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*️⃣Xi’an CCBD (Centre Culture Business District) Architect #Heatherwick #ThomasHeatherwick City #Xian Country #China #AP 🔤The outdoor streets of the district converge at the central plaza where the Xi’an Tree, a vertical park, creates a natural gathering point. Visitors can ascend its 56 elevated ‘petals’, or terraces, where a sequence of cascading gardens follows the biomes of the ancient Silk Route from the alpine tundra to the dry steppe. Ceramics are at the heart of the 155,000m² neighbourhood, with crafted tiles cladding the facade, columns and curving beams, a nod to the ancient capital’s famous Terracotta Army. The district has been designed to offer visual complexity from three distances. At a city-scale, it appears as a new neighbourhood of the city with a distinctive skyline inspired by the roofs of the Chinese temples of Xi’an. At a street distance, the varying levels created by the interlocking frames and landscape terraces provide different vantage points of the central plaza as well as the city around it. Finally, at door-level, the design offers a sensory experience in its use of materials and nature, such as ceramic lift buttons and soft-edged stones in the paving patterns. 🔤 Colour #brown #tan Material #ceramic #stone Function #public #observation #office #retail #mixeduse Feature #greenery Address: 5WWW+X5H Yanta District, Xi'An, Shaanxi, China ©️ pics by Yanqing Zhu text by architects Visit #shop@simoderna

*️⃣Habitat '67 Architect #Safdie #MosheSafdie City #Montreal Country #Canada #NA 🔤Habitat was the major theme exhibition of the 1967 Montreal World Exposition. As a landmark demonstration project, it pioneered a vision for urban housing using the technology of pre-fabricated construction. As a break-through building type that continues to resonate today, Habitat seeks to create a vital neighborhood with open spaces, garden terraces and many other amenities. In Habitat ’67 all the parts of the building, including the units, the pedestrian streets, and the elevator cores, participate as load-carrying members. The units are connected to each other by post-tensioning, high-tension rods, cables, and welding, all of which combine to form a continuous suspension system. A factory on the site fabricated the box modules, each roughly 600 square feet in size. They were lifted and stacked by cranes and post tensioned to create the stepped form. 🔤 Colour #tan Material #concrete Function #residential Feature #retro Address: FFX4+WG Montreal, Quebec, Canada Google steet Aerial google street Google earth ©️ pics by #GiliMerin text by architects *simoderna channel map

*️⃣Eden Architect #Heatherwick #ThomasHeatherwick Country #Singapore #AP 🔤 Inspired by the vision of a ‘city in a garden’ imagined by Lee Kuan Yew fifty years ago, and by the lush tropical setting of the area, the studio’s design is a radical departure from the glass and steel tower typology. #context The apartments are lifted 27 metres above an intensely planted ground-level tropical garden. The #greenery from the garden is threaded upwards and around the building through a series of planted chandeliers. Over time, the building is designed to mature, as the lush planting grows, like a sapling that has taken root beneath the streets, pulling the landscape of Singapore up into the sky. 🔤 Colour #brown Material #concrete Function #residential Feature #skyscraper Address: 2 Draycott Park, Singapore 259386 ©️ pics by #HuftonCrow text by architects Curve App – your smart engineering network

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*️⃣AEAJ Green Terrace Architect #Kuma #KengoKuma #KKAA City #Tokyo Country #Japan #AP 🔤An overall shape that looks like a tree was assembled using small section pieces (105mm×105mm) of Japanese cypress based on the theme of the aroma of wood, and enclosing it inside a glass box. This glass box is filled with the aroma of wood, creating space where you can experience the fragrance throughout the new facility of Aroma Environment Association of Japan. 🔤 Material #wood Function #office Feature #adminvisited Address: Japan, 〒150-0001 Tokyo, Shibuya, Jingumae, 6 Chome−34−24 AEAJグリーンテラス ©️ pics by Masaki Hamada text by architects See this and other buildings all in one place at *simoderna google map

*️⃣The Cloudscape of Haikou Architect #MAD City #Haikou Country #China #AP 🔤Its organic, fluid shape resembles an imaginary marine creature with openings of various sizes that add to the mystery of the architecture, therefore further evokes the audience’s imagination and desire to explore. The circular openings of the building are reminiscent of holes forged by wildlife or seas, blurring the boundary between architecture and nature. MAD champions an "anti-material" approach, avoiding the expression of structure, thus dissolving the inherent everyday perception of the material and allowing the spatial feeling itself to become the main subject. Here, #rawconcrete is a liquid material, characterized by its flowing, soft, and variable structural form. 🔤 Function #public #library #community Feature #interior Address: 28VC+C55, Shiji Brg, Longhua District, Haikou, Haikou, Hainan, China, 570228 ©️ pics by #CreatAR and #ArchExist text by architects and Archdaily Order an itinerary for your trip

