London, England
Frank Gehry and Foster + Partners have been selected to realise phase three of the Battersea Power Station development. The duo will design a retail pedestrian street that will link the power station to the new Northern Line extension. Each practice will also design a residential building along the avenue.
Image: Battersea Power Station Development Company
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Europe
Interior designer Christopher Jenner has been appointed creative director of rail company Eurostar as it prepares to launch a new fleet of trains. Jenner’s work will expand on that of Philippe Starck, who designed the Eurostar’s interiors, lounges and staff uniforms a decade ago.
Eurostar interior concept by Christopher Jenner, 2012
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Iskandar, Malaysia
The world’s largest Legoland Water Park has opened in Malaysia this week. The 300,000 square metre land of fun is part of Legoland Park that opened last September in Iskandar near Singapore. The entire development boosts over 50 million LEGO bricks on site, with restaurants, private cabanas, theme stores, sculptures and installations all built from the blocks.
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Oporto, Portugal
Two Portuguese architects want to transform Porto's iconic Maria Pia Bridge, built in 1877 by Gustave Eiffel, into a monument by moving the disused structure from its present location on the River Douro to the city centre. The wrought-iron railway bridge has been out of use since 1991 but Pedro Bandeira and Pedro Nuno Ramalho believe it could bring a new monumentality to the city.
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Taiyuan, China
German firm HENN has won the architectural competition to design a new 280-metre tower in in the centre of the Chinese metropolis of Taiyuan. The office and hotel building, named Cenke Tower, will feature smooth profiles that curve gently outwards on the front and rear facades, while the narrow sides are designed with convex curvatures.
Image: HENN visualisation
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