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Danish architect’s design of a powerful whirlwind is aimed to achieve LEED platinum
3XN design a multipurpose arena that blends functionality, flexibility and sustainability in one iconic structureThe centrifugal power of the whirlwind is interpreted into this dynamic and vibrant Arena design, reflecting the energy and growth of the Middle East region. The metaphoric Arena generates a strong architectural and visionary icon defined by the idea of the whirlwind. The ‘jet streams’ from the whirlwind form integrated shaded corridors, which meet and extend the lines of the area and thereby create a close connecting between the building and its surroundings. A vertically layered building that enables flexible living between in- and outside
Layers of vegetation, utilization of thermal mass and natural light enhance the quality of living while lending to the building’s sustainability.Basel-based Architects Herzog & de Meuron sent us some information on their latest project in the Middle East, the Beirut Terraces - a residential tower in the Lebanese capital. We share it whith you here on desMena: Beirut TerracesThe city of Beirut finds itself at the heart of the developing Middle East. As a cosmopolitan city throughout its existence, it always figured as a cultural hub of the region and - culturally as well as geographically - functioned as a link between Europe and the Middle East. By consequence Beirut’s urban history could hardly be more diverse; remains of Phoenician, Roman, Arab, Mamluk, Ottoman and colonial rule have shaped the city and its buildings, just as its past and eventful present have left their marks. Residential building designed by Beirut based Architect Paul Kaloustian
Paul Kaloustian Architects have provided us with some information about their latest Beirut project, which creates shaded private “ïn-between” spaces for future residents using fabric skin that allows muted transparency and a continuously changing appearence of the building. We share it with you here on desMena: Elegance derived from simplicity designed by Oppenheim Architecture + Design
OAD’s design for a sustainable mixed-use tower project in the U.A.E.Miami based Architects OAD have designed the Marina + Beach Towers, a mixed use waterfront development that utilizes green building technology to create a livable elegant destination. Hosfelt Gallery New York to show paintings by Algerian artist Driss Ouadahi this autumn
The Hosfelt Gallery N.Y. will show the work of Driss Ouadahi an Algerian artist and architect whose paintings adress Modern Architecure’s failed promiss to improve the human condition.Before immigrating to Europe and studying at the Kunstakademie in Düsseldorf, Algerian Driss Ouadahi studied architecture. His paintings of the ubiquitous high-rise, the legacy of Modern Architecture’s failed promise to improve the human condition, are renderings of impenetrable boundaries of steel, glass and concrete. Office tower concept by Portuguese architects Saraiva+Associados
Portuguese architects Saraiva+Associados design the Torre Alger XXI - an office tower in AlgiersSaraiva + Associados have sent us images of their design of an iconic office tower in Algiers that creates a “positive rupture” with its differentiated and striking image. →click here for more The Museum of Islamic Art, a new cultural icon for the Gulf region
All images and information provided by Ruder Finn - Images courtesy of Museum of Islamic Art ; Plans courtesy of Pei Partnership Architects Pei Partnership Architects and Ruder Finn Communications have provided us with images and plans of Doha’s iconic MIA - we share it with you on desMena. MIA - Qatar’s iconic landmark building designed by NY Architects Pei PartnershipDesigned by Pritzker Prize-winning architect I.M. Pei, the 376,740-square-foot Museum of Islamic Art in Doha Bay houses a collection of international masterpieces in galleries encircling a soaring, five-storey-high domed atrium. The Museum, an architectural icon 60m (195ft) off Doha’s Corniche, rises from the sea and is connected to shore by two pedestrian bridges and a vehicular bridge. A C-shaped peninsula and park area on the shoreline behind the Museum offer shelter and a picturesque backdrop. Lebanese architects Nabil Gholam blend a terrace house into the stunning landscape at Faqra |
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