Chinese town of Guangzhou (Canton) canceled the project of the tower that would have been the highest in the world. Instead of the 600-metres tower will be realized another 400-metres heigh building: new “tower” will be less expensive and more typhoon-resistant [BBC].Images of “canceled” project > gzcc.gov.cn
Images of ‘21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art’ in Kanazawa, designed by japanese architects Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa (SANAA) [Miru-Kenchiku]source> dezain.net
Rem Koolhaas‘ preliminary project for urban restoration of the former Mercati Generali was unveiled in Rome (dutch architect won an international competition). New commercial and cultural center construction will start next year [europaconcorsi / Comune di Roma].
New images of ‘Reina Sofia‘ expansion (Madrid) by Jean Nouvel > SkyscraperCity Forums [1] [2]
Manhattan as a microcosm. Yoshio Taniguchi describes this way his latest work. The japanese architect said that ‘Nothing but Manhattan itself’ is the model for new Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), that reopens after three years with a big party on november 20th that will also celebrate its 75 years [El Diario de NY / […]
In 1999 Leioa Town Council announced a competition for a preliminary project to build a Cultural Center with a theater, a library, a polyvalent area, an exhibition hall and some workshops for cultural area staff. Designed by Artigues & Sanabria Architects [arqa.com], the center was unveiled in september 2004. Images gallery >>>
Tripoli Exhibition Center in Lebanon could have no future, since expansion plans endanger it. This work, designed by Oscar Niemeyer, was built in 1964: it is one of the most representative lebanese modern architecture instances of the middle of 20th century [ARCOweb / The Daily Star].
Information about ‘Clinton Presidential Center‘ in Little Rock (Arkansas), designed by Polshek Partnership Architects [CNN].More information> polshek.comsource > archinect
Views of Archeological Museum, designed in Almería (Spain) by Paredes Pedrosa Architects. It opened in june 2004 [europaconcorsi].
Guangzhou (Canton) Television Tower will break the current record held by Toronto CN Tower (553 metres) and Shanghai Oriental Pearl (468 metres). The chinese building will rise up in the next years. The shortlist includes the following firms: ARUP Qualification (UK), Architecture Studio (France) and Léon Wohlhage Wernik (Germany) [infobae].
After a three years long restoration by Mario Botta, La Scala comes home in the center of Milan, just in time for traditional “prima” – the opera season opening – on december 7th [HoustonChronicle.com / Architectural Record / edilportale.com].More information about this building >>>
Jean Nouvel presented his proposal for Valencia urban integration. He concentrated on the strong connection between the city and the sea, but left some indefinite issues, like heights and volumes [Las Provincias].More information> Valencia Litoral
