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Central Bank of Iraq Skyscraper by Zaha Hadid


The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) headquarters is a new landmark on the banks of the Tigris River in Baghdad. Designed by the late Zaha Hadid, and Patrick Schumacher, the CBI was commissioned in 2010. Although still under construction, the tower has already become the tallest building in Baghdad and the second tallest in Iraq, with a total internal floor area of 90,000 square meters. The 170-meter-tall skyscraper aims to…

Quzhou Sports Park by MAD Architects


MAD Architects has completed Quzhou Stadium, the centerpiece of a complex spanning almost 700,000 square meters that will be known as Quzhou Sports Park. Despite its impressive 30,000-seat capacity, the Quzhou stadium breaks away from conventional sports architecture. Appearing from a distance like a halo hovering gently above the landscape, the overhanging structure of Quzhou Stadium is the newest crown jewel of the city. Its sinuous exterior profile reflects the…

Expo Cultural Park Greenhouse Garden, China


Austrian studio Delugan Meissl Associated Architects has completed the Expo Cultural Park Greenhouse in China, engulfing a disused steelworks with a mass of curved glass pavilions. The 35-metre-tall greenhouse is one of the main attractions in the newly-opened southern section of the Expo Park, built on the former industrial area of Pudong in Shanghai. It is flanked by a pair of artificial hills built on top of a multi-storey car…

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