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*️⃣Konst i tunnelbanan - art in Stockholm metro City #Stockholm Country #Sweden #EU 🔤The Stockholm metro is often described as the "world's longest art gallery" and is famous for the public art integrated into 94 of its 100 stations, including sculptures, rock formations, mosaics, paintings, light installations, engravings, and reliefs created by over 150 artists. #district@simoderna Advocacy for art on the metro was driven by artists Vera Nilsson and Siri Derkert, By 1957, Stockholm City Council established a program to commission works for new stations, starting with T-Centralen (1st and 3rd pictures). #retro@simoderna Beyond aesthetics, Stockholm regional public body believes that art at the stations contributes to a calm and safe environment and reduces vandalism and graffiti. As another example be wandering through the entrance hall to Odenplan station (4th picture) to be captivated by the ‘lifeline’, a pattern of fluorescent lights modelled from the heartbeat of the artist’s (David Svensson) son. 🔤 Colour #mixed Material #stone Function #transportation #metro Feature #interior Address: Vasagatan 16, 111 20 Stockholm, Sweden ©️ pics by walkslowrunwild.com text by Wikipedia and walkslowrunwild.com New reaction added! Put📍 for places you've visited

*️⃣ Jewel Changi Airport Architect #Safdie #MosheSafdie Country #Singapore #AP 🔤"Jewel weaves together an experience of nature and the marketplace, dramatically asserting the idea of the airport as an uplifting and vibrant urban center, engaging travelers, visitors and residents, and echoing Singapore’s reputation as ‘The City in the Garden’." - Moshe Safdie. #quote The Rain Vortex is the world’s tallest indoor waterfall and transforms into a light and sound show in the evening. During the region’s frequent and powerful thunderstorms, recirculated, natural rainwater will flow at more than 10,000 gallons per minute, which helps provide cooling and airflow in the landscape environment, collecting significant rainwater to be re-used in the building. By night, the glazed facade helps dematerialize the building, revealing the glowing garden within. #sustainability Project was selected by #Archdaily as the building of the year 2020 in public category. #award 🔤 Material #glass Function #transportation #airport Feature #greenery #water #interior Address: 60 Airport Blvd., Singapore 819643 Google street #BestGS Close google street ©️ pics by #TimHursley and architects text by architects

*️⃣Tianjin Zhongshuge Bookstore Architect #XLiving City #Tianjin Country #China #AP 🔤The original site was a modern building that was detached from the surrounding classical context as it is located in the Italian-style district of Tianjin, surrounded by a century-old Italian architectural cluster characterized by red bricks. #context@simoderna The project draws inspiration from the familiar everyday object of blinds, extracting a sense of unfamiliar perception. Light passing through the #brick slats is separated into threads, intertwining light and shadow. In the center of the building, layers of dark #blue #steel are spread out, with the color extracted from the seawater of the Tianjin port, and the more delicate cutting form corresponds to the undulating waves, interpreting the spirit of the sea that embraces all rivers and the urban temperament of Tianjin. The large arched doorways progress upwards, as if the tide is surging with ripples, symbolizing the dissemination and spread of knowledge through books. 🔤 Function #public #library Feature #interior@simoderna Address: China, Tianjin, Hebei District, Minzu Rd, 光复路 邮政编码: 300010 ©️ pics by #SFAP text by architects ✉️20$ raffle just for sharing the channel with your friends✉️

*️⃣Techo International Airport Architect #Foster #NormanFoster City #PhnomPenh Country #Cambodia #AP 🔤The design embodies a strong sense of place, drawing inspiration from one of the oldest civilisations on earth, inspired by its vernacular forms, and responsive to the tropical climate. Throughout the terminal building, soffits are inspired by traditional basket weaving. Suspended under the building’s lightweight #steel grid shell structure, a latticed soffit filters daylight into the vast terminal space throughout the day. 180 skylights are strategically placed around structural ‘trees,’ to bring natural light deep into the space while ensuring it is distributed evenly. #Interior materials are warm and welcoming, evoking the Cambodian vernacular in a contemporary manner. The terminal will also be almost entirely run on energy generated by an onsite photovoltaic farm. #sustainability@simoderna 🔤 Colour #tan Function #transportation #airport Address: 9W5M+WQ, Ta Khmau, Cambodia ©️ pics by architects and #NigelYoung text by architects *simoderna google map with over 300 places and their exact locations

