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- Self-sufficient garden-city skyscraper proposed for NYC Sat, 8 Aug 20, 12:30amInternational design practice Lissoni & Partners’ architecture, landscape architecture and masterplanning department Lissoni Casal Ribeiro has unveiled Skylines, a proposal for a futuristic, self-sufficient skyscraper...
- Luca Curci Architects designs a zero-energy smart city of the future Tue, 12 May 20, 2:30amAccording to the United Nations, 5 billion people are projected to live in cities by 2030. In response to the growing challenge of urban populations and their accompanying carbon emissions, Italian design practice Luca Curci...
- Luca Curci Architects proposes a self-sustainable Vertical City of the future Fri, 6 Dec 19, 2:30amItalian architecture firm Luca Curci Architects has unveiled the Vertical City, a futuristic proposal for urban development comprising a series of modular, zero-energy skyscrapers anchored into the ocean floor...
- MVRDV unveils a three-dimensional city skyscraper for Shenzhen Tue, 1 Jan 19, 8:00amMVRDV is shaking up skyscraper design in its competition-winning proposal for Chinese real estate developer Vanke’s new headquarters building in Shenzhen...
- Solar Vertical City is a self-contained, green-infused tower planted into the ocean floor Wed, 4 Oct 17, 11:30pmResigned to the fact that rising sea levels are inevitable at this point, architects are starting to create feasible, water-based living solutions. Italian architect Luca Curci has just unveiled a design that envisions a...
- Futuristic self-sufficient vertical city rises from the Sahara Desert Wed, 29 Jul 15, 1:37amFrench architectural design firms Nicholas Laisné Associés and OXO Architectes teamed up to design a concept for a massive vertical city in the Saharan desert...
- Luca Curci envisions a living Vertical City powered by the sun Sat, 27 Jun 15, 4:00amItalian design studio Luca Curci Architects unveiled their proposal for a floating vertical city for 2,500 inhabitants.
- Vincent Callebaut’s Twisting Citytree Towers Generate More Energy Than They Consume Thu, 16 Oct 14, 2:30amThe swirling volumes were inspired by the helix DNA structure and the Taij philosophy based on dynamism and harmony. The towers are covered with greenery cascading down and boasting 360-degree panoramic views of the city....
- Energy-Plus Swirling CityTrees Transform Cities Into Vertical Eco-Systems Thu, 16 Oct 14, 2:30amThe swirling volumes were inspired by the helix DNA structure and the Taij philosophy based on dynamism and harmony. The towers are covered with greenery cascading down and boasting 360-degree panoramic views of the city....
- SURE Architecture Presents Endless City, a Vertical Ecosystem You Can Walk On Sat, 2 Aug 14, 12:54amThe skyscraper designed for London comprises six structural steel tubes that support two ramps and enclose different elements of the vertical flux-people, energy, waste, water and prefab modular steel elements...
- Renzo Piano to Design Residential Tower Next to London’s Shard Building Fri, 17 Jan 14, 6:30amLondon’s controversial Shard building will soon be joined by a 27-storey residential tower also funded by investors from Qatar. Not surprisingly, Italian starchitect Renzo Piano has been picked to design the new tower,...
- OMA’s New De Rotterdam ‘Vertical City’ Tower is the Largest Building in the Netherlands Sat, 23 Nov 13, 1:00amReaching nearly 500 feet tall with a gross floor space area of over 1.7 million square feet, the giant glass towers consist of separate, shifted blocks that offer overlapping programmatic spaces. To avoid monolithic massing,...
- OMA Completes De Rotterdam “Vertical City” Tower, Largest Building in the Netherlands Sat, 23 Nov 13, 1:00amReaching nearly 500 feet tall with a gross floor space area of over 1.7 million square feet, the giant glass towers consist of separate, shifted blocks that offer overlapping programmatic spaces. To avoid monolithic massing,...
- Sky City: Construction Of the World’s Tallest Tower Delayed Until 2014 as Costs Balloon to $855 Million Tue, 23 Jul 13, 4:00amChangsha, China's Sky City tower is set to be the world's tallest building at a staggering 2,739 feet - however the project just hit a bump in the road as its developer announced plans to postpone construction until April...
- Construction Commences on MVRDV’s Massive Amanora Vertical City Apartments in India Fri, 18 Mar 11, 5:18amConstruction has just broken ground on Phase 1 of MVRDV’s Amanora Apartment City – Future Towers in Pune, India. Developed by City Corporation – a leading real estate development corporation in the Indian...