A landmark for a growing urban district Ningbo, a coastal city with ancient origins, has achieved remarkable economic growth in the 21st century. The city has guided its urbanization with robust planning initiatives that prioritize walkability, and preserve parks, greenways, and canals. The Guohua Financial Tower is designed as a model workplace that emphasizes health … Continued
Nex Tower is a 27-story office building located in Manila’s resurgent business district of Makati. Designed with health, wellness, and connectivity top of mind, the tower sets a new precedent for responsible and sustainable development in the Philippines. Facing the main commercial thoroughfare of Ayala Avenue, the complex is distinguished by a striking crystalline geometry … Continued
The 12-story United Gulf Bank building is one of the region’s most iconic corporate edifices in the Middle East. SOM’s oft-imitated design drew inspiration from local culture and context, while pioneering the use of energy-saving strategies for high-rise office buildings in the region. Located near the coast, SOM’s design draws on the rounded form of … Continued
A symbol for Tianjin Located in the historic heart of Tianjin, the Global Financial Center embodies the city’s international prominence as a gateway to China. Across the Hai River from the city’s high-speed rail and transit hub, the 337-meter tower provides a point of reference at the city center. The Center contains 240,000 square meters … Continued
The 32-story-tall Mashreq Bank Headquarters, with its boldly cantilevered form, will be a new landmark in the Dubai skyline. In contrast to the futuristic glass and steel towers of Dubai, this is a simple form clad in stone panels. The L-shaped typical floor plate opens to the north with its orientation allowing offices on both … Continued
Inland Steel The Inland Steel Building is one of modern architecture’s most epochal structures. The first Chicago high-rise built after the Great Depression, Inland Steel was the paradigm for SOM’s principle that high-rise form at its best does, indeed, follow function. Inland Steel changed the way towers are constructed, and helped transform American office culture … Continued
The soaring China World Trade Center is one of the tallest structures in Beijing and is a centerpiece of the Central Business District. Embodying quiet, purposeful elegance, the mixed-use skyscraper stands in refreshing contrast to the jumble of new buildings in the fast-growing area. The tower’s robust base is folded seamlessly into the existing urban … Continued
The first premium-grade office tower in the Philippines to be erected after 2000, the Zuellig Building is notable for its environmentally conscious design, distinctive facade, and superior finishes. It is the first office building in Manila’s Makati Central Business District that was pre-certified by the U.S. Green Building Council at the LEED® Gold level; the … Continued
A soaring addition to the Ningbo skyline Anchoring the skyline in Ningbo Eastern New City, the Ningbo Bank of China building is a landmark for the city’s financial district. As the regional headquarters of the Bank of China, the 50-story tower consolidates the company’s operations, bringing nearly 8,000 employees from Zhejiang and Ningbo under one … Continued
Tapering as it rises to a height of 137 meters, the Curve Tower will be a striking new landmark for greater Manila and beacon of the growing Fort Bonifacio business district. The 32-story tower demands attention for its bold expression, in which taut and textured curtain walls unify streetfront retail, five levels of above-grade parking, … Continued