*️⃣One River North Architect #MAD City #Denver Country #USA #NA 🔤One River North integrates nature into the heart of Denver’s River North Art District. A carved canyon runs through the glass facade, creating a vertical landscape that immerses residents in an experience inspired by Colorado’s foothills and canyons. #context The canyon trail, spanning from the sixth to the ninth floor, features landscaped terraces, water elements, and gathering spaces designed to foster community and well-being. This organic intervention contrasts with the building’s geometric form, blending indoor and outdoor environments. 🔤 Colour #tan Material #stucco Function #residential Feature #interior Address: 3930 Blake St, Denver, CO 80205, United States ©️ pics by #IwanBaan, Parrish Ruiz De Velasco and Vic Ryan text by Find any mentioned building easily with *simoderna google map

*️⃣Suleiman-Too Museum Architect #Nazarov #KubanychbekNazarov City #Osh Country #Kyrgyzstan #AP 🔤Constructed during the Soviet era, museum's architecture reflects a blend of utilitarian design principles and a deep respect for the site’s natural significance. #retro It's structure is partially embedded into the mountain, leveraging its #steel arch contours to create a unique interaction between built and natural environments. The use of concrete and stone in the building’s construction emphasizes durability while visually connecting the structure to the surrounding mountain. #context The museum’s design also respects the spiritual significance of Suleiman-Too Mountain. It avoids excessive ornamentation, aligning with the solemnity of a place long regarded as a pilgrimage site. This architectural restraint reflects a sensitivity to the site’s cultural and religious importance. 🔤 Colour #white Function #public #museum Feature #retro Address: GQHM+C5R, Osh, Kyrgyzstan ©️ pics by 2gis and Pinterest text by e-architect.com Follow @simoderna for free without any subscriptions

*️⃣Leeza SOHO Architect #Hadid #ZahaHadid #ZHA City #Beijing Country #China #AP 🔤The tower’s design divides its volume into two halves enclosed by a single facade shell. The emerging space between these two halves extends the full height of the tower, creating the world’s tallest atrium at almost 200 m. #record@simoderna Each half of the building is serviced by its own core so that the two sides basically operate as independent towers, belted together by steel trusses and skybridges ringing them into a stable structural unit. Each side is designed with a glazed interior facade, facing its twin opposite. The atrium brings natural light deep within the building, acting as a thermal chimney with an integrated ventilation system that maintains positive pressure at low level to limit air ingress and provides an effective clean air filtration process within the tower’s internal environment. 🔤 Material #glass Function #office Feature #skyscraper Address: China, Bei Jing Shi, Fengtai District, Li Ze Lu 邮政编码: 100070 ©️ pics by #HuftonCrow text by architects and architecturalrecord.com According to the #analytics@simoderna, China makes up for almost 15% of all projects with notable contemporary architecture

*️⃣Drawing Gallery at Château La Coste Architect #Rogers #RichardRogers #RSHP City #AixenProvence close to #Marseille Country #France #EU 🔤Designed to ensure minimal ecological impact the drawing gallery cantilevers 27 meters outward to a point 18 meters above an ancient Roman track, framing the historic ruin of La Quille. It is supported within a #orange structure that is both brightly highlighted and placed outside like many of the seminal buildings by Richard Rogers including the Millennium Dome and Centre Pompidou. The gallery soars out into the canopy of the trees to ‘capture the view’ of the mountains of the Luberon. In contrast to the neutral gallery space, the legibility of the external #steel structure is enhanced by its bold color, specifically chosen both to compliment, but also contrast with the surrounding seasonal landscape. Elegantly nestled among trees, it is a fitting addition to Château La Coste’s Architectural & Art Walk, joining a pantheon of structures designed by legendary architects like Renzo Piano, Tadao Ando, Jean Nouvel, Kengo Kuma and Frank Gehry. 🔤 Function #public #museum Feature #cantilever Address: 13610 Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade, France ©️ pics by #WeAreContents text by Archeyes, Dezeen and Wikipedia hashtag of the day #cantilever@simoderna

