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Haikou Towers, China


 HENN wins the first prize in the international competition to design the Haikou Towers. The Haikou Towers are projected to become the heart of the new Central Business District of Haikou in a tropical island in China. The masterplan comprises an ensemble of 10 towers ranging from 150 to 450 meters height with an overall building area of 1.5 million square meters. The proposal’s centerpiece is the 450metre high…

PIF Tower Riyadh, Saudi Arabia


Soaring 385 m2 above the city, the 80-story PIF Tower (formerly known as CMA Tower) is the tallest tower in Riyadh. A high-performance solar control system moderates the intense Saudi light and heat. HOK designed the tower, which is expected to achieve LEED Gold certification, in collaboration with Omrania & Associates. The design solution is a subtle blend of conventional and well understood techniques combined with international best practice and…

Le Monde Group Headquarters, France


Designed by Snøhetta, “Le Monde Building” provides newsrooms for each of the French media company Le Monde Group's publications, under the same roof in Paris. The 80-metre-long building comprises two seven-storey cantilevering volumes at either end, married by the sweeping arch that is made from a network of steel. According to Snøhetta, this was "a highly demanding engineering task" as the building "weighs more than the Eiffel Tower".

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