Architecture

December 17, 2021

Stunning “Infinity Room” Building With Glass Elevators Lets Visitors Feel Like They’re Levitating in NYC

The recently opened SUMMIT One Vanderbilt provides New Yorkers and tourists with multiple levels of fantastical views and immersive digital installations—all elevated with 25,000 square feet of mirrored surfaces. Kenzo Digital’s Air is a permanent installation in the space that includes outdoor elevators that transport visitors to the highest elevation of the tower, a Snøhetta-designed lounge, and more. This seemingly vertigo-inducing experience is unlike any other in the city.

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November 27, 2021

Unique Hotel Concept Is Inspired by the Mollusks in the East China Sea

If you have ever found inspiration in the intricate design of the tiny shells and creatures found along the shoreline, then you are sure to love this unique hotel concept. The Nudibranch Hotel, proposed for a tourism island development in Zhejiang, in the East China Sea, is inspired by a gastropod mollusk. The design features two massive curving shells on a gently undulating landscape.

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November 24, 2021

Futuristic Pavilion Inspired by the Wings of a Falcon Designed for the Dubai Expo 2020

Like many of the other awe-inspiring works of Santiago Calatrava, the UAE Pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020 is inspired by flight. The futuristic pavilion mimics the action and form of the wing of a falcon—the national bird of the United Arab Emirates. The architects behind the pavilion describe it as a monument to the country’s “pioneering spirit.

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