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Istanbul New Airport / Nordic Architects / Turkey

Istanbul New Airport Courtesy of iGA Architects:  Grimshaw Architects, Haptic Architects, Nordic Architects Location:  Istanbul, Turkey Client:  Cengiz-kolin- Limak-Mapa-Kalyon Consortium   Project Area:  1,400,000 m 2 Concept Design:  Grimshaw, Nordic Office of Architecture, Haptic Architects   Design & Development Architect:  Scott Brownrigg  Programme & Project Management:  ARUP Courtesy of Haptic Architects By the edge of the Black Sea, 35 km outside Istanbul, lies Istanbul Airport. Nordic and partners developed the concept design of the mind blowing airport, featuring the largest terminal in the world with the capacity to cater for 90 million passengers per year. This will increase to over 150 million passengers once fully complete. Terminal 1 of the Istanbul New Airport will be the world's largest airport terminal under one roof, with a gross floor area close to one million square m...

International Finance Centre / Cesar Pelli & Associates / Hong Kong

International Finance Centre  Architects:  Cesar Pelli & Associates; Architect of Record:  Rocco Design Architects Limited  Location:  Hong Kong, China Client/Developer:  Henderson Land Development; Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited  Structural Engineering:  ARUP; Leslie E Robertson Associates MEP Engineer:  J. Roger Preston Limited   Structural Type:  Framed Tube Structural Material:  Composite (Core: Reinforced Concrete; Columns: Concrete Encased Steel; Floor Spanning: Steel) Building Height:  412 meters  Project Dates:  1998 - 2003 Building Function:  Office Main Contractor:  E Man-Sanfield JV Construction Environmental Consultant:  Westwood Hong & Associates Ltd.   Facade Consultant:  Adamson Associates; Permasteelisa Group; Israel Berger & Associates; Vidaris Inc. Landscape Consultant:  Urbis Pty Ltd.  Quantity Surveyor:  Rider...

Raffles City Chongqing / Safdie Architects / China

Raffles City Chongqing Architects:  Chongqing Architecture and Design Institute; Moshe Safdie & Associates; P&T Group  Location:  Chongqing, China Owner/Developer:  Capita Malls Asia; CapitaLand Limited; Singbridge  Structural Engineering:  ARUP, East China Architectural Design & Research Institute  MEP Engineer:  Parsons Brinckerhoff Consultants Private Limited Project Size:  817,000 sq.m Development GFA:  1,134,260 m 2 / 12,209,073 ft 2    Building Height:  354.5 m / 79 story Building Function:  Residential, Office & Mixed-Use Structural Material:  Composite (Core-Reinforced Concrete; Columns-Concrete Encased Steel; Floor Spanning-Steel) Project Dates:  2011 - 2019 Facade Engineer:  ALT Limited Quantity Surveyor:  Rider Levett Bucknall   Landscape Architect:  Williams, Asselin, Ackaoui & Associates   Interior Design, Hotel &...