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Webuild wins $4.7 billion contract to deliver NEOM's Trojena artificial lake

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The contract calls for the construction of three dams and an artificial lake feature plus a new structure called the Bow that will house its 3,600-guest hotel and residences, complimenting a ski resort and network of experiential nature areas and wildlife reserves. Elevations at the site range from 4,920 to 8,530 feet. The roughly 1.7-mile-long

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Neom releases renders of Zaha Hadid Architects' crystalline skyscraper

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Renders of the tower, which will contain observation decks and restaurants, show a crystal-like structure made of numerous columns that taper towards the peak. Trojena, which is one of the four regions of Neom that has been announced, is intended to be fully complete before the region hosts the Asian Winter Games in 2029.

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MAD designs Nanhai Art Center to emulate "continuous wave of water"

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Architecture studio MAD has revealed its design for an arts centre on a waterfront site in Guangdong, China , which will have an undulating form modelled on moving water. It will be located on a waterfront site The undulating roofscape will be crafted of white ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) – a type of plastic with a translucent finish.

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Zaha Hadid Architects designing sinuous lookout at Neom ski resort

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Neom also revealed renders of the structure seemingly showing two possible options for the building. Announced in 2022, the developers of the project intend for it to be fully complete before the region hosts the Asian Winter Games in 2029. Zaha Hadid Architects is designing a skyscraper and lookout at Trojena.

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Zaha Hadid Architects designs crystalline skyscraper above Neom ski resort

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Renders of the skyscraper show a crystal-like structure made of numerous columns that tappers towards the peak. The skyscraper will stand on a mountain overlooking a lake Announced in 2022, the developers of the project intend for it to be fully complete before the region hosts the Asian Winter Games in 2029.

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Skyscrapers planned for Indigenous land "look like the future of Vancouver"

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It will provide housing for the city "This gesture increases the openness and porosity through the site, creates natural cover for outdoor areas, and forms a seamless connection between interior and exterior spaces at the ground level," said Kokalov. It will be developed in phases, with the final occupancy planned for 2029.

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Cobe and Lundén Architecture Company win competition for community and municipal building in Finland

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By introducing an urban structure that extends from north to south, and across the train tracks, the project provides a robust foundation for unifying the strongly divided sides of the city. The building consists of a collection of rectangular volumes that differ in height in response to the site.