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Arabian sensations

A new 36-storey building – a hotel, residential and office complex – spectacularly dominates the skyline of Dubai.

The design of architects Khatib & Alami is reminiscent of a Barajeel, the traditional Arabian wind tower.

It features a curtain wall façade and is clad with Portuguese rosa porino granite. And five kilometres of neon tubes plus 136 light prisms illuminate the tower with a display of 1,001 colours. más…

Synergy between architecture and nature

The setting for one of the most sophisticated projects to have been implemented within the framework of the millennium celebrations is a disused kaolin mine in Cornwall. It is, in fact, the site of the largest greenhouse complex in the world.

The Eden Project enables visitors to experience at first hand both the biological variety that exists in global terms, and the significance of the plant world for human existence. más…

Two towering high-rise buildings in Frankfurt

“Mainhattan” has gained another two sky-scraping attractions. But it is not their moderately impressive height that is awakening interest but rather their striking designs, innovative construction concepts, advanced technical equipment and - as far as Germany is concerned - an entirely new utilisation mix. And the buildings have one other thing in common: integrated in both are heritage-listed stone facades. más…