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March 2, 2009 Traditional architecture has been swept away and replaced by skyscrapers in China’s bid to modernize its cities and house its huge population and thriving business interests. Shenzhen in southern China’s Guangdong province has grown from a fishing village in the 1970s to a vibrant economic and financial centre - one of China’s most successful special economic zones. read more »
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Eco Factor: 100% solar-powered home designed by Microsoft is loaded with technology. Microsoft has already shown its worth in designing user-friendly software, and now they have shown how much they care about the environment by designing a 100% solar-powered house which naturally comes with truckloads of technology and gadgets. read more »
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We have seen some most amazing structural designs in the recent past but the ‘Sphere Hotel,’ to be located somewhere between Dubai and Abu Dhabi, will surpass all of it! Visitors to the hotel will access it by an aerial route as it’ll be constructed on an artificial island, about 300 meters away from the beach. read more »
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Environmental crisis is a reality all over the world. To combat it, modern architecture designs have to set new landmarks for not just fulfilling their own energy requirements but also sustaining the outside world. Designed by the MVRDV architects, the Gwanggyo Power Center is a sustainable township, to be located 35 km south of Seoul, which will accommodate about 77,000 occupants. read more »
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The architecture duo Reiser + Umemoto are starting to get real with their O-14 office building , rising over Dubai. The building is has a perforated structural exoskeleton that doubles as a giant sunshade for the building. So column-free office space and desert sun shading all in one iconic skin. read more »
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If you thought the only thing Istanbul is famous for is carpets , you couldn't be more wrong. Istanbul is developing and turning very cosmopolitan at a fast rate. A proof of this is the Istanbul Sapphire which is a 261-meter skyscraper. It will be completed in late 2009 and will then be the tallest residential building in all of Europe. That is quite an achievement. read more »
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Dinesh Doshi is intent on keeping the Z10 Tower in the limelight of cutting edge technology. It is a seven star hotel, luxury residential apartments, and satellite offices all in one place. The Z10 towers are not only stunning, but they are noticeable for miles. read more »
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Eco Factor: 54-story skyscraper adorned with sky gardens. Architect Daniel Libeskind has proposed a 900-foot-tall skyscraper for New York City, which stands out from the crowd of even taller skyscrapers by including a series of sky gardens at different levels of the building. The design also showcases a glass-tube-enclosed vertical garden going the full length of the tower through it read more »
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