![]() today, chongqing is one of the world’s fastest-growing and densest cities with a greater metropolitan population of over 30 million. ![]() situated at the confluence of the yangtze and jialing rivers, the historically significant site was once home to the city’s most important gateway and the official imperial entrance to the city: chaotian gate. embedded within the chinese city’s densely developed yuzhong district, the mixed-use complex combines office, residential, hotel, retail, and recreational facilities across a 22.7 acre site. read more here 6 – raffles city chongqing by safdie architects begins phased openingįollowing eight years of design and construction, safdie architects is nearing completion on ‘raffles city chongqing’. ‘KPF’s goal for CITIC tower was to create a centerpiece for the new CBD that would elicit harmony with the historic capital while proposing aspirational and contemporary architecture,’ says li lei, design director, KPF. the tower abstracts and refines the zun’s vase-like form, with a 69-meter-wide crown, a 54-meter-wide ‘waist’, and a 78-meter-wide base. designed by kohn pedersen fox associates (KPF), the shape of the skyscraper draws inspiration from the ‘zun’, a ritual vessel originating in bronze age china. Standing at a total height of 528 meters (1,732 feet), ‘CITIC tower’ opened this year as the tallest building in beijing, the fourth tallest in china, and the eighth tallest worldwide. read more here 5 – KPF completes CITIC tower, beijing’s tallest building the project, which was imagined for caerus group, the owner of the site, is currently being presented as part of a year-long permanent collection exhibition at the centre pompidou in paris. unlike the city’s conventional towers that typically express distinct, imposing outlines, MAD’s design expresses a deep-colored glass curtain-wall façade that slowly fades into a slender and fluid transparent cap. In april, MAD architects, led by ma yansong, released an alternative vision for new york high-rises with ‘east 34th’. read more here 4 – MAD architects proposes ‘slender and fluid’ tower for new york the first phase of the development will be delivered in 2023. this outdoor social space is programmed to accommodate a spectrum of cultural and artistic events and will comprise numerous elements such as fountains, and a terraced outdoor amphitheater. the tower’s expressive base corresponds to the fingerprint of HH sheikh mohammed bin rashid al maktoum - the vice president and prime minister of the united arab emirates, and ruler of the emirate of dubai. In february, plans were unveiled for ‘burj jumeira’, a tower designed by SOM to be built in dubai. read more here 3 – ruler of dubai’s fingerprint forms base of SOM-designed tower as part of the masterplan, the 45-storey 172,800 square meter tower provides small and medium-sized businesses with flexible and efficient grade A office space. the new district is integral to the chinese capital’s multi-modal urban plan to accommodate growth without impacting existing infrastructure networks in the center of the city. the project anchors beijing’s new fengtai business district - a growing financial and transport hub between the city center and the recently opened international airport to the south. ![]() In november, ‘leeza SOHO tower’, designed by zaha hadid architects (ZHA), opened in china with the world’s tallest atrium. read more hereĢ – leeza SOHO tower in beijing by zaha hadid architects in the realization of the monumental project, the developers and designers demonstrate a commitment to the philosophy behind new york city’s classic skyscrapers with an harmonious integration with the historic steinway hall which occupies the address. designed by SHoP architects, ‘111 west 57th street’ is expressive of its historic, metropolitan context while implementing the latest technology and pushing the limits of engineering and fabrication. In october, the slender skyscraper centered at the foot of new york’s central park topped out at its full height of 1,428 feet (435 meters). ![]() Image by evan joseph (main image by hayes davidson) meanwhile, proposed schemes by MAD architects and MVRDV also made the headlines.Īs we move into december, we continue our annual round up of the year’s BIG stories with a look at ten proposed and completed towers featured on designboom over the past 12 months.ġ – 111 west 57th street by SHoP architects tops out in NYC a skyscraper by zaha hadid architects boasted the world’s tallest atrium, while a mega-project by safdie architects began phased opening in china. in 2019, several towers were proposed and completed by award-winning architects that reveal innovative and creative approaches to verticality. Extending life from the urban streets into the sky, towers and skyscrapers are the most prominent structures of modern cities. ![]()
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