GLOBAL UPDATE

09 News from global architecture, design and development.

PROJECTS

22 JAPAN Beans Dome
The hi-tech structure hosts tennis tournaments and provides shelter from natural disasters

26 KOREA Grand Avenue
The new addition to the Ewha Womans University creates a new focal point for the historic establishment

30 CHINA Cultural Insight
The new Liangzhu Culture Museum explores modernity in tradition

BIG STORY

34 MALAYSIA The Malaysian Armada

The creation of a new Federal Government Administrative Centre away from the country’s existing capital Kuala Lumpur marks a new chapter in the development history of modern Malaysia. Spread over an area of 4,931 hectares, 25 kilometres south of the old capital Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya is masterplanned based on the ‘Garden City’ typology where a major proportion of land area (approximately 1,826.5 hectares or 37.0 percent) is dedicated for green and open spaces within the city. Additional features include a large water body (man-made lake) formed by utilising the small natural streams which run through the area, a 38-kilometre long waterfront area formed with the creation of the lake, and 4.2-kilometre-long boulevard that forms the central spine of the city.

Studio Nicoletti Associati (Rome) and Hijjas Kasturi Sdn’s (Kuala Lumpur) competition-winning design for the Putrajaya Precinct 4 Waterfront Residential Development attempts to add soul to the development while creating a ‘must visit’ destination through iconic yet sustainable architecture. Inspired by a fleet of traditional sailing vessels, the eight sail like buildings will be light and transparent, elegant and strong. The image of the eight boats with their sails spread full with wind on the edge between land and water on the Precinct 4 waterfront is truly striking.

IN HOUSE

42 BRAZIL Tropical Living

47 JAPAN Escaping Tokyo

49 US Little House, Big Window

TREND SETTER

55 International Innovative products and happenings in the world of architecture and interior design

CREATIVE SPACE

60 Innovative and memorable interior-architecture from across the globe

69 UK Hote Off the Press
The Print Room and Ink Bar, Bournemouth

72 UK Shedding Light
The Church Templar, London

LANDSCAPE REVIEW

75 Local, regional and international news for landscape architects

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

77 US The Mesa Geode
Award-winning landscape design of the Mesa Arts Centre for the Performing and Visual Arts in Mesa, Arizona

81 TAIWAN Land of the wild deer
Ho+Hou Studio Architects overcome the challenges for the landscape design of the Luminus Spring Resort, Taitung

COMMUNITY & PLANNING

84 Urban design and development news concerning our communities


URBAN SCAPE

89 UAE Waterfront City
OMA’s vision for yet another city in Dubai

90 CROATIA Riva Split
Urban design of the Riva town’s waterfront ‘living room’

ECO AWARE

94 Exemplary projects that lead the way to a more green and sustainable future

SMART ENVIRONMENTS

97 US Hollywood Gold
The green design of the Cherokee Lofts, West Hollywood

99 CHINA Sustainable Living
This competition-winning multi-unit residential dwelling creates a sustainable environment for its residents through clever low-tech design

101 CZECH REPUBLIC A Building for Books
This competition entry examines the primary function and spatial qualities of a national library

103 ALBANIA Gateway to Albania
The Tirana International Airport accommodates tradition while heralding a bold new future

CONSERVATION & PRESERVATION

106 LEBANON Citadel Square
Restoration of the public square at the centre of Beirut’s war torn history

EVENT REVIEW

111 SOUTH AFRICA A better world through creativity
Review of the Design Indaba Exhibition and Conference, Cape Town

PEOPLE & PRACTICE
114 News and issues concerning professional practice in our New World

INDUSTRY NEWS
118 Contracts and industry news