Archinect - News 2024-12-30T12:37:49-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150418387/neom-updates-progress-on-the-line-and-other-satellite-developments NEOM updates progress on The Line and other satellite developments Josh Niland 2024-02-28T18:32:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/85/859692bcb775f6121dcbd8c31d65a6f6.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Progress on the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/2327633/oxagon" target="_blank">Oxagon</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150332539/saudi-arabia-is-moving-forward-with-plans-for-a-ski-resort-in-neom" target="_blank">Sindalah</a>, and the 110-mile-long <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/2165061/the-line" target="_blank">The Line</a> centerpiece developments in Saudi Arabia&rsquo;s <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1035435/neom" target="_blank">NEOM</a> megaproject has been documented in a new update released this week.&nbsp;</p> <p>Aerial photos combined with drone footage displaying their construction progress surfaced on NEOM social media accounts with a note about its tangibility to naysayers skeptical of the $500 billion vision of the country's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.</p> <p>Video: NEOM/YouTube</p> <p>It follows previous video updates from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SwQAwpTaX4" target="_blank">January</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD79qvzrsY0" target="_blank">October</a> of 2023. Since then, several additional developments (including <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150387069/neom-reveals-new-leyja-resort-concepts-designed-by-mario-cucinella-chris-van-duijn-and-shaun-killa" target="_blank">Leyja</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150399635/neom-debuts-new-epicon-coastal-resort-and-hotel-concept" target="_blank">Epicon</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150413253/neom-unveils-new-aquellum-resort-concept-from-lava-and-name" target="_blank">Aquellum</a>, and <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150406010/neom-launches-siranna-resort-concept-on-the-gulf-of-aqaba" target="_blank">Siranna</a>) have been announced.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9b/9b48e64613ffc298e262e1a934694523.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9b/9b48e64613ffc298e262e1a934694523.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: NEOM/YouTube</figcaption></figure><p>The first construction phases will reportedly be completed by 2030, with the British firm <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/24512203/atkins" target="_blank">Atkins</a> retained to <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150340403/atkins-joins-neom-as-strategic-partner-for-the-line-project" target="_blank">oversee</a> delivery of The Line, which is by far its largest and most technically challenging portion.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f9/f9c863fdb0e73d5f6938d7bb9e649c77.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f9/f9c863fdb0e73d5f6938d7bb9e649c77.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: NEOM/YouTube</figcaption></figure><p>Around 60,000 workers are <a href="https://www.zawya.com/en/projects/construction/neom-making-rapid-progress-60-000-workers-on-site-jxnzbxjl" target="_blank">reported</a> to be on each construction site combined. The Saudi state has spent $5.6 ...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150391804/sn-hetta-s-spiraling-shanghai-grand-opera-house-is-taking-form Snøhetta's spiraling Shanghai Grand Opera House is taking form Nathaniel Bahadursingh 2023-10-27T18:06:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d8/d833cb7a893bf55459f58c835e1715f1.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/snohetta" target="_blank">Sn&oslash;hetta</a> has shared photos revealing the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/410680/construction-update" target="_blank">construction status</a> of their Shanghai Grand Opera House design ahead of its expected opening in 2025.</p> <p>What&rsquo;s most noticeable is the formation of the structure&rsquo;s distinctive fan-shaped roof, which frames the Opera House&rsquo;s spiraling form. This visual identity is evoked throughout the project, expressed through the winding staircase, the lobby, the halls, and the three auditoriums. The roof will operate as an accessible stage and meeting place, open to visitor access year-round.&nbsp;</p> <p>Sn&oslash;hetta was <a href="https://archinect.com/news/bustler/7201/sn-hetta-s-spiraling-design-chosen-for-new-shanghai-grand-opera-house" target="_blank">commissioned to design the Opera House</a> following an international design competition.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2a/2a98869009ed616dd41b6391a7a9752c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2a/2a98869009ed616dd41b6391a7a9752c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Previously on Archinect: <a href="https://archinect.com/news/bustler/7201/sn-hetta-s-spiraling-design-chosen-for-new-shanghai-grand-opera-house" target="_blank">Sn&oslash;hetta's spiraling design chosen for new Shanghai Grand Opera House</a></figcaption></figure><p>The project has set out to be an important component of a new urban master plan for <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/11467/shanghai" target="_blank">Shanghai</a>. The structure is being built in the Expo Houtan neighborhood, located at the convex bank in the riverside area near Huangpu River.</p> <p>Check out more construction photos in Sn&oslash;hetta's recent...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150309046/check-out-the-process-behind-apex-plaza-the-new-tallest-mass-timber-building-on-the-east-coast Check out the process behind Apex Plaza, the new tallest mass timber building on the East Coast Josh Niland 2022-05-05T16:17:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d9/d92d4277315f70b06f2e598cdb6bcf64.