📊Cities by amount of mentions in *simoderna archive. #analytics@simoderna (16) 🥇 New York (13) 🥈 Tokyo (10)  🥉 Singapore (8) Berlin Beijing Paris Seoul (7) Dubai (6) Shanghai Moscow (5) Rotterdam (4) Taipei Copenhagen Madrid 🔤The distribution highlights how global megacities like New York and Tokyo dominate due to their concentration of iconic projects, while Singapore, Dubai, and Shanghai stand out as showcases of rapid innovation and ambitious urban development. Cultural and political centers such as Paris, Berlin, Beijing, and Seoul also feature prominently for their blend of heritage and contemporary architecture, and smaller but influential hubs like Rotterdam and Moscow appear thanks to strong architectural schools and design cultures. Overall, the ranking reflects a balance between established world capitals, rapidly modernizing cities, and regional leaders in architectural experimentation. 🔤 Only cities mentioned at least four times are included. The list is regularly updated.

*️⃣Zayed National Museum Architect #Foster #NormanFoster City #AbuDhabi Country #UAE #ME 🔤Zayed National Museum has just opened its doors to the public. The building’s form addresses the challenge of sustaining life in a desert environment. The museum’s five light-weight #steel wings are part of the system of natural ventilation and "... they are also symbolic of Sheikh Zayed's love of the traditional sport of falconry and have become markers on the city skyline." – Norman Foster. #quote Air vents open at the top of the towers, taking advantage of the negative pressure on the lee-side of the profile to draw hot air out from the atrium, assisted by the thermal effect of the heat build-up on the tips of the wings. The wings are glazed to channel natural light into the galleries below. #sustainability The museum spaces are located within a mound, which has textured faceted panels that are an abstraction of the topography of Jebel Hafeet. Materials have been carefully selected to resonate with the local surroundings and mirror historic buildings across the seven Emirates, which reflect the changing colour of the sand in different locations. #context 🔤 Colour #white Function #public #museum Address: GCM4+CM Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates ©️ pics by #NigelYoung, Zayed National Museum and architects text by architects Curve App – your smart engineering network

*️⃣XOCO 325 Architect #DDG City #NewYork Country #USA #NA 🔤One of the most central and unique materials used in the construction of XOCO 325 is cast #aluminium. Taking its inspiration from the Soho Cast Iron Historic District in which it is located, the building is cloaked in a custom cast aluminum façade that seems to float over a hanging glass wall. #context@simoderna The striking design was slowly conceived of through DDG’s extensive survey and research of the neighborhood – in which it found 250 cast iron loft buildings. XOCO’s façade derived from the designers’ fascination with the historic buildings’ “kit of parts” industrialization and its reliance upon componentry and patterns. To celebrate this style of architecture, yet modernize it for the 21st century, DDG opted to replicate the bay spacing found in the area, use cast aluminum as it is lighter and more affordable, and hang the custom structure over a massive glass wall, in order to maintain a sense of privacy for residents. 🔤 Colour #grey Function #residential Address: 325 W Broadway, New York, NY 10013, United States ©️ pics by #Damonte, architects and fieldcondition.com text by Archdaily Get your itinerary for the holidays!

*️⃣Qatar National Library Architect #OMA #Koolhas #RemKoolhas City #Doha Country #Qatar #ME 🔤"One similarity between architecture and bookmaking is that both have unbelievably long traditions but are also forced to be of the moment, constantly updating in order to survive." — Rem Koolhas #quote@simoderna. From the beginning the idea was to make reading as accessible and as stimulating as possible to the population of Qatar as a whole. OMA thought they could achieve that by creating a building that was almost a single room, not divided in different sections or into separate floors. The edges of the building are lifted from the ground creating three aisles which accommodate the book collection and, at the same time, enclose a central triangular space. This configuration also allows the visitor to access the building at its center, rather than laboriously entering from the perimeter. The aisles are designed as a topography of shelving, interspersed with spaces for reading, socializing and browsing. 🔤 Colour #white Material #stone #marble Function #public #library Feature #interior@simoderna Address: District of Freedom, Education City, Al Luqta St, Doha, Qatar ©️ pics by architects and #IwanBaan text by Archdaily Curve App – your smart engineering network

