Jesolo Lido Village will be the first step in the construction of Jesolo Lido Complex, in homonymous town on Adriatic Sea. The complex was designed by Richard Meier & Partners and will probably open in 2006 [arcspace].
On december 31th Taipei 101, world’s tallest skyscraper, officially opened [CNN / BBC].Fireworks on world’s tallest building (images) > 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
As reported by UNESCO, tsunami that hit South-East Asia also damaged sites included in World Heritage List. Among affected places there are Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications in Sri Lanka, Sun Temple of Konarak and Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram in India. Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra and Ujung Kulon National Park in […]
Thousands of people died and hundreds are given for lost in the seven countires of South-East Asia hit by earthquake whose magnitude raised to 8.9 on Richter scale. Images > el mundo. News and updates > BBC. How to help > Red Cross: USA – UK / Doctors without borders : USA – UK / […]
In Buenos Aires (Argentina) Museum of Modern Art and Museum of Cinema will be transformed to give rise to a cultural center. They will become one building, whose fronts will change and whose features will enlarge. Works begin this week, based upon the project donated by Emilio Ambasz, an Argentine architect who transplanted in USA, […]
Rosario (Argentina) > Last work of Rafael Iglesia (architect living in the same town) offers an innovative perspective on operating in public space [Clarín].More information> rafaeliglesia.com.ar / arqa.com
Information about the “Souterrain”, a 1250 metres long underground tunnel with two tram stations designed by Rem Koolhaas [Archined].
The Matsunoyama Museum of Natural Sciences, designed by japanese architects Takaharu and Yui Tezuka, was build to endure the extreme temperatures that characterize winters in Niigata district (north of Japan) [ICON]. More images >>>
On december 16th Lower Manhattan Development Corporation’ (LMDC) unveiled latest version of World Trade Center Memorial‘s project designed by architects Michael Arad and Peter Walker [Architectural Record].Images >>>
Information about Madrid’s Mirador, a residential complex designed by MVRDV [archined].More images >>>
Museum of Contemporary Art (MUSAC) designed by Mansilla and Tuñón is opening today (december 17th) in León (Spain) [el cultural]. More information >>>
The project designed by French firm SEURA/David Mangin has won the international competition to redesign the area called “Les Halles” in Paris [Europa Press / New York Times / L’Express]. The four finalists: Jean Nouvel, Rem Koolhaas, Winy Maas and David Mangin (the winner)>>>
