Dubai International Financial Center - elegance and strength design

The Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) Central Tower is a powerful, tectonic statement tailored for Duabi, one of the world’s most dynamic and enticing cities. At 570 meters, the Central Tower is the tallest in the DIFC—and one of the tallest in the world—and its design is one of unparalleled elegance and strength. The Central Tower comprises four climbing, red-glazed towers that rise from a powerful, pedestrian-friendly plinth to form a “voided” pyramid above a plaza. In the plaza, visitors will be able to gather, shop, meander and simply gaze up at the magnificence of the ascending towers that create the base for the building and contain a spectacular undercarriage where they meet. A world-class aquarium and educational facility, as well as restaurants and lounges, are contained in the undercarriage in the form of a hemispherical glass structure visible from the plaza and its surroundings, creating an architectural spectacle of iconic proportions.

The design of the four climbing towers was inspired by the graphical interfaces of stock exchanges and the progressive movement of valuations and commodities which, in the Gulf Region, is characterized by unparalleled growth. The DIFC is the center of such activity in the region and has been in need for an emblematic piece of architecture to represent its dynamic character. The poetry and majesty of the design for the Central Tower speaks to the global aspirations that have made Dubai such an important international locale in the 21st century.

Strata Tower - Luxury residential building on Abu dhabi

The Strata Tower, a forty-story, luxury residential building is now under construction in Abu Dhabi and scheduled for completion in 2011. At a height of 160 meters, the Strata Tower will be the tallest building in the Al Dana precinct, the centerpiece of Aldar Properties PJSC’s prestigious Al Raha Beach development recently unveiled at MIPIM in Cannes, France. The Strata Tower is designed to be a powerful landmark on the Al Dana precinct’s skyline, signifying the future of Abu Dhabi as a vital city in the UAE rising alongside Dubai.

Penang Global City Center -High end retail and entertainment complex

The design of the Penang Global City Center (PGCC) was unveiled on September 12, 2007 in Penang, Malaysia in a ceremony conducted by Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Asymptote’s design for the PGCC comprises two iconic, sixty-story towers housing luxury residential units and five-star hotels, the Penang Performing Arts Center (PenPAC), a high-end retail and entertainment complex, an observatory, a world-class convention center and a vast public arena in the form of a plinth that serves as an entrance to the PGCC and connects it to the city beyond.

Modern Architecture at Busan Korea - World Business Center

Work on The Millennium Tower World Business Center (WBCB) in Busan, Korea is progressing towards a 2012 opening date. The 490m tall WBCB tower, commissioned through an international competition organized by the Busan International Architectural Culture Festival (BIACF) and sponsored by the Municipality of Busan City and the Solomon Group in 2008, will become one of the tallest buildings in Asia.

Asymptote’s design for the World Business Center can be read as both a singular tower and three distinct forms set against the city of Busan, with the sea and mountains beyond. Through its formal and sculptural qualities this unique architectural expression will become a powerful symbol of 21st century Busan and a beacon for its trajectory as a city on the global stage.

The Absolute Towers, MAD studio | World Architecture

Yansong Ma of the Beijing-based architecture firm MAD created this stunningly curvaceous building for the a new 50-storey condo in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

"Our design forsakes the simplification principle of modernism. In fact, it expresses a higher level of complexity and diversity of modern society through multiple approaches. In the meantime, it caters to (ambiguous) social needs at multiple levels...The towers talk to each other and harmonize with each other. There is a synergy between them, an aura which transcends each of the individual buildings."

Stage Concept | World Architecture

A design concept must clearly resolve the requirements of the project in a way that disciplinary, personal, and poetic objectives are met and can be articulated with clarity and credibility. The concept underlies the remainder of the project. It is not a generative idea expected to evolve into something else, it is a commitmnent and however diagrammatic it needs to be thoroughly thought through and checked for feasibility at every foreseeable level.

Exhibition Design | World Architecture

Stage Concept | World Architecture

Stage 4 -- Zones of Encounter (Exhibition)

Staircase Project | Concept Architecture

Tea House Project | Green Architecture

Retail for Alessi | World Architecture

Stage 2 -- Close Encounter (Display)

'We are all sometimes paralysed by the possibilities of the shopping experience. Even if we think we already know what we want, the store can deploy multiple strategies to snag our intent. Meticulously designed and rigorously tested, display layouts create a disrupted and fractured field of vision, a restless gaze;........

Design Intent: Discovery imagination, people try to find the projects within the hierachy in the architecture - involving the whole space. The world of 'ALESSI' is created by a 'maze' circulation, it becomes more fun with a development to discovery.........

The central quay of Stockholm | world Architecture

Foster + Partners, the well-known architectural bureau from Britain, will create the project of reconstruction of quay in Stockholm.

The central quay of Stockholm

Works are conducted in common with the Swedish architects from Berg Arkitektkontor. Architects intend to dismantle a part of the motorways lying over a surface of water which will replace with the foot paths connecting areas Södermalm and Gamla Stan.

The purpose of works — transformation of the central city zone in tourist, two new foot bridges will open for visitors very interesting and historically important city quarter, form system of movement for pedestrians and bicyclists.