By the end of this decade the Kingdom tower will replace Burj Khalifa as the world’s tallest building. The structure will extend to a mind boggling height of 1 kilometer(3280 feet) and will be constructed in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, the building will house a Four Seasons hotel . . .
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Concept Architectural Buildings
Sometime back in 2008, the CG Society organized a contest that invited digital artists from around the globe to present their most imaginative and grandest futuristic vision for the new world through architecture and landscape design. The end results were amazingly impressive and immeasurable to what we normally see on a daily basis. Though it’s . . .
Concept Architecture: Marine Research Center in Bali
An International Design Competition was held recently for idealizing a marine research center in Bali, Indonesia. Design firm Solus4 proposed a concept to address the need for tsunami research and preparation in response to the devastation caused by the 2004 Indian ocean earthquake and tsunami. So they chose to architecturally and conceptually conceive a 2,500 . . .
Super Creative Electricity Transmission Line Towers
Every once in a while we awe at something that is so cool that we wish it existed in the real world that we occupy. This is one of those things. One look at the image and you get it. Immediately. Visualized by American design firm Choi + Shine Architects, these massive structures look almost . . .
5.7 Billion dollar resort that houses a 55 story high infinity pool
With stunning views all around and sporting a 150m long infinity swimming pool set on top of the world’s largest public cantilevered platform, the Marina Bay Sands hotel opened up to much fanfare on June 23rd in Singapore. Designed by Moshe Safdie, this hotel has several features you won’t find in an ordinary hotel. Hotel . . .
Artsy Achitecture: Hydrogenase, Algae Farm by Vincent Callebaut
The Hydrogenase Algae Farm envisioned by the creative minds at Vincent Callebaut takes the green revolution to an entirely new plane. Mimicking nature in design, the algae farm is a completely self-contained miniature biochemical power station able to absorb CO2 and give off useable energy. Green algae and seaweeds recycle CO2 that would normally contribute . . .
Amazing Architectural Concept Physalia: The Amphibious Garden
As always UN comes up with shocking hair-raising statistics about world calamities. As worrying they are, they have a strange power to jostle creative minds. Several mind boggling inventions and innovations come into being when the earth is endangered and the concept amphibian garden done by Vincent is just an example of it. Though the . . .
Burj Khalifa (Formerly Burj Dubai) Opens Officially
The building is complete and the height has been revealed. The tallest man made structure that has ever been built is 828 m (2,717 ft) tall and is now called the Burj Khalifa. The height of the tower, which was one of the most closely guarded secrets during construction, was flashed onto a giant screen . . .
Urban Forest: Sky Scraper With Gardens
If you are tired of looking at rigid building designs, this post is surely going to blow you away! Designing is an art and one rarely envisions such path breaking ideas. This building, modeled by MAD architects will be located in Chonquing, China. Connected by a core cylindrical structure, each floor has been placed a . . .
Solar Powered Design Center
Built in a defunct arms manufacturing facility, this structure was designed by LIN. Christened Cité du Design, this design center is a unique facility that hopes to inspire many of its kind in the future. On a budget of about Rs.278 Crores (€41.5 million), the design center houses auditoriums, meeting rooms, exhibition space, a media . . .
Amazing Chao Phraya River Memorial
From the confluence of four tributaries, Ping, Wang,Yom and Naan River rises the Chao Phraya River in Thailand. With water being green on one side and red on the other, the river carries with itself historical significance and touristic phenomenons that have great potential. To tap into the possibilities and expansions, the Nakorn Sawan Municipality . . .
Abraj Al Bait – New Behemoth Mega Hotel in Mecca
Mecca will soon be home to a 3 Billion dollar hotel which will house a chocolate room for those with a sweet tooth, 24 hour butler service for those who cannot imagine life without help and beauty salons for people to get decked up in before they offer their prayers! Estimated to stand at 1,591 . . .
Amazing balconies of Willis Tower (Formerly Sears Tower)
Willis Tower, formerly named Sears Tower, is a 108-story 1,450 feet (442 m) skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. This tallest skyscraper in the United States has four glass box viewing platforms. These balconies are suspended 1,353 feet (412 m) in the air on the 103rd floor. As per reports, the inspiration for The Ledge came from . . .