*️⃣Sendai Mediatheque Architect #Ito #ToyoIto City #Sendai Country #Japan #AP 🔤With the intentions of designing a transparent cultural media center that is supported by a unique system to allow complete visibility and transparency to the surrounding community, the Sendai Mediatheque by Toyo Ito is revolutionary in its engineering and aesthetic. Six level steel-ribbed slabs appear to float from the street, supported by only thirteen vertical steel lattice columns that stretch from the ground plane to the roof. This striking visual quality, which is one of the most identifiable characteristics of the project, is comparable to large trees in a forest and functions as light shafts as well as storage for all of the utilities, networks, and systems. The four largest tubes are situated at the corners of the plates, which serve as the principal means of support and bracing. Five of the nine smaller tubes contain elevators, while the other four are more crooked and carry the ducts and wires. 🔤 Colour #white Material #steel Function #public #library #community Address: Japan, 〒980-0821 Miyagi, Sendai, Aoba Ward, Kasugamachi, 2−1 1F ©️ pics by #IwanBaan text by Archdaily *simoderna channel filters

*️⃣Changzhou Culture Plaza Architect #gmp City #Changzhou Country #China #AP 🔤The design reflects elements of Changzhou’s southern Chinese culture and the city’s prominent water features. The building modules – which #cantilever bridge-like in a large arc - consist of six 50 meter-high pavilions. The space between the art gallery and the science museum forms the public plaza in the center of Changzhou. With its water features and generous landscaping, it provides an inviting ambiance and serves as a meeting point in the district. A water course running diagonally through the 17 hectare site links all the modules together and acts as a source of lighting for the restaurants in the basement. 🔤 Colour #monochrome Material #aluminium Function #public #museum #library #community Address: China, Jiangsu, Changzhou, Xinbei District, 655, 西北方向170米 邮政编码: 213002 ©️ pics by #KrisProvoost text by architects *simoderna channel map

*️⃣Narkomfin apartment building Architect #Ginzburg #MoiseiGinzburg City #Moscow Country #Russia #EU 🔤The Narkomfin Building is one of the most famous experimental projects in the USSR. The architects and engineers were given the task of shaping a new Soviet person, who would live according to the precepts of communism and ultimately become a carrier of its ideas. This led to the creation of experimental “transitional-type” houses, of which the Narkomfin Building is one. Laundry, meals, childcare and even leisure for the residents were all supposed to take place in shared communal spaces. Sunlight entered the apartments from the eastern façade in the morning (into the bedrooms and bathroom), while the western façade accommodated the living rooms and communal areas. This was meant to encourage people to spend as much time as possible out of bed, contributing their time and energy to society. 🔤 Colour #monochrome Material #plaster Function #residential #hospitality #cafe Feature #retro #adminvisited Address: QH4J+VC Presnensky District, Moscow ©️ pics by #DanielAnnenkov and @simoderna text by narkomfin.ru first person one to comment the right amount of mentioned in the channel projects of #monochrome colour will get a 3$ gift

*️⃣Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad Architect #Stjepanovic #AleksandarStjepanovic City #NoviSad Country #Serbia #EU 🔤After the war, Yugoslavia was in dire need of rebuilding a country devastated by war. At play were the most cost-effective solutions that would address both the housing shortages and administrative needs. And exactly, it was the brutalist style that could fit such a vision perfectly. Regarding this, Aleksandar Stjepanović, author of the Faculty of Philosophy, formed one interesting conclusion regarding the bonding of architecture for directions Brutalism and states that: "Brutalism is not the result of the philosophy, but the consequences of possible conditions". #quote The facility's curved #rawconcrete interior atrium alcoves are particularly distinctive. Despite this extensive use of cold concrete, its red brick walls, copper roofing, #red tile floors and rich wooden interior adornments give the structure a warm atmosphere. 🔤 Function #education Feature #retro #interior Address: Dr Zorana Đinđića 2, Novi Sad 402904, Serbia ©️ pics by #ReljaIvanic and archiposition.com text by parallaxaview.com, spomenikdatabase.org and gradnja.rs To find similar interior projects just put #interior #rawconcrete #red into the search inside this channel

