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Construction commences on world’s “tallest 3D-printed structure” Tor Alva

March 7, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

Architects Michael Hansmeyer and Benjamin Dillenburger are creating a 30-metre-tall tower in the Swiss Alps, which is being 3D-printed with concrete by technology university ETH Zurich. Named Tor Alva, or White Tower, the building will become the world’s “tallest 3D-printed structure” once complete in Mulegns later this year, according to Hansmeyer and Dillenburger. ETH Zurich

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Hamonic + Masson gives Alta Tower in Le Havre an “expressive” twisting concrete shape

March 5, 2024 Betty Owoo 0

A reinforced concrete frame defines the twisting form of a tower designed by local studio Hamonic + Masson & Associés for the port city of Le Havre in northern France. Called the Alta Tower, the residential building has a prominent position in the city at the centre of Le Havre’s 20th-century postwar masterplan designed by

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Dezeen Agenda features Foster + Partners’ pair of skyscrapers in Dubai

February 13, 2024 Saudatu Bah 0

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features plans for two residential skyscrapers with skybridges in Dubai. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Developer Omniyat has unveiled plans for the Vela and Vela Viento residential skyscrapers in Dubai. The towers, which will be located in the Marasi Bay development, will be created by British

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Foster + Partners designs pair of residential skyscrapers overlooking Dubai bay

February 7, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

Developer Omniyat has revealed plans for the Vela and Vela Viento residential skyscrapers in Dubai, which will be designed by British studio Foster + Partners and feature apartments with skybridge dining rooms. Located in the Marasi Bay development, Foster + Partners’ design for the pair of skyscrapers is characterised by floor-to-ceiling windows wrapped by terraces that

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Spikey Kaktus Towers by BIG nearing completion in Copenhagen

January 17, 2024 Lizzie Crook 0

Photographer Rasmus Hjortshøj has captured a pair of spikey-looking high-rise buildings by Danish studio BIG as they near completion in Copenhagen. Named Kaktus Towers, the pair of jagged buildings comprise 495 residences and are linked by a raised public park that slopes between them. According to BIG, they are scheduled to open in the Danish

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Provencher Roy designs tower with dramatic cantilever for Montreal quay restoration

January 11, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

Local architecture studio Provencher Roy has included the “lighthouse”-like Port of Montreal Tower with cantilevered platforms in the renovation of a disused industrial pier in Montreal. Provencher Roy placed the 65-metre-tall tower on the edge of a pier in Montreal’s Old City that once served as a grain exporting hub for the region. It now

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The Row skyscraper by Morris Adjmi pays homage to Chicago’s heritage

January 10, 2024 Jenna McKnight 0

US firm Morris Adjmi Architects has designed a 43-storey residential skyscraper in Chicago with a “deeply expressive” facade that takes cues from the city’s industrial past and the work of architect Mies van der Rohe. The 480-foot (146-metre) building is located in Chicago’s Fulton Market District – a former meatpacking area that has undergone extensive

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Büro Ole Scheeren unveils twisting Tencent Helix complex for Shenzhen

December 7, 2023 Lizzie Crook 0

A quartet of twisting office towers that are joined at the base will form the global headquarters of tech company Tencent, which architecture studio Büro Ole Scheeren is creating in Shenzhen. Named Tencent Helix, the building will contain workspace for 23,000 employees of the Chinese company, which is best known for developing the multifaceted WeChat

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Chybik + Kristof designs cascading red-concrete tower for Tirana

December 5, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

Czech architecture studio Chybik + Kristof has designed a mixed-use tower with cascading floors clad in red concrete for the New Boulevard in Tirana, Albania. The 83-metre-high tower, which will be mainly residential but also house retail and office spaces, will have a cascading shape that narrows as it rises. The shape and layout of

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Dezeen Agenda features skyscrapers planned for indigenous land

October 24, 2023 Saudatu Bah 0

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features designs for residential skyscrapers in Vancouver, Canada.  Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Revery Architecture has revealed plans for the Sen̓áḵw residential skyscrapers, which are set to be constructed on the Squamish Nation’s land in Vancouver. The development will consist of more than 10 residential towers,

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