architecture

Internal space of Kansai International Airport.
before the departure to China.
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Madrid’s Warner Theme Park has an area (next to main entry) whose buildings are designed in Art Deco style.
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The World’s tallest hotel and one of the only two 7 star hotels in the world.(other one in the UAE as well, Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi ).
The Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island 280 metres (919 ft) out from Jumeirah beach, and is connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge. […]

The exterior of the Burj al Arab is expressed in terms of ultra-modern sculptural design, the interior guest space is a compilation of lavish and luxurious architectural styles from both the east and the west. The hotel boasts 8,000 square meters of 22-carat gold leaf and 24,000 square meters of 30 […]

The National Space Centre, Leicester (2001) by Nicholas Grimshaw Architects
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These giant balloons inflate and deflate as people walk through them at the Materials & Applications public architecture space in Silverlake.
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Monument to the Conquerors of Space, scanned from a photo taken in 1991. hence slighty fuzzy. Built in 1964 just at the entrance to the All-Russias evhibition, teh VDNKh, this is an extraordinary monument housing a full museum in the mound beneath. It is all clad in shiny stainless steel and I found the […]

The Hydra Pier, a municipal pavilion acknowledging and celebrating the fast growing city of Haarlemmermeer, was the winning entry in an International competition.
Haarlemmermeer is located in a region, adjacent to the Amsterdam Schipol airport, that was below sea level for most of the19th Century.
The dams and pumping stations, engineered during that time, are still in […]

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum has commissioned the New York firm Asymptote Architects to design and implement a new Guggenheim Museum in cyberspace. This is the first phase of a three-year initiative to construct an entirely new museum facility. The structure will be an ongoing work in process, with new sections added as older sections […]

For the recent competition by BMW Asymptote is proposing an Event/ Delivery Centre that architecturally embodies the sophistication and advanced technology of BMW. The building itself is seen as an extension of the corporate identity and progressive design of the products inside.
The interior is a fluid space that creates a dynamic theatrical event of the […]