*️⃣Lloyd’s building Architect #Rogers #RichardRogers #RSHP City #London Country #England #EU 🔤Lloyd’s of London is the world’s greatest insurance market. It had moved its dealing room twice and wanted a building that would provide for its needs well into the 21st century. It was also imperative that Lloyd’s could continue their operations unhindered during the rebuilding operation, which almost inevitably involved the demolition of the existing 1928 building. The competition for a new building was won on the basis not of an architectural proposal but of a strategy for the future of this key City institution. Richard Rogers Partnership proposed a building where the dealing room could expand or contract, according to the needs of the market, by means of a series of galleries around a central space. To maximise space, services are banished to the perimeter. As the architectural form of the building evolved, particular attention was paid to its impact on the surrounding area, especially on the listed 19th century Leadenhall Market. This is similar to the Centre Pompidou, which Rogers completed with Renzo Piano in the late 1970s, and has equally uncluttered and highly flexible internal spaces. As a result, Lloyd’s became a complex grouping of towers, almost Gothic in feeling – an effect enhanced by the height of the external plant-room towers. The concept is of ‘Served and Servant’ spaces , in which servant zones such as stairs, lifts, bathrooms and mechanical services stand freely in concentrated towers outside the mass of the building, creating a highly expressive and legible structure and lending an immediate sense of order and hierarchy. 🔤 Colour #metallic Material #steel Function #office Feature #retro #interior Address: 1 Lime St, City of London, London EC3M 7HA, United Kingdom Google street Close google street Interior google street Night google street #BestGS Google earth ©️ pics by The City magazine, Iñigo Cia, Wikimedia and arkitektuel.com text by architects and Dezeen Find any mentioned building easily with *simoderna google map

*️⃣Changsha Meixihu International Culture and Art Centre Architect #ZahaHadid #Hadid #ZHA City #Changsha Country #China #AP 🔤The new Culture & Arts Centre by Zaha Hadid Architects incorporates a contemporary art museum, a theatre and a multipurpose hall with bars, hospitality suites, as well as spaces for community workshops. #mixeduse The center’s white structures take on futuristic forms, featuring ribbon-like undulations both inside and out that reflect the pedestrian pathways that weave through the campus, not to mention the walking trails on the adjacent Festival Island. These three civic institutions are uniquely defined and separate, yet complement each other with different opening times creating vitality throughout the day and evening. The theatre becomes active as the art museum begins to conclude its day-time operations, whilst the variety of events in the smaller theatre ensures it will be used at all times. 🔤 Colour #white Function #entertainment #events Address: 5WW4+6R5, Yuelu District, Chang Sha Shi, China, 410083 Google street ©️ pics by #NatureImages text by Archdaily and architecturaldigest.com Visit #shop@simoderna

*️⃣Chongqing Guotai Arts Center Architect #CADG City #Chongqing Country #China #AP 🔤Simple beam components generate connections and permeability through interpenetration, overlapping, and cantilevering. This complexity, arising from the accumulation of simple elements, resonates with a traditional construction technique widely used in the Han Dynasty known as tícòu (题凑). The term tí refers to the ends of wooden beams, while còu describes the method of their arrangement. This method embodies a connection with Qin–Han culture, and the #black and #red colors used are those revered in the Han period. In terms of color, the building demonstrates regional distinctiveness—its red edges and corners stand out among the high-rises, offering people a sense of orientation and belonging. In addition, the red components form part of the building’s ventilation system, while the black components contain water that acts as a coolant. Together they create an external ecological energy-saving system. #sustainability 🔤 Material #ceramic Function #entertainment #events Feature #nightlight Address: 1 Linjiang Rd, 解放碑商圈 Yuzhong District, Chongqing, China, 400011 ©️ pics by #NatureImages and credaward.com text by architects, uedmagazine.net hashtag of the day #red@simoderna

