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Sieger Suarez Architects and Carlos Ott design Miami's first supertall skyscraper Sieger Suarez Architects has collaborated with Uruguayan architect Carlos Ott to design a new property for hotel brand Waldorf Astoria in Miami, which aims to be the first supertall skyscraper to be completed in the city. The Waldorf Astoria Miami has 100 storeys and will top out at 1,049 feet (319.7 metres), well over the 300-metre threshold that defines a skyscraper as a supertall. If finished on schedule in 2026, it will be the first supertall skyscraper completed in Miami, according to the developer. Sieger Suarez Architects and Carlos...

Morphosis designs sleek electric vehicle charging stations for Genesis Architecture studio Morphosis has created electric vehicle charging stations for South Korean car brand Genesis that feature wing-like canopies. A series of stations has been completed at outdoor locations across Seoul and Gyeonggi-do – both densely populated metropolitan areas in South Korea. Morphosis' exterior electric vehicle charging stations have winged canopies Electric vehicle charging stations (EVCs) supply electrical power to plug-in electric vehicles. Morphosis designed EVCs for Genesis, the luxury vehicle division of Hyundai Motor Group. The architecture office also placed interior versions of the EVCs in Genesis' flagship showroom. All...

Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes designs gently curving timber bridge over train tracks in Angers Architecture studio Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes has built a curving wood and steel bridge for pedestrians and cyclists over railway tracks in Angers, France. Angular porticos of laminated Douglas fir arch over a deck made of French oak, sheltered down one side by a cross-laminated-timber (CLT) roof. Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes designed the 150-metre-long and eight-metre-wide bridge for Angers Saint-Laud railway station, replacing a badly damaged concrete bridge. Steel brackets support the bridge, which connects the station with a hotel and a park on the other side. Both the...

Miller Hull Partnership and Woods Bagot design timber Sea-Tac airport expansion Architecture offices Miller Hull Partnership and Woods Bagot have revealed plans for an extension of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Miller Hull Partnership and Woods Bagot will work with the Port of Seattle to carry out the 145,528 square-foot (13,520-square-metre) expansion of the airport's C Concourse. A sculptural pillar and a grand staircase clad in locally sourced Douglas fir will be at the centre of the C Concourse Expansion. The pillar will feature carved decorative geometric shapes. According to the architecture studios involved, the airport's grand staircase will be the focal...

Blast Studio 3D prints column from mycelium to make "architecture that could feed people" London practice Blast Studio has developed a method for 3D printing with living mycelium and used it to form a column that could be harvested for mushrooms before serving as a structural building element. The two-metre-high Tree Column has a ridged, undulating structure reminiscent of a tree trunk. Its shape was algorithmically designed to enhance the column's structural capacity and provide optimum growing conditions for mycelium, the root system of fungi. The Tree Column (above) is on display at London's Design Museum (top image) The column...