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Shanghai Tower by Gensler

TheFuture — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:33:43 +0000

Gensler or the new Shanghai tower coming up in China being developed in the Shanghai’s Luijiazui Finance and Trade Zone will be a marvelous structure once it is completed. Slated to open in 2014, this structure will be a par of the financial center in China. The sky craper in all consists of nine cylindrical buildings stacked on top of one another with an overall cover draping the building into one unit. The building will be the tallest tower in China. The structure will see a mixed use for houses, business, cafes and restaurants. It is modern and eco-friendly completed with rain water harvesting module. It is surely going to be a tower worth waiting for.

Designer : Gensler

Nakheel Harbour and Tower by Woods Bagot Architects

TheFuture — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:03:39 +0000

Have you ever seen a tower with a height of more than a kilometer? Check out this world’s tallest tower known as Nakheel Tower, designed by Woods Bagot. This tower & harbour is inspired by Islamic design and is going to be a home to more than 55,000 people and will attract millions of visitors each year. It will be a combination of a location for living, working, relaxing and entertainment. Nakheel Tower will have four individual towers within a single structure. A unique curved-shaped platform encircles the base and complements its astonishing height.

Designer : Woods Bagot Architects

Strata Luxury Tower in 2011 by Asymptote

TheFuture — Thu, 15 May 2008 07:37:23 +0000

Dubai is coming out to be the next destination as far as architectural designs are concerned. An example of the same is the Strata tower, a forty story, luxury residential building designed by architects Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture of Asymptote. The work has started on the Al Raha Beach and is slated to be completed by early 2011.

The tower would be 160 meters high and will be tallest building in the Al Dana precinct, which is the centerpiece of Aldar Properties PJSC’s prestigious Al Raha Beach development. The project and its development shall be showcased at Cityscape Abu Dhabi from May 13–15, 2008. the Strata Tower is designed to signify an important and dignified future for the Abu Dhabi and the surrounding region.

Its physical presence is striking as it encapsulates the meaning through abstract form which is drawn from both motifs and local cultural landscapes along with forces of global influence. Its design utilizes the mathematical means in design to achieve a highly pertinent architecture for UAE. This innovative form was created using techniques from various influences along with the state of the art advanced parametric modeling tools and factors including economies of production and fabrication with special consideration given to environmental sustainability. Sophisticated computer modeling tools were utilized to produce the building’s intelligent, environmentally responsive louver system which is held in a cantilevered exoskeleton structure. This exoskeleton veils the entire tower in a shimmering curvilinear form set against Abu Dhabi’s surrounding desert and sea, embracing and reflecting the ever-changing light and atmospheres that contain and enfold it.

Designer : Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture via Dezeen