Qatar’s new Science and Technology Park (STP) is a key initiative of the Qatar Foundation in its drive to diversify the economy, create highly skilled jobs and to establish Qatar as a knowledge economy in the Middle East.

In celebration of the 120th birthday of the Eiffel tower, SERERO Architects submitted an unsolicited proposal to the Société d’ exploitation de la tour Eiffel or SETE which manages the Eiffel Tower. The project proposed to expand the top floor plate of the tower by grafting a high performance carbon Kevlar structure which would be […]

The Burj Dubai with 141 storeys and 500m high has been declared the world’s tallest building. It’s now taller than the Taipei 101 in Taiwan, which used to hold the title for the tallest structure in the world since 2004.

Designed and completed in only four years, Terminal 3 at Beijing Capital International Airport has opened in time for the Olympics. The world’s largest building and most advanced airport, the new terminal offers an unparalleled travelling experience, not only technologically, but also in terms of operational efficiency, passenger comfort, sustainability, and access to natural light. […]

Architect Edward (Ted) Cullinan one of the most distinguished British architects of the 21st century has won the RIBA gold medal for 2008. The RIBA gold medal is one of the most prestigious architectural awards, the nominee approved personally by Her Majesty the Queen, and is given to a person or group of people who […]

The most prestigious architectural award in Britain, the RIBA Stirling prize for 2007 was won by David Chipperfield for the Museum of Modern Literature in Germany.The RIBA Sterling prize is given for the RIBA building of the year and the event is run in association with the Architect Journal .The prize is named after the […]

Leading Japanese Architect Kisho Kurokawa dies at age 73. He died on Friday the 12th October 2007 of heart failure in Tokyo. Kisho Kurokawa graduated from Kyoto University in 1957 and then studied at the Graduate School of Tokyo University under Kenzo Tange. In the 1960s he founded the Japanese avant-garde movement known as the […]

Lord Norman Foster has stepped down as the head of Norman Foster and Partners and handed the reigns to the little known Mouzhan Majidi in a new restructuring plan. This move comes as no surprise since 40 percent of the company was acquired by investment giant 3I for a reported £100 million.