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ICÔNE Office Complex by Norman Foster, Luxembourg


ICÔNE, a new office complex in Luxembourg designed by Foster + Partners has broken ground. The 18,800 square-meter office building, filled with light and greenery, encourages a spirit of co-creation and collaboration. Its flexible layout addresses the need for safe working environments and the changes to the workplace that will emerge in the future. It also references the rich industrial heritage of area, revitalizing it by making a positive…

Taiyuan Botanical Garden, China


Austrian firm Delugan Meissl Associated Architects (DMAA) has completed a botanical garden complex in Taiyuan, China, featuring three domed greenhouses positioned on or alongside an artificial lake. The Taiyuan Botanical Garden occupies the site of a former coal mine in northern China, which the client wanted to transform into a landscaped park and museum. The development of gardens included the creation of an artificial landscape featuring hills, lakes, waterfalls,…

City of Arts and Sciences, Spain


To maintain its city’s cultural standing, the government of Valencia resolved to establish a museum of national importance. The City of Arts and Sciences complex is designed by Santiago Calatrava on an 86-acre site along the dry bed of the Turia River in Spain. The complex is intended to bring new focus to an incoherent and underdeveloped area of Valencia and to link the center city with the sea.…

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