The island of Dochodo is the missing vertex of an isosceles triangle described by Seoul (first city and business hub of South Korea) and Busan (second city and industrial hub). Located on the southwest coast of Korea, Dochodo’s potential to attract tourism from the surrounding Asian megacities, especially from Shanghai, is clear and compelling. The natural island landscape of peaks and valleys suggests the method for configuring the island’s development. The low, flat land in the center of the island, currently covered with rice fields, is the ideal location for …

The Gerichtsgebäude West has an urban contact to the existing palace of justice and takes on a central function in the architectural development of the “Mursilhouette” on Grieskai.  This situation is to be underlined by the new design for the area between Grieskai and Lagergasse as well as through the planting of trees to create an avenue effect. The “Mur clasp” is dominated by two cantilevered building elements that relate to the late 19th century Augarten park. The external appearance is determined by a continuous system of louvers that provides …

Located in Santa Monica California, Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners transform the Santa Monica Civic Center Parking Structure into Sustainable, modern, comfort, safety, and security for users of the Parking Structure. One of the challenges for this project is to create architecture out of a common building type–one that is not generally associated with high design standards. The design addresses this standard service amenity by viewing it from a fresh perspective and taking it to a higher level where it can have a positive influence on its surroundings. Primarily, …

The Darcons Headquarters building designed by Mexican architects – Arquitectura en Proceso. This building situated at suburban lot of a middle size city in northern Mexico, Chihuahua – Mexico. The building consists of three stacked, orthogonal volumes with glazed opposite sides, in the western facade is shaded by opaque, concrete walls. The building was conceived as a frame that captures part of the landscape and at the same time defines a plane that divides the intercity from the suburbs.

The skin of the building plays a dual role: on one …

This is the modern architectural of Aqua Tower building designed by Studio Gang Architects The building is still under construction and planed for mixed-use high-rise that includes a hotel, apartments, condominiums, parking and offices. Unlike a tower in an open field, new towers in urban environments must negotiate small view corridors between existing buildings. Among the building’s notable features is the green roof terrace atop its plinth—which at 80,000 sf is one of Chicago’s largest—that contains an outdoor pool, running track, gardens, fire pits and yoga terrace.

A series of contours …