2028, Cities, Landscape and Site

"The people of Los Angeles waited patiently for half a decade to make use of a useless site"

Deezen

MARCH 11, 2024

The battle of Oceanwide Plaza is a preview of the social and economic tensions that will increasingly take place across Los Angeles as it sprints towards the 2028 Summer Olympics. The city council was quick to posture against "dangerous" trespassing, but has not yet been able to fully prevent the takeover.

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Nelson Byrd Woltz covers six-lane highway with land bridge in Houston

Deezen

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

US studio Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects has covered a six-lane highway with a sprawling land bridge and park in Houston that symbolises "the triumph of green over grey". This new parkland will symbolize the triumph of green over grey," said the studio. The photography is by Nick Hubbard.

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UNStudio win competition for Namildae Resort in Sacheon

aasarchitecture

JANUARY 11, 2024

Ltd and Sacheon City Council announced that UNStudio’s design proposal has been named as the outright winner in the international competition for the Namildae Resort in South Korea. The project will also be of great significance for the revitalisation of the tourism industry in the city. “We

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New opera house in Diriyah by Snøhetta

aasarchitecture

JANUARY 29, 2024

Scheduled to open in 2028, the opera house will be built by Diriyah Company and operated by the Royal Commission for Riyadh City. Image © Snøhetta Inspired by local cultural heritage and landscape Located on the banks of the Wadi Hanifah valley, the Diriyah area is the ancient birthplace of the first Saudi state.

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Royal Diriyah Opera House by Snøhetta

aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 21, 2023

With a proposal rooted in the surrounding desert landscape, local cultural heritage, and Najdi building traditions, Snøhetta has been chosen to design an opera house in the historic area of Diriyah in Saudi Arabia, creating a new stage for future generations of performers and audiences. Source by Snøhetta.

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SOM unveils design for Singapore's first supertall skyscraper

Deezen

OCTOBER 28, 2022

American architecture studio SOM has released designs for 8 Shenton Way, a supertall skyscraper in Singapore that will be the city's tallest and has a design that was informed by bamboo forests. The skyscraper has a prospective completion date of 2028. SOM has designed what will be Singapore's tallest skyscraper.

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Jules Verne Museum by Neutelings Riedijk Architects and ars architectes

aasarchitecture

MAY 28, 2024

By the end of 2028, the former CAP44 building will be transformed into the future Cité des Imaginaires, home to the Jules Verne Museum.

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Lumière Tower by KAAN Architecten

aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Manhave and building developer VORM have unveiled the new design for the Lumière Tower in the city centre of Rotterdam. Image © KAAN Architecten The Lumière Passage The Lumière Passage, nestled between the City House and the base of Lumière Tower, will connect Lijnbaan with Karel Doormanstraat and Kruiskade.

Permits

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Broad Marsh Nottingham Southside master plan

e-architect

JULY 7, 2023

The appointment moves the proposals for the whole site towards the submission of a planning application and closer to the start of construction on a project which sees Nottingham leading the way on a new approach to city centre regeneration. Work is due to begin shortly at Collin Street and later this year on the Green Heart.

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Calatrava Boulevard by Santiago Calatrava Architects

aasarchitecture

JANUARY 30, 2023

Santiago Calatrava, Uwe Reppegather, Founder and Managing Director of the CENTRUM Group and Lord Mayor Dr. Stephan Keller announced the plans for Calatrava Boulevard – a sustainable, luxury building complex located on a site between Königsallee, Königstrasse and Steinstrasse in Düsseldorf, Germany. The plan is set to be completed by 2028.

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8 Shenton Way by SOM among Asia’s most sustainable skyscrapers

aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The building is scheduled for completion in 2028. Gathering this wide variety of functions within a tight urban footprint, 8 Shenton Way will be a highly efficient high-rise which optimizes its location in the heart of the city. Image © SOM. Image © SOM. Image © SOM. Source and images Courtesy of SOM. Image © SOM. Image © SOM.

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OASIS Mixed-Use Development, Montpellier, Occitania

e-architect

APRIL 12, 2023

To meet its environmental commitments, Coldefy also thought this architectural “folie” and new landscape marker as a reasoned approach in terms of impact. What is architectural “folie” in 2023? “It’s a folie douce (mild madness), a freedom of inspiration, a search for symbiosis.

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Calatrava Boulevard Königsallee Düsseldorf Building

e-architect

JANUARY 28, 2023

The first two floors will offer restaurant and retail space, while the extensively landscaped roof terraces and integrated solar panels in the roof areas add to the sustainability of the project. The investment of over EUR 1 billion in this location is a clear commitment to our city, for which I am extremely grateful to Uwe Reppegather.

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Fifteen supertall skyscrapers being built around the world

Deezen

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

To mark World Skyscraper Day, Dezeen has rounded up 15 supertall skyscrapers that are set to be built in cities across the globe, including a pair of twisting towers in Australia and the buildings battling to become Africa's tallest. Supertall skyscrapers, which are buildings over 300 metres tall, are increasingly appearing in our cities.

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"The people of Los Angeles waited patiently for half a decade to make use of a useless site"

Nelson Byrd Woltz covers six-lane highway with land bridge in Houston

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UNStudio win competition for Namildae Resort in Sacheon

New opera house in Diriyah by Snøhetta

Royal Diriyah Opera House by Snøhetta

SOM unveils design for Singapore's first supertall skyscraper

Jules Verne Museum by Neutelings Riedijk Architects and ars architectes

Lumière Tower by KAAN Architecten

Broad Marsh Nottingham Southside master plan

Calatrava Boulevard by Santiago Calatrava Architects

8 Shenton Way by SOM among Asia’s most sustainable skyscrapers

OASIS Mixed-Use Development, Montpellier, Occitania

Calatrava Boulevard Königsallee Düsseldorf Building

Fifteen supertall skyscrapers being built around the world

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