News Snøhetta designs mixed-use “town square” for Oslo suburb Work has been completed on the Vertikal Nydalen, a mixed-use development that will act as the “town square” for north Oslo’s Nydalen neighbourhood. The 11,000 sq m, 18-storey building was…
News Japan’s tallest building completed in Tokyo Japan’s tallest building, the Mori JP Tower, designed by American architect Pelli Clarke & Partners, has been completed in Tokyo. The residential and office building contains 64 floors, the top…
News 10 Design reveals plans for new South Bay waterfront in Shenzhen Architect 10 Design has revealed its regeneration plan for a waterfront site to the east of Shenzhen. The Yantian Old Market Town is an industrial suburb experiencing rapid growth. The…
News MVRDV designs Berlin office and residential campus Construction has begun on a 61,200 sq m mixed-use development in the eastern Friedrichshain district of Berlin, designed by Dutch architect MVRDV. The LXK Office and Residential Campus is formed…
News Foster + Partners designs science and technology centre between Shanghai and Suzhou UK architect Foster + Partners has unveiled its design for the Xicen Science & Technology Centre, a mixed-use development on wetlands west of Shanghai and south of Suzhou. The project…
News California to fast-track $2bn mixed-use project in Skid Row California governor Gavin Newsom will use a new law to try and expedite a $2bn mixed-use development with low-income housing near Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles. The 3ha “Fourth…
News Mercedes-Benz announces 67-storey residential cube in Miami Mercedes-Benz has announced plans to develop an apartment block in Miami, designed by New York’s SHoP Architects on behalf of US real estate company JDS Development Group. “Mercedes-Benz Places” will…
News UNStudio designs mixed-use low-carbon Luxembourg tower Dutch architect UNStudio and Luxembourg’s HYP Architects have won a competition to design the Kyklos building, a mixed-use project with sustainability at the heart of its design. Kyklos is located…
News Construction starts on Foster’s “oasis” in Beverly Hills Construction has begun on the 17.5-acre “One Beverly Hills”, a mixed-use project with a hotel, two residential towers, retail pavilion, conference centre and botanical gardens, designed by UK-headquartered architect Foster…
News Bjarke Ingels Group unveils its design for Manhattan’s Freedom Plaza Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has unveiled its design for the “Freedom Plaza”, a civic and cultural hub on the shores of Manhattan’s East River. The project, which is being developed…
News Eiffage to renovate mixed-use Paris project French engineer Eiffage has won a €92m contract to renovate the 25,000 sq m “Cristallis” project in northern Paris’ ninth arrondissement. The three buildings that make up Cristallis will in…
News Chicago architect wins Chinese regeneration scheme Chicago architect Goettsch Partners (GP) has won a competition to design a 111,500-sq-m urban renewal project in Jinan, capital of the province of Shandong in northeast China. The mixed-use scheme…
News America’s tallest building planned for Oklahoma Real estate company Matteson Capital has filed a request to increase the height of its mixed-use Legends Tower in Oklahoma 581m, which would make it the tallest building in the…
News Former car factory to be turned into sustainable city quarter in Warsaw A disused car factory in Warsaw is to be regenerated as a 62ha “green district of the future”, with homes for 17,000 residents and 13,000 jobs by 2050. The scheme…
News Saudi Arabia unveils rugged Neom tourism district on the Red Sea Saudi Arabia has announced plans to build a jagged tourist resort on the Red Sea as part of its Neom programme of megadevelopments. The Siranna district will be formed of…
News Dutch team design buildings for future Kyiv district A team made up of Dutch firms MVRDV and Orange Architects has revealed designs for three buildings in Nuvo, a mixed-use project that will be built on a former industrial…
News MAD Architects’ Ark to replace former Shanghai cement factory Beijing-based architect MAD has revealed its plans to transform a cement factory warehouse in Shanghai into a waterside “ark”. The Shanghai Zhangjiang factory, which closed in 2013, will be turned…
News Zaha Hadid Architects set to design seven mixed-used buildings in Qatar Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has signed a memorandum of understanding to design seven mixed-use buildings on Qetaifan Island North in Qatar. The $271m deal with conglomerate JMJ Group and real…