Shenyang Western Railway Station Concept

The construction of Shenyang Western Railway Station had been started on Oct.15, 2009. And it will be completed before the end of next year.

After the construction, the Western Railway Station will be connected with the subways, the long-distance buses, public buses, and taxis.

(Source : Liaoning-gateway.com)

Abu Dhabi Airport New Terminal

Abu Dhabi international airport is all set to get a New Terminal in April-May period. The construction will begin in the second quarters of this year as clarified by the Airport authorities.

According to Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) a general contractor for the Midfield Terminal Complex (MTC) is set to be appointed. Tenders are now being invited for the same. The construction work for the new terminal is expected to last 5 years and will be available to the public from the first half of 2017.

From International Air Traffic data Abu Dhabi International Airport receives 12 million or more passengers every calendar year and the number continues to mount. To keep pace with the rise in air traffic, especially international flights ADAC has undertaken this futuristic project.

 “This development represents one of the largest investments by the government to deliver the needed infrastructure, in line with Abu Dhabi Plan 2030” says Khalifa Al Mazrouei, ADAC’s chairman.

 The proposed new infrastructure will more than double the passenger handling capacity of the airport to 24-26 million passengers a year.

Source : http://latestgulfnews.info/business/abu-dhabi-airport-new-terminal-up-gradation-2012/

Azerbaijan Tower

Developer plans world's tallest building for Baku suburb

A local investor is hoping to build a 185-storey building in Sahil (formerly Primorsk) in the southwestern suburbs of Baku.

The State Committee for Construction and Architecture has not yet received an offical application from the developer, the committee's deputy chairman, Dovlatkhan Dovlatkhanov, told Fineko.

He said that local investor Haji Ibrahim had started preliminary work on the project.

"As far as we know, the investor has already hired an architect, who has designed the initial sketch of the project which encompasses an offshore area in addition to the coastal zone and envisages the construction of artificial islands," Dovletkhanov said.

"The construction of a 185-floor building in the Baku settlement of Sahil is technically feasible. More detailed information will be provided after the fully developed project has been reviewed by specialists of the State Committee and the Ministry for Emergency Situations's evaluation committee," Dovletkhanov said.

A source in the Emergencies Ministry confirmed to Fineko that the project would be technically possible, but questioned whether it was needed at all.

Azerbaijan has experience of creating artificial land mass. Back in 1925 Lenin’s Cove, as it was then known, in Bibi Heybat was filled in.

If Haji Ibrahim's project sees the light of day, the Baku (Sahil) skyscraper will be taller than the world's tallest building - the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.

Hotel Bella Sky Denmark

3XN meet tight constraints with an innovative and angular hotel

The Bella Conference Centre wanted a hotel that would mark and support Copenhagen's increasing importance on the international convention and congress scene. At the same time they wanted a hotel where the architecture, the design and the materials used would give the guests an experience into Nordic culture and aesthetics. 


3XN designed a hotel that with its sculptural profile and high visibility draw many visitors to the Ørestad neighbourhood, thereby strengthening the broad awareness of the conference centre. Inside, 3XN focused on creating an interior that communicates informal and friendly hospitality and that through colours, materials and design reflect the characteristics of Nordic nature, design tradition and innovation.

Developing the design was the result of a dynamic and pragmatic process where the challenges of the programme formed creative solutions. As the building site was small, the possibilities for placement for the building were limited. The challenge was to provide as many rooms as possible with a view, while staying below the maximum building height of 76.5 metres. This led to the two slanted tower solution allowing for views from most of the 814 hotel rooms. The architectural solution not only solves the problem but it also leads to a unique shape of the building, adding an iconic value to the hotel and providing the convention area with strong landmark.

The façade reflects the angled movement of the building and underlines the urban pulse, and the inside offers innovative features such as green walls and a unique LED lamp installation in the foyer.


For the interior design 3XN chose the best from the Nordic tradition in terms of new and classic items from designers such as Hay, Arne Jacobsen and Finn Juhl. The common thread running through the furniture, textiles and lamps, are round organic forms, underlining the informal and relaxed mood. Synthetic materials are banned. Hence, carpets are in wool, bed sheets in pure cottons, and there is a prevailing use of natural materials such as wood and leather found throughout the décor. The smokey colour palette gives the rooms warmth and creates references to the Nordic nature, which is evident from the hotel views over the neighbouring nature park.