Franchising, retail, business
02/07/2014
As awards go, this is a big one.
In a prize-littered world, honors are doled out by the thousands, from the best Big Brother privacy-intruding agency and the top social media savant to the most successful frozen food campaign. For the last few years, there’s even been an award for the best tall building.
This year, the finalists for the Best Tall Building Worldwide, given by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, are the Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building in Portland, Ore.; One Central Park in Sydney, Australia; De Rotterdam in the Netherlands; and Cayan Tower in Dubai.
Founded in 1969, the council is generally considered an authority on skyscrapers. Four regional winners are picked each year from the Americas, Asia and Australasia, Europe, and the Middle East and Africa, based on their design and sustainability qualities. They can be new structures, as well as existing ones that undergo renovation. If it doesn’t win after its original construction, a makeover always helps.
The Best Tall Building Award dates back to 2007, when the Beetham Hilton Tower in England snagged the prize. Other past worldwide winners include the Shanghai World Financial Center, the Doha Tower in Qatar, and CCTV Headquarters in Beijing.
The stacked building block form of De Rotterdam (see photo above) evokes experimental modern Dutch art. It’s the biggest building in the Netherlands, and is home to offices, a hotel and residential apartments.
The Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building (above) is a renovated 1970s office building in downtown Portland. Named after two House representatives, it reopened last year with additional floor space and a large solar panel on its roof.
One Central Park in Sydney (above), designed by Jean Nouvel, is a residential unit that sits on top of a shopping complex. It includes hydroponics and heliostats, which supply the greenery around the building with light.
Cayan Tower (above) puts a twist on your typical skyscraper—literally. It rotates a full 90 degrees: each floor of this apartment complex is placed 1.2 degrees clockwise from the one under it.
The winner for this year’s Best Tall Building Worldwide will be announced in November.
L’idea di creare un blog giornaliero per il mondo del retail nasce grazie ai continui feedback positivi che riceviamo dalle notizie condivise attraverso diversi canali.
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