*️⃣Bolwoningen Architect #Kreijkamp #DriesKreijkamp City #sHertogenbosch #Denbosch Country #Netherlands #EU 🔤During the late 60s, the Dutch Government started to fund experimental housing projects. This period allowed some iconic structures of today, such as the Cube House, to start taking shape. #retro Dries Kreijkamp began experimenting with new forms of living within spherical spaces. The word Bolwoningen translates as ball or bulb houses. The scheme he produced was simple, and consisted of two interlocking parts: a cylindrical base, accommodating storage and utility spaces. The architect originally designed the structure to be made of polyester to ensure its incredible lightness. The polyester changed into two concrete layers with glass-fiber reinforcement and rock wool insulation. #GFRC With its lightweight, affordable, and adaptable design, spherical houses can be located anywhere. Enabling this was Krejikamp’s path toward making them widespread. A more detailed history and an outcome. 🔤 Colour #white Function #residential Feature #district Address: Bollenveld, 5235 NM 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands ©️ pics by Tristan Fopma and type7.com text by parametric-architecture.com and Archdaily channel map to navigate the *simoderna archive

*️⃣Mapungubwe Interpretation Centre Architect #Rich #PeterRich City #Weipe close to #Musina Country #SouthAfrica #AF 🔤Peter Rich has designed a visitor's center which includes spaces to tell the stories of the place and house artifacts, along with tourist facilities and SANParks offices. The complex is a collection of #stone cladded vaults balancing on the sloped site, against the backdrop of Sandstone formations and mopane woodlands. The vaults have been designed in collaboration MIT and Univ. of Cambridge, using a 600 years old construction system to achieve a low economical and environmental impact. #budget The traditional timbrel vaulting, using locally made pressed soil cement tiles, allows the design to be materialized with minimal formwork and no steel reinforcement. In addition, the ambition was to also integrate local unskilled labor into a poverty relief program by training them to produce the over 200,000 tiles necessary in the construction of the domes. 🔤 Colour #coral Function #office #public #museum Feature #context Address: QC53+9W Weipe, South Africa ©️ pics by #IwanBaan text by Archdaily See this message to find other world level architecture award winners

*️⃣Ports 1961 Shanghai Architect #UUfie City #Shanghai Country #China #AP 🔤Inspired by the organic form of an iceberg, the design expresses the delicate balance between legacy and innovation. The façade is constructed using #glasabrick assembled into a sculpted, three-dimensional structure with dramatic cantilevered forms. A standout feature is the ornamental canopy, which slopes toward pedestrian traffic and incorporates four bow windows visible from every direction. Satin-finished glass blocks create subtle, diffuse reflections and respond dynamically to natural light, producing a shifting play of shadow and shimmer throughout the day. After dark, integrated LED lighting illuminates the façade from within, transforming it into a luminous, ice-like surface. #nightlight 🔤 Colour #white Material #glassbrick Function #retail Address: China, CN 上海市 静安区 南京西路 1515 1515号13层1301/1310 邮政编码: 200041 ©️ pics by #ShengliangSu text by architects See other projects featuring #glassbrick@simoderna by clicking the hashtag

*️⃣Organic building Architect #Pesce #GaetanoPesce City #Osaka Country #Japan #AP 🔤"The Coexistence of #Greenery, Architecture, and Humans"—this is the concept behind the Organic Building. One of the first attempts to integrate nature into Osaka’s urban landscape through a vertical garden, this vibrant nine-story structure is clad in terracotta #steel and features an automated irrigation and drainage system. Upon closer inspection, you’ll notice that the planters are not uniform; their shapes and sizes vary depending on the needs of the plants they hold. Located in a business district, the building primarily serves as office space. Its owner, Kokuraya Yamamoto is a centuries-old specialty shop selling kelp, which explains the maritime motifs and seaweed-inspired details inside. 🔤 Colour #orange Function #office Feature #retro Address: 4-chōme-7-21 Minamisenba, Chuo Ward, Osaka, 542-0081, Japan ©️ pics by #SongkaiLiu text by japanarch.com See statics of notable architecture at #analytics@simoderna

*️⃣Museum of the future Architect #KillaDesign City #Dubai Country #UAE #ME 🔤Window designs, in the form of Arabic calligraphy, based on the Ruler of Dubai, HH Sheikh Mohammed’s quotes, are intricately 3D mapped onto the curved skin. The primary inspiration of the Museum of the Future was to create a form that represents the client’s vision of the future, where the physical building with its exhibition floors represents our understanding of the “future”. In contrast the ‘void’ represents what we do not yet know. 🔤 Colour #metallic Material #steel Function #public #museum Feature #nightlight Address: near Trade Centre 2 - Dubai - United Arab Emirates Google street Courtyard google street Interior google street Observation google street Night google street ©️ pics by museum of the future, shutterstock and architects text by architects channel navigation

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