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Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, Saudi Arabia


The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (also known as Ithra) is a bold new initiative on the part of the Saudi Aramco Oil Company to promote cultural development within Saudi Arabia. Following an invited architectural design competition in 2007, Snøhetta was selected to design this new prestigious cultural facility. The design for the Saudi Aramco Cultural Center embraces both past and future, captured in the present. The building…

Merdeka PNB 118, Kuala Lumpur


Merdeka 118 is a mixed-development complex, which will be developed in three stages on 19-acres of land. Merdeka has 292,000 m2 gross floor area. It is a geometrically intricate 118 storey office and hotel tower that will be home to the headquarters for Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), one of Malaysia's leading investment firms. With a completed height of more than 635 meters, PNB 118 will be the tallest building in…

Chongqing Raffles City, China


Sitting at the confluence of China’s two major rivers, Raffles City Chongqing has become a new symbol for the city, with its design recalling the site’s historic role as an imperial city gate and maritime trading post. This 1,127,000-square-metre development has sparked revitalization around its waterfront site. Located at the heart of one of the world’s fastest growing cities in an area with limited public parks, the development provides…

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