
Zaha Hadid (lady architec, winner of Pritzker Prize) has won the competition to design
the new Guggenheim-Hermitage Museum in Vilnius, Lithuania, beating
Daniel Libeskind and Massimiliano Fuksas.
"Lilypad" City Designed To Combat Rising Sea Levels...
Sun, 07/13/2008 - 19:22 — adiwallScientists are preparing to deal with 'climate-change refugees' as
rising sea levels threaten ever more lands. Architect Vincent Callebaut
has come up with an inspired solution: "Lilypad" cities that will essentially be giant, self-sustaining ships floating across the world's seas.
Dubai will be home of at least six tall towers exceeding 100 floors.
Only Chicago in the world boasts of more than one super tower. Its supertowers are:
So why Dubai for seeing into the future and
investing in itself? Because Dubai’s oil reserves have reduced
over the past decade and are now expected to be exhausted within 20
years.The OPEC purposely keeps limits on oil production, therefore creating an
inflated price, which then just simply makes them more and more rich.
The Signature Towers at Business Bay
Tue, 06/17/2008 - 11:51 — adiwallThe Signature Towers project is a three-tower, mixed-use complex that is to be built in Dubai, U.A.E. It was designed by Iraqi born architect Zaha Hadid, after winning an international design competition which included proposals from Rem Khoolhaas among others. It's being developed by Dubai Properties, the company that's responsible for the massive Jumeriah Brach Residences.

This structure is not officially named. It is designed by Sybarite Architects...