*️⃣l'EssenCiel hotel Designer #JeanPaulLegendre #Legendre City #PireChance close to #Rennes Country #France #EU 🔤The structure was imagined by Jean-Paul Legendre the owner of the premises. This retro-futuristic design is inspired by the structure of a supporting tree, on each of its branches, a suspended bubble. The Domaine du Château des Pères hotel will offer 42 rooms. Lovers of unusual experiences will be able to enjoy a stay in one of the 36 perched rooms, the highest of which rises to more than 28 meters high with a view of the surrounding countryside. 🔤 Colour #golden Material #aluminium Function #hospitality #hotel Address: Domaine du Château des pères, 35150 Piré-Chancé, France ©️ pics by agence-unite.com text by chateaudesperes.fr

*️⃣National Library of Kosovo – NULK Architect #Mutnjakovic #AndrijaMutnjakovic City #Pristina Country #Kosovo #EU 🔤The author's architectural concept was deeply influenced from architectural regional elements such as cube and dome, two main geometric shapes coming from byzantine and ottoman tradition very present in the Kosovo. Ninety-nine domes of different sizes are distributed in unique order, creating the dynamic structure with multiplied elements of different size. #Steel grid used as sunlight protector helps create pleasant environment for readers within the library. It acts at the same time as decoration element coming from Kosovo filigree, relating closer the building with local tradition. #context 🔤 Colour #grey Function #public #library Feature #retro #highlight Address: Sheshi Hasan Prishtina, p.n, Prishtina ©️ pics by AFP Photo and Flickr text by architectuul.com Follow @simoderna for free without any subscriptions

*️⃣Norddeutsche Landesbank am Friedrichswall Architect #Behnisch City #Hannover Country #Germany #EU 🔤From the exterior it resembles the traditional city block, whilst at its center, protected from the noise of the heavily frequented streets, lies the heart of the complex, a large, public courtyard. A distinctive, seventy-meter-high #skyscraper rises from the courtyard, detaching itself through a series of twists and turns from the formal order of the lower, perimeter building. The expressive form of the tower refers neither to the styles of the immediate surroundings, nor to the orthogonal grid of the post-war city; instead it is a response to the historical downtown geometries in the north. 🔤 Function #office Feature #cantilever Address: Friedrichswall 10, 30159 Hannover, Germany Google street Night google street Google earth ©️ pics by #RolandHalbe and architects text by architects *simoderna channel map

*️⃣Zaishui Art Museum Architect #Ishigami #JunyaIshigami City #Rizhao Country #China #AP 🔤Long piece of architecture identical in scale to the vast landscape appears like a streak of wind passing over the lake. Key to addressing the problem of the landscape in China is to view the architecture as a "gentle giant" of an environment, and search for a totally new relationship between natural and manmade. An entity emerges in which architecture standing in isolation sits comfortably in the natural environment, the two interacting. One discovers a natural environment inside the building, and through its characteristics as a new outside that has sprung up within the building, forges an amiable connection with the surrounding nature. Thus a new relationship between nature and humans is born. #context Making this happen is the object of this project. 🔤 Colour #white Material #concrete Function #public #museum Feature #onwater #interior Address: JFQQ+F6W, Wulian County, Rizhao, Shandong, China, 262306 ©️ pics by #ArchExist text by Archdaily Find any mentioned building easily with *simoderna google map

*️⃣Natural Ellipse Architect #Endoh #MasakiEndoh City #Tokyo Country #Japan #AP 🔤In Shibuya, one of the busiest districts of the urban center both during the day and at night, the client wished to raise a building for two dwellings starting from a double premise: to design a peaceful house which is not entirely cut off from the busy atmosphere surrounding it. Despite the compactness of the site — less than 45 m² — the design achieves a sense of openness through careful manipulation of light and geometry. The elliptical plan diffuses light and directs views toward the sky, producing an interior atmosphere that feels far larger than the footprint suggests. The envelope was built on site and is made of fiber-reinforced #polymer sheet, there are thus no seams to speak of, which enhances the plastic quality of the skin. Though thiss polymer sheet serves no structural function in regards to shear resistance in the steel columns. Instead, a lattice of steel bars are crossed reinforcing the columns laterally. 🔤 Colour #white Function #residential Address: 7-1 Maruyamacho, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0044, Japan ©️ pics by Hiro Sakaguchi, architecture-tokyo.com and Google Maps text by arquitecturaviva.com and architecture-tokyo.com Curve App – your smart engineering network

