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Napoli Porta Est Masterplan, Italy


Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has been announced as the winner of the international design competition for the Napoli Porta Est masterplan, a large-scale urban regeneration project in Naples, Italy. The project aims to revitalize a district that has long been considered isolated and unsafe due to inadequate public spaces and physical barriers. The design involves the transformation of more than 30 hectares of abandoned industrial land, including a tobacco factory…

Beijing Performing Arts Center, China


China has opened a new performing arts complex in Tongzhou, a historic port on the Grand Canal and the eastern gateway to Beijing. Designed by Perkins&Will’s and Schmidt Hammer Lassen, the Beijing Performing Arts Centre is a collection of major civic projects that also includes a museum, a library, and extensive parklands. Consisting of three world-class venues—an opera house, a theater, and a concert hall—as well as a multipurpose hall…

Ziraat Bank Headquarters, Istanbul


The Ziraat Bank headquarters is the centre-piece of the new Istanbul International Financial Center (IIFC). The Design of the twin towers was carefully crafted by KPF to be contemporary but at the same time take hints from the cultural heritage and historic architecture of Istanbul. The curving profile of the towers alluding to a traditional Ottoman calligraphic signature, the Tughra. The detailing of the podium façade references the ornate screens…

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