Chengdu, China
The largest man-made structure in the world has opened in China's Sichuan province. The New Century Global Centre in Chengdu is 500 metres long, 400 metres wide and stands 100 metres high. The building’s 1.7 million square-metre interior includes hotels, offices, a beach resort and an artificial sun.
Image from Entertainment and Travel Group
Courtesy Dezeen
International
The World Architecture Festival (WAF) Awards has released its 2013 shortlist. Taking place this year at the sixth annual World Architecture Festival in Singapore between October 2-4, the WAF Awards 2013 have attracted entries from almost 50 countries including a pleated theatre in China, a giraffe house in New Zealand, a research station in Antarctica and a whirlpool-shaped aquarium in Denmark.
Denmark’s Aquarium – The Blue Planet / 3XN
Courtesy World Architecture Festival
London, England
A building on the Thames that has been home to London's Design Museum for 24 years has been sold to Zaha Hadid's architecture practice in a real estate deal worth £10 million. Hadid reportedly plans to use the building as an archive and exhibition space for her studio’s architecture.
Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian
Courtesy Guardian UK
Istabul, Turkey
Earlier this week a Turkish court ruled against the Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan-backed development, which proposed to redesign Istanbul’s iconic Taksim Square and replace one of the populated city’s few public parks with a mall. Although authorities are expected to appeal the ruling, this news marks a significant victory for those who opposed the project.
Image via Plataforma Urbana
Courtesy Arch Daily
Stuttgart, Germany
Danish architecture firm 3XN has won first prize in an invitation-only competition with its vision to create an open social learning environment for a new technical faculty at the German university Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg (DHBW). The win follows the recent inauguration of another 3XN designed building - the head office of the United Nations in Copenhagen.
Image: 3XN design for Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg university
The head office of the United Nations in Copenhagen Photo: Adam Mørk via Bustler
Courtesy Dexigner and Bustler