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/54211999/william-mcdonough-partners" target="_blank">William McDonough + Partners</a>' new <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1038570/mass-timber" target="_blank">mass timber</a> Apex Plaza project recently celebrated its completion in Charlottesville, Virginia. The 187,000-square-foot structure is now considered to be the largest such CLT project in the eastern United States.&nbsp;</p> <p>Its completion is a major milestone for the use of the increasingly popular material in the U.S. and marks the end of a journey begun twenty years ago when the firm <a href="https://mcdonough.com/writings/buildings-like-trees-cities-like-forests/" target="_blank">published</a> a text from&nbsp;McDonough and EPEA International founder Michael Braungart outlining the &ldquo;possibility of developing healthy and creatively interactive relationships between human settlements and the natural world.&rdquo;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/68/68653a9f8a009debb364ebfcf558b77f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/68/68653a9f8a009debb364ebfcf558b77f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Apex Plaza, completed. Image &copy; William McDonough + Partners</figcaption></figure><p>Construction images provided by the firm tell a narrative of its design features and the process behind McDonough's concepts of "Building like a Tree," "Design for Disassembly," and "<a href="https://mcdonough.com/the-five-goods/" target="_blank">The Five Goods</a>." The timber products you can see below are said to be sustainably harvested and Cradle to Cradle-certifie...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150084863/get-an-up-close-look-at-moynihan-train-hall-s-massive-new-skylights Get an up-close look at Moynihan Train Hall’s massive new skylights Dana Schulz 2018-09-08T17:52:00-04:00 >2018-09-06T17:52:29-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/12/121493ee926b50a42ed8fb8f9a19144e.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The transformation of the historic Farley Post Office into a bright, modern transportation hub known as Moynihan Train Hall is on time and on budget for its late 2020 opening. To date, 800 people working every day have logged more than one million hours of labor, and the four, 92-foot-high skylights crowning the 225,000-square-foot LIRR and Amtrak concourse are perhaps the most stunning example of their efforts. Get an up-close look at these feats of engineering.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><head><meta></head></html> https://archinect.com/news/article/149982704/new-photos-of-the-interior-and-exterior-of-apple-s-norman-foster-designed-campus New photos of the interior and exterior of Apple's Norman Foster-designed campus Julia Ingalls 2016-12-14T12:34:00-05:00 >2016-12-14T12:35:30-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/tr/trn3keb7z4xr1w5n.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>French website <a href="http://www.macg.co/aapl/2016/12/apple-fait-un-point-en-photos-sur-les-travaux-de-campus-2-96638" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mac Generation</a> has obtained photos of newly completed portions of the Apple Campus 2 as designed by Foster + Partners. The exterior, which in renderings possessed a certain monolithic frisbee quality, is far more vivid in real life. Here are photos of both the interior and exterior, including a shot of one of the roof's 59 skylights:</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/li/linnioe8k7n71w5y.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/u7/u7lypntfse4x5uod.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/2e/2e0wzrrog9fc9ulc.jpg"></p><p>Apple is expected to start moving its operations into the building in 2017.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/y0/y0pe1vvv3gvoavf0.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/25/25xtei3zsbvs1bta.jpg"></p><p>For more on the Apple Campus:</p><ul><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149940697/is-apple-s-campus-design-about-making-the-corporation-your-entire-life" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Is Apple's campus design about making the corporation your entire life?</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149938303/check-out-the-latest-4k-drone-footage-of-the-new-apple-campus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check out the latest 4K drone footage of the new Apple campus</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149934825/apple-s-new-spaceship-campus-is-taking-shape" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple's new spaceship campus is taking shape</a></li></ul> https://archinect.com/news/article/139531625/a-peak-into-sn-hetta-s-massive-new-sfmoma A peak into Snøhetta's massive new SFMOMA Julia Ingalls 2015-10-22T13:39:00-04:00 >2015-10-24T18:39:09-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/at/at39y9j3ddo7ja5e.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>In the Bay Area, SFMOMA is now the largest art museum, surpassing the Oakland Museum of California at 110,000 feet. In the city, the de Young Museum is second at 84,000 square feet. Statewide, its exhibition space is 50 percent larger than the Getty Center in Los Angeles and is second only to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Smithsonian of the West, which boasts 230,000 feet.</p></em><br /><br /><p>While the museum won't open to the public until May 14, 2016, <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/30708442/sfmoma-expansion" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the SFMOMA</a> has allowed a photographer from The San Francisco Chronicle inside and out to survey its newsworthily-expansive&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/snohetta" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sn&oslash;hetta</a>-designed spaces:&nbsp;</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/2u/2umpt332axh76ix3.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/dj/djlinzdanftg2lir.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/7o/7osgt6gitsbsp7e3.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/uq/uq0vhd7w13n1mnjj.jpg"></p>