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Lakhta Center Tower; Europe's Tallest Skyscraper


The Lakhta Center, located in St Petersburg City, is a 400,000-square-meter complex which includes Europe's tallest skyscraper. The centerpiece of the development, the 462-meter-tall Lakhta Center Tower, is not only the tallest building in Europe, but also the first supertall skyscraper in St Petersburg and the world's second-tallest twisting skyscraper after the Shanghai Tower. The project, in which there is not a single repeating (typical) floor, is technically considered…

Latin American Art Museum (LAAM), Miami


A private art collector, who specializes in modern and contemporary art from Latin America, is developing his well-known gallery into a new museum: The Latin American Art Museum (LAAM). He invited FR-EE to design the first home for the museum in Miami. When built, LAAM will house a contemporary art collection, which includes artists such as Diego Rivera, Fernando Botero, Wifredo Lam, Guillermo Kutica, Roberto Matta, Rufino Tamayo, among…

Philharmonic Concert Hall, China


The China Philharmonic Concert Hall, designed by MAD Architects, will be the orchestra’s first permanent residence. The philharmonic orchestra’s goal is to create a state-of-the-art concert hall that will serve as a cultural exchange and China’s new locus for classical music. Located in Beijing’s Central Business District, the concert hall covers a site of 11,600 sqm, and has a total floor area of 26,587 sqm. The building is surrounded…

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