRDV designs constructivist-inspired tower block for Moscow

January 24, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Dutch architecture firm MVRDV has won a competition to design a 78-metre tall mixed-use building with a red ceramic facade, to be a symbolic gateway to Moscow. MVRDV – which ranked at number 15 on Dezeen Hot List 2017 – was selected by developer GK Osnova to design the mixed-use complex for a prominent site in the

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