The first in a series of bridges on Chengdu’s West Line Road, the new 295-metre Chengdu West First Bridge crosses the Jiangxi River, a tributary of the Tuojiang River in China’s Sichuan province.
Project name
Jiangxi River Bridge
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
Principal architect
Patrik Schumacher
Design team
ZHA Project Directors: Charles Walker, Lei Zheng, Ed Gaskin. ZHA Project Architect: Han-Hsun Hsieh. ZHA Site Team: Lei Zheng, Han-Hsun Hsieh. ZHA Project Team: Jan Klaska, Lei Zheng, Marina Dimopoulou, Stratis Georgiou, Hung-Da Chien, Han-Hsun Hsieh, Martha Masli, Stella Dourtmes, Charles Walker, Ed Gask
Collaborators
China Southwest Architectural Design & Research Institute
Landscape
Zaha Hadid Architects
Structural engineer
Buro Happold, China Southwest Architectural Design & Research Institute
Construction
Sinohydro Bureau 7 Co., Ltd, China Huaxi Engineering Design and Construction
Photography
Liang Xue, Arch Exist
Client
Chengdu International Aerotropolis Group Construction and Development
Typology
Industrial › Bridge
A team of Coventry University students combined their architectural knowledge to claim top prize at a national competition with a design for a building that absorbs carbon dioxide.
Written by
Coventry University
Photography
The students' winning design entitled Crane's Fen
AquaScape Villas is a luxurious residential project located on Dubai's Jumeirah Palms. These exquisite floating villas offer 3 bedrooms spread across 3 floors with breathtaking views of Palm Jumeirah. Each villa features an infinity swimming pool seamlessly connecting to the sea, providing residents with direct access to the water and a privileged...
Project name
AquaScape Villas
Architecture firm
Gravity Studio
Location
Jumeirah Palms, Dubai, UAE
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mohanad Albasha
Design team
Mohanad Albasha
Visualization
Mohanad Albasha
Typology
Residential › Villa
Located in Delhi, Asola Farms designed by Arquite Design Studio strives to make the space both commodious and smart. Belonging to the family of a reputed developer from Delhi, the space has been crafted with utmost attention to fulfill the residents’ comforts as well as their requirements. In keeping with the contemporary design style, the aim has...
Architecture firm
Arquite
Photography
Latendyu Nayak
Principal architect
Kapil Razdan, Seema Pandey
Design team
In-house team
Collaborators
Article Authored by: Ar. Kritika Juneja
Interior design
In-house team
Civil engineer
Sachin Bhatnagar
Structural engineer
In-house team
Environmental & MEP
Ezhomz
Landscape
Arquite & Go for Green
Lighting
Future Innovations
Supervision
In-house team
Visualization
In-house team
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, SketchUp
Construction
In-house team
Material
MDF panels, MS, Laminated glass, Metal, Wood, finishing materials(misc)
Typology
Residential › House, Farmhouse
The renovation of this 210m² apartment, located in Londrina, Paraná, was carried out by the architects Maira Rossi and Karen Felix, for a family that admires art, design and literature. The couple and their two daughters, aged 17 and 19, wanted an apartment that would explore spaces with natural lighting, light, harmonic architecture and convey lig...
Project name
LA Apartment
Architecture firm
archi.lab
Location
Londrina, Praná, Brazil
Photography
Isabela Mayer Fotografia
Principal architect
Maira Rossi and Karen Felix
Collaborators
Luana Nogueira, Thaisa Ferracini
Interior design
archi.lab
Environmental & MEP engineering
Civil engineer
Augusto Aquino Engenharia
Structural engineer
Augusto Aquino Engenharia
Lighting
Looom Iluminação
Material
Pighes Marble, Cumaru Wood, Off White Cement
Construction
Augusto Aquino Engenharia
Supervision
Augusto Aquino Engenharia
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop
Typology
Residential › Apartment
The 400m² house should be adapted for small and medium-sized events with the delicacy and personality of our projects. The proposal was to enhance the existing, bringing delicacy and romanticism to the set.
Project name
Bovero’s House
Architecture firm
Memola Estudio
Location
Sao Paolo, Brazil
Photography
Alexandre Disaro
Principal architect
Veronica Molina
Design team
Vitor Penha, Verônica Molina, Simone Balagué
Interior design
Memola Estudio
Civil engineer
André Cavaggione and Pec Reformas
Supervision
André Cavaggione and Pec Reformas
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp
Construction
André Cavaggione and Pec Reformas
Material
Brick, Marble, Ceramic, Tile, Wood, Metal
Typology
Residential › House
Tartu is known for its cultural and educational privileges and counts as Estonia’s capital for education. That is why we at Kalbod Design Studio decided to design a cultural center in the most historical district in Tartu by the river Emajõgi, where the reuse and repurposing of the town is ongoing.
Project name
The Bastion of Tartu Culture
Architecture firm
Kalbod Design Studio
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Twinmotion, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mohamad Rahimizadeh
Design team
Mohamad Rahimizadeh, Shaghayegh Nemati, Hosein Roasaei, Ziba Baghban, Pardis Ahmadi, Zahra Tavassoli, Mahdi Jam, Farnaz Ejlali
Visualization
Ziba Baghban
Status
Concept (Competition Entry)
Typology
Cultural Architecture > Culture Center
Located in Ulster Park New York, this guest house was built into an existing barn. The first floor serves as an office and the second floor is composed of an open space with a bedroom, living room, kitchenette and a bathroom for guests.
Project name
Ulster Park Guest House
Architecture firm
Mesarch Studio
Location
Ulster Park, New York, United States
Photography
Joseph Shubin
Principal architect
Marshall Shuster
Interior design
Mesarch Studio
Structural engineer
Kyle Twitchell (KTA Engineering)
Material
Wood, Metal, Glass, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
Ilana Moskovitz Interior Architecture & Design recently completed the office design for ‘MITIGA’ a cybersecurity startup focused on cloud incident response, helping organizations recover quickly and efficiently from cyber-attacks.
Architecture firm
Ilana Moskovitz Architecture & Design
Location
Acro office building – TLV city center, Tel Aviv, Israel
Photography
David Moskovitz
Principal architect
Ilana Moskovitz, Miri Ginzburg
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
A new Israeli cuisine cafe Dizengof/99 was opened in Tashkent, the architects of the project is the UTRO studio. The interior design has been artfully crafted to encapsulate the distinctive and vibrant essence of the brand, while also drawing inspiration from an enriching journey through Uzbekistan.
Project name
Israeli Dizengof/99 in Tashkent
Location
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Photography
Baha Khakimov
Principal architect
Kristina Alexandrova
Design team
Kristina Alexandrova, Viktoria Ilushina, Alyona Zaitseva, Marina Yarmarkina, Olga Rokal
Collaborators
Anastasia Slavskaya
Tools used
SketchUp, Autodesk AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign
Material
Hand-molded bricks, birch plywood, ceramic tiles, plexiglass, metal structures
Budget
~ 100 hundred dollars
Typology
Hospitality › Cafe
