Strata Tower by New York

Construction has begun on Strata Tower by New York-based architects in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Due to be completed in 2011, the tower will have 40 stories and be 160 metres high.
The following information is from Asymptote:
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The Strata Tower, a forty-story, luxury residential building designed by architects Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture […]
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Greenpix media wall by Simone Giostra

Architects Simone Giostra & Partners have designed the carbon-neutral Greenpix media wall which will surround the Xicui Entertainment Complex in Beijing, China.
The glass curtain wall contains photovoltaic systems which collect solar energy during the day and use it to power an LED display at night. The building is […]
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crosby observatory by duggan morris architects

duggan morris architects recently won the the international design competition to design a new observatory in
crosby, england near liverpool. the studio won out over a field of 92 entries from all over the world. the observatory
will join the other two new attractions on crosby's shoreline: `another place' installation by artist […]
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inflatable concrete shelters 2.0

cement structure rendering from kassel university
core77 points to a new research project from germany's kassel university exploring new combinations of building
materials, including concrete and membrane materials. the result is a light-weight and rigid structure which is
made from a concrete skeleton wrapped in a plastic membrane. the resulting shell can take a number […]
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