ARCHITECTURE

LEAD created Golden Moon for Hong Kong Mid-Autumn Festival – The event, which attracted over 400,000 visitors last year, features a Giant Lantern, “Golden Moon”, with colourful LED lights and sound effects. The lantern’s design and construction is the result of a design competition organised by Hong Kong Tourism Board in conjunction with Hong Kong Ambassadors of Design, Hong Kong Designers Association and the Hong Kong Institute of Architects…

The Hive, Britain’s first joint university and public library, offers a rich variety of resources for students and researchers. This library in Worcester, England, by architects Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, The scheme accommodates the county archives and records office, history centre, archaeology service and multi-agency customer service centre, in addition to commercial and retail space. The Hive is additionally set to become one of the world’s most sustainable buildings with a 50 per cent reduction in carbon emissions, and a BREEAM “Excellent” rating…

The Horizontal Skyscraper, designed by Steven Holl Architects and completed in 2009, is a mixed-use building that includes offices for the Vanke Co., a conference center, restaurant, an auditorium, a hotel, apartments and a large public park. By raising the 1,296,459 sf building on eight cores — as far as 50 meters apart and positioning the building right under the 35-meter high limit of the area…

Designed by Beijing-based MAD Architects, These two 56- and 50-storey towers feature elliptical-shaped slabs that are twisted around a central vertical axis resulting in a curvaceous shape that has prompted the Marilyn Monroe nickname. The rotating slabs presented two key structural challenges. The rotation of every floor meant that the engineers had to calculate the maximum load on every structural element…

CitizenM Hotels have opened a new location of their distinctive accomodations designed by Concrete Architectural Associates. The 192 room hotel is located in Bankside, London’s most exciting new business and cultural district, just minutes from the Tate Modern Museum, the Globe Theatre and the gastronomic delights of a revitalised Borough Market. The hotel is within walking distance from Southwark tube station (Jubilee Line) and the London Bridge station…

Designed by Sydney-based Architect Tonkin Zulaikha Greer in association with Wellington-based architects Paul Rolfe Architects and made a reality by Timbercraft Constructions. The original shack was a rustic but cozy venue nestled amongst the estate vineyard. The new shack has the same unique and picturesque setting but offers a luxurious experience, ensuring lasting memories…

Designed by Ville Hara and its situated on a cliff-top site eighteen metres above sea level, with spectacular views of the sea and the city of Helsinki, the ten-metre tower is a delicately transparent landmark for Korkeasaari Island. The free form is inspired by its natural setting: it follows the existing low stone wall and skirts around a small birch grove…