*️⃣Florida Polytechnic University Architect #Calatrava #SantiagoCalatrava City #PolkCity close to #Lakeland Country #USA #NA 🔤The exterior of the building is dominated by two #white dramatic elements, the pergola and the operable roof. The pergola is a light #steel trellis that surrounds the entire building from the ground to the roof above the corridor. It provides a perceptual ceiling to the exterior arcade and terrace, while reducing the solar load on the building by over 30%. The operable roof consists of a series of hydraulically activated brise-soleil that provide shading to the "commons" skylight. The louvers are individually controlled and can be programmed to follow the course of the sun throughout the day. #kinetic The "commons" is a large multi-use hall illuminated by a central skylight, that can be adapted for diverse uses such as lectures, performances, ceremonies, demonstrations, fundraisers, formal dinners and school dances. It is the heart of the building and promotes interdisciplinary interaction between students and faculty. 🔤 Function #education Feature #onwater Address: 4450 Polytechnic Cir, Polk City, FL 33868, United States ©️ pics by #Karchmer text by architects 💵The raffle ends in less than one day. This is your last chance to enter

*️⃣Bank of Georgia headquarters Architect #Chakhava #GeorgiyChakava City #Tbilisi Country #Georgia #EU 🔤This particular project was the culmination of a fusion of several architectural influences of the Georgian past—traditional Georgian architecture roofs, metabolist utopias, and the horizontal skyscrapers of El Lissitzky. The structure has also been restored and converted—today, it serves as the Bank of Georgia's headquarters. The design is based on a concept named Space City method. The idea is to use and cover less ground and give the space below the building back to nature. The architect's reference was a forest: the cores are like the trunk, the horizontal parts the crowns. Between the earth and crowns there is a lot of free space for other living beings, which create one harmonious world with the forest. The concept that the landscape or nature "flows" through under the building was used by other architects, too. Le Corbusier worked theoretically on the "house on pilotis" and realized this idea for example from 1947 on in the Unité d'Habitation. Frank Lloyd Wright used a similar idea at Fallingwater in 1935. George Chakhava was Georgia's Deputy Minister of Highway Construction in the 1970s. Therefore, he was both the client and the lead architect of this project. He could choose the site location best suited for the design himself. 🔤 Colour #tan Material #concrete Function #office Feature #cantilever #retro #adminvisited Address: 29a Iuri Gagarini St, Tbilisi, Georgia Google street Terrace google street #BestGS Moss side google street ©️ pics by #SimonaRota, Architectonic Travels and Georgia About text by Archdaily and Wikipedia 💵Participate in 30$ raffle💵

*️⃣Oasia Hotel Downtown Architect #WOHA architects Country #Singapore #AP 🔤A verdant tower of green in the heart of Singapore’s dense Central Business District (CBD), Oasia Hotel Downtown is a prototype of land use intensification for the urban tropics. Closely overlooked by surrounding towers, the tower carves out its own internal spaces and dynamic views instead of relying on external vistas for visual interest. Each sky garden is treated as an urban scale verandah, sheltered at high level by the preceding sky garden and open sided for formal and visual transparency. Landscaping is used extensively as an architectural surface treatment and forms a major part of the development’s material palette both internally and externally. Achieving an overall Green Plot Ratio of 1,100%, the tower is conceived as a haven for birds and animals, reintroducing biodiversity into the city. This quantum of green is an exciting number, as it effectively compensates for the lack of green in 10 surrounding buildings. #greenery Project was selected by #CTBUH as the best skyscraper of the year 2018. #award 🔤 Colour #red Material #aluminium Function #hospitality #hotel Feature #skyscraper Address: 100 Peck Seah St, Singapore 079333 Google street Google street 2 Terrace google street ©️ pics by #Bingham and K. Kopter text by Archdaily 💲Don't forget the 30$ raffle!