Le monde en construction

[LindbergMTL]

Quand tu deviens prospère, tu crées plus de prospérité.

 

C'est une loi de la nature, ce qui se ressemble, s'assemble.

 

Les pauvres deviennent plus pauvres, les riches plus riches, pourquoi vous pensez?

 

Focusons sur nos poches de prospérité et elle deviendront de plus en plus grandes.

 

Mon sermon du matin. :-)

[LindbergMTL]

German firm to design CBE headquarters in Addis Ababa

 

Henn Architekten has won first prize in an architectural competition for the construction of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) headquarters in Addis Ababa. Once completed, the 42-storey tower will be the tallest building ever built in Ethiopia.

 

 

The firm’s proposal includes, on the longer sides of the slender office tower, a gap in the facade which will reveal the city from a new perspective. The reduced reflection of the glass skin will permit a contrasting glimpse inside the building. This openness will continue to base level, where the entrance area will be revealed. The tower will be accompanied by a conference centre and a shopping mall. The buildings will be clustered around a sunken landscaped plaza.

 

 

At the competition awards ceremony, CBE president, Ato Bekalu Zeleke, said: “The construction of the new headquarters building is a gesture of CBE's aspiration to become a world class bank.” A seven-person jury composed of Ethiopians and foreigners in the field selected the winning architectural design from 21 local and foreign contestants that submitted their work.

 

 

The skyscraper, due to be built in five years' time, will bring CBE’s now-scattered organs under one roof.

 

Laura Paton

Editorial

 

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=13154

[LindbergMTL]

AS+GG designs head office building for Federation of Korean Industries

 

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture has designed the new head office building for the Federation of Korean Industries in Seoul, South Korea. AS+GG won an international competition to design the project. At more than 240 metres, the tower will be among the tallest buildings in Korea.

 

 

Adrian Smith said: “Our hope is that the building will provide a new, lasting icon for Seoul’s skyline. The design demonstrates the power of precise, high-performance, contextually appropriate architecture.”

 

Gordon Gill added: “FKI is comprised of over 500 Korean companies, and this building will represent the desire of that collaborative initiative to be a leader in exemplary, sustainable architecture. We’ve incorporated an innovative, multi-faceted exterior wall system that we hope will serve as a new paradigm for future high-performance development.”

 

 

The building skin is designed to help reduce the internal heating and cooling loads of the tower and collect energy by integrating photovoltaic panels into the spandrel areas of the southwest and northwest facades, which receive a significant amount of direct sunlight per day. By angling the spandrel panels 30 degrees upward toward the sun, the design team maximised the amount of energy collected, generating enough power to help maintain the electrical systems throughout the tower core and the office space.

 

 

Just below the spandrel panels, the vision panels are angled 15 degrees downward toward the ground, minimising the amount of direct sun radiation and glare. Together, the alternating spandrel and vision panels create a dynamically rippled façade that is both environmentally progressive and visually striking, giving the tower a unique architectural presence on the skyline.

 

 

AS+GG is collaborating with engineering firms Thornton Tomasetti and Environmental Systems Design and local firm Chang-Jo Architects on the project. The building is scheduled to break ground this year, with completion slated for 2013.

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http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=13160

[LindbergMTL]

Allied Works celebrates winning National Music Centre project in Calgary

 

 

The Cantos Music Foundation in Calgary Canada has selected Portland based Allied Works Architecture led by Brad Cloepfil to design a new National Music Centre in Calgary’s East Village. The $100 million project presents an unprecedented opportunity to invent a new kind of institution; the first of its kind in Canada. The new centre, which will incorporate the now defunct historic King Edward Hotel, a legendary house of blues, will be part museum, part education and outreach facility, and part performance space.

 

 

Allied Works’ winning proposal, which perhaps owes a debt to the architecture of Louis Kahn, envisions a five-storey building designed as a series of “resonant vessels” or instruments orchestrated by the collections and programs of the new building. The design takes inspiration from the Western landscape, in particular the canyons and mountains of Alberta. “The concept truly captured the heart and soul of this project”, said Andrew Mosker, executive director of the Cantos Music Foundation. “Brad and his team will give us an innovative building that fits with Calgary, Alberta, the West and is symbolic of something that is truly uniquely Canadian”.

 

 

Allied Works, which partnered with local firm BKDI, was chosen from a short list of top international competitors: Diller Scofidio+Renfro, New York, with Kasian, Calgary; Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Paris, France; Saucier + Perrotte, Montreal; and SPF:architects of Los Angeles.

