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“If it’s ludicrously expensive then it must be good” says commenter

June 5, 2024 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a report exploring the growing phenomenon of luxury car brands building skyscrapers. Dezeen’s Nat Barker reported on why car makers including Bentley, Mercedes-Benz and Aston Martin have all unveiled skyscrapers in the past 18 months and commenters added their thoughts. “This trend is ‘driven’ by the idling

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Why are luxury car brands suddenly building skyscrapers?

May 30, 2024 Nat Barker 0

The past 18 months has seen a flurry of skyscrapers unveiled by luxury car brands including Bentley, Mercedes-Benz and Aston Martin. Nat Barker reports on the growing phenomenon of car-branded skyscrapers. “Fans of the brand should not just be able to drive a Porsche, they should be able to live in one,” explained Porsche Lifestyle

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Why are luxury car brands suddenly building skyscrapers?

May 30, 2024 Nat Barker 0

The past 18 months has seen a flurry of skyscrapers unveiled by luxury car brands including Bentley, Mercedes-Benz and Aston Martin. Nat Barker reports on the growing phenomenon of car-branded skyscrapers. “Fans of the brand should not just be able to drive a Porsche, they should be able to live in one,” explained Porsche Lifestyle

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Construction commences on world’s “tallest 3D-printed structure” Tor Alva

March 7, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

Architects Michael Hansmeyer and Benjamin Dillenburger are creating a 30-metre-tall tower in the Swiss Alps, which is being 3D-printed with concrete by technology university ETH Zurich. Named Tor Alva, or White Tower, the building will become the world’s “tallest 3D-printed structure” once complete in Mulegns later this year, according to Hansmeyer and Dillenburger. ETH Zurich

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Hamonic + Masson gives Alta Tower in Le Havre an “expressive” twisting concrete shape

March 5, 2024 Betty Owoo 0

A reinforced concrete frame defines the twisting form of a tower designed by local studio Hamonic + Masson & Associés for the port city of Le Havre in northern France. Called the Alta Tower, the residential building has a prominent position in the city at the centre of Le Havre’s 20th-century postwar masterplan designed by

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Dezeen Agenda features Foster + Partners’ pair of skyscrapers in Dubai

February 13, 2024 Saudatu Bah 0

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features plans for two residential skyscrapers with skybridges in Dubai. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Developer Omniyat has unveiled plans for the Vela and Vela Viento residential skyscrapers in Dubai. The towers, which will be located in the Marasi Bay development, will be created by British

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Dezeen Agenda features Foster + Partners’ pair of skyscrapers in Dubai

February 13, 2024 Saudatu Bah 0

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features plans for two residential skyscrapers with skybridges in Dubai. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Developer Omniyat has unveiled plans for the Vela and Vela Viento residential skyscrapers in Dubai. The towers, which will be located in the Marasi Bay development, will be created by British

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Foster + Partners designs pair of residential skyscrapers overlooking Dubai bay

February 7, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

Developer Omniyat has revealed plans for the Vela and Vela Viento residential skyscrapers in Dubai, which will be designed by British studio Foster + Partners and feature apartments with skybridge dining rooms. Located in the Marasi Bay development, Foster + Partners’ design for the pair of skyscrapers is characterised by floor-to-ceiling windows wrapped by terraces that

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Spikey Kaktus Towers by BIG nearing completion in Copenhagen

January 17, 2024 Lizzie Crook 0

Photographer Rasmus Hjortshøj has captured a pair of spikey-looking high-rise buildings by Danish studio BIG as they near completion in Copenhagen. Named Kaktus Towers, the pair of jagged buildings comprise 495 residences and are linked by a raised public park that slopes between them. According to BIG, they are scheduled to open in the Danish

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Provencher Roy designs tower with dramatic cantilever for Montreal quay restoration

January 11, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

Local architecture studio Provencher Roy has included the “lighthouse”-like Port of Montreal Tower with cantilevered platforms in the renovation of a disused industrial pier in Montreal. Provencher Roy placed the 65-metre-tall tower on the edge of a pier in Montreal’s Old City that once served as a grain exporting hub for the region. It now

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