 

 

 

 

Sharon McHugh

US Correspondent

 

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=12429

[monctezuma]

Une tour de 42 étages en Éthiopie !? Moi qui croyais que l'Éthiopie était un pays du quart-monde où 99% de la population crève de faim et où un enfant meurt chaque 10 min de faim ou du sida.

[francely57]

^ la situation est désastreuse pour la très grande majorité, mais un pays de 85 millions de personnes a quand même de l'argent, une économie, une élite riche, des trucs de pointe, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

Y'a tu quelque chose qui va mal à Toronto ?! lol

 

Imaginez cette ville quand la crise et la récession seront du passé.

 

Hum... voici une liste compilée par Mango sur urbantoronto.ca, montrant les 20 plus grandes tours en construction à Toronto en ce moment :

 

Mango a mis les hauteurs en pieds, alors j'ai rajouté les mètres

Given the activity on the Aura site today, I am including it on the list.

 

JANUARY 8 2010

 

1 925 feet [282 m] 60 floors Trump International Hotel & Tower Rising

2 797 feet [243 m] 75 floors Aura Sinking #

3 702 feet [214 m] 65 floors Shangri-La Hotel & Residences Rising

4 688 feet [210 m] 52 floors Ritz-Carlton Rising

5 669 feet [204 m] 52 floors Four Seasons Hotel & Residences, west tower Rising

6 610 feet [186 m] 54 floors Maple Leaf Square, north tower Topped Out

7 571 feet [174 m] 50 floors Maple Leaf Square, south tower Topped Out

8 548 feet [167 m] 56 floors Absolute World, south tower Rising *

9 525 feet [160 m] 48 floors Uptown Residences Rising

10 515 feet [157 m] 48 floors Burano Rising **

11 514 feet [157 m] 42 floors Festival Tower Rising

12 498 feet [152 m] 44 floors Star Tower Sinking

13 495 feet [151 m] 50 floors Absolute World, north tower Rising *

14 453 feet [138 m] 46 floors Casa Condominio Residenza Topped Out

14 453 feet [138 m] 46 floors X Condominiums Topped Out ***

16 446 feet [136 m] 40 floors Clear Spirit Sinking

17 427 feet [130 m] 39 floors Nautilus Rising

18 424 feet [129 m] 36 floors Crystal Blu Condominiums Rising

19 417 feet [127 m] 40 floors Solaris East Rising

19 417 feet [127 m] 40 floors Solaris West Rising

 

* Mississauga

** Has applied for an additional 2 floors

*** Is X really the exact same height as Casa?

# May apply for up to 10 additional floors

[francely57]

...Toronto :

 

Il paraît que la construction d'une autre tour vient de commencer, et non la moindre...

 

Aura, 75 étages

 

C'était il y a plusieurs jours déjà... il y a une autre tour qui vient de redémarrer, après avoir été interrompue par la récession :

 

Success Tower 2, 43 étages

 

 

Voici de quoi a l'air Success Tower 1, 53 étages, 2009

http://www.urbantoronto.ca/showthread.php?t=9157

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hanoi :

 

un des buildings est Hanoi Landmark Tower, 70 étages (336 m)

 

photo de Bica de SSC

Modifié 17 janvier 2010 par francely57

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Buenos Aires:

 

 

 

 

[francely57]

C'était il y a plusieurs jours déjà... il y a une autre tour qui vient de redémarrer, après avoir été interrompue par la récession :

 

Success Tower 2, 43 étages

 

.....une autre tour vient de redémarrer, après avoir été interrompue aussi :

 

Parade Tower 2, 44 étages

c'est la tour à gauche; celle à droite est Parade Tower 1, 39 étages, 2010

 

http://urbanrealtytoronto.com/wordpress/2009/11/17/cityplace-parade-1bed-condo-for-sale/

 

 

 

...il paraîtrait que le fameux 1 Bloor East (80 étages), qui a été annulé il y a quelques mois, est maintenant le site d'un nouveau projet proposé, de 65 étages ("seulement").

[MTLskyline]

Some from Toronto:

 

Here's some shots i took from today!!!

 

 

Crystal Blu from Yonge/College:

 

 

Yorkville skyline Cluster (Crystal and X)

 

 

 

X Condo from afar:

 

 

 

Festival lookin great/tall (its visible from all over the place!!!)

 

 

 

Hope you all enjoyed!

 

All photos by me: steveve