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ASICS EX89 "LAKERS & PISTONS & CELTICS"

The colors pay homage to NBA teams and evoke retro nostalgia! The "FABRE JAPAN L" and "FABRE POINT GETTER" were classic basketball shoes created in the 1980s. The lasts were created exclusively based on the foot shapes of top Japanese players, and the texture of the shoes became one's own as one wore them in, which was the very pride of ASICS. Later, to embody the key phrase "If you're serious, you're ASICS," a succession of successor models were added to the lineup, including the "GEL-SPOTLYTE," developed in collaboration with NBA star player ISIAH THOMAS. The high specs and exquisite craftsmanship of "Japan-made" sneakers are now being introduced to the world. In November 2022, "RONNIE FIEG," a charismatic figure in the modern sneaker scene, was one of those who were fascinated by "ASICS" since his boyhood, and in November 2022, he released his own "EX89" based on "GEL-EXTREME," a basketball shoe released in 1989. EX89", a special model that pays homage to his roots, the New York-based "Knicks". The outsole was inspired by a view of an American cityscape from a moving airplane. The outsole is inspired by an American cityscape seen from an airplane on the way to the airport. The "FF BLAST" midsole, which is used in running shoes, is used in the insole to provide cushioning and comfort while maintaining the form of court-like shoes. This time, featuring the colors of the NBA's most powerful teams. Three retro and energetic colors will be available, including "Purple" and "Green," which symbolize the "Los Angeles Lakers" and "Boston Celtics," two of the most fiercely competitive teams in the NBA.

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Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Blade Runner 2049 is one of the few times I've seen a film’s intelligence work against its own third act. This is a sci-fi pic with a brain, a great successor to the original Ridley Scott classic thanks to its themes and stunning visuals. So much thought has been placed into the workings of its world you can tell this film is too smart for it to go in the direction it’s pretending to go. Is that a legitimate flaw? Hard to say. One thing’s for sure, the picture is too long, even when watching it at home. Nonetheless, those who want a thinking man's story about robots and what it means to be human will not be disappointed.

In the future, artificial humans called replicants serve mankind as slaves. "K" (Ryan Gosling), is a blade runner, an advanced replicant charged with hunting down his rogue brothers. When the remains of a once-pregnant replicant are discovered, the thin line that defines humanity is threatened. K is charged by his superior (Robin Wright as Lt. Joshi) to track down and eliminate any trace of this anomaly. His only lead is a name: Deckard.

Before its theatrical release, Blade Runner 2049 was preceded by three short films that help enrich the world and clarify this view of the future. Included in the home release, they bridge the gap between the 30 (in-universe) years between the first film and this sequel but the quality varies. The first, Black Out 2022 is animated but the graphics are only ok. Otherwise, I’d say it’s the best of the three. 2036: Nexus Dawn shows the rise of Niander Wallace (Jared Leto), but it’s a bit over-the-top in just how evil he seems… though this may be appropriate considering the film is, ultimately, about a race of artificial humans who are enslaved. The third, 2048: Nowhere to Run focuses on Sapper Morton (Dave Bautista). It's fine but doesn't add much to the overall experience. Ultimately, these little stories are worth seeing. Altogether, they run about a half hour so I say watch them all three in a row, then take a break. Next up, the whopping 163-minute ride that is 2049.

Blade Runner 2049 is a dazzling presentation. Even at home, you’ll be impressed by the rich cityscapes, particularly the futuristic advertisements projected on the streets. The look of Blade Runner 2049 blows away the competition, particularly 2017’s Ghost in the Shell, which I gave a pass to but seeing this, regret doing for so many reasons. That’s only the surface. What's most exciting is what this film is saying about humans, artificial or not. When K goes home, he is greeted by an artificial woman, a hologram confined to his apartment who simulates small talk and a relationship. We’re talking about an artificial being interacting with another, completely different artificial being. What does it say about this facsimile of a man that he still longs for companionship? In the world of Blade Runner, the line between real and artificial humans is solely defined by whether or not one is born or grown in a factory. We’re shown that Replicants are as capable of emotion as people are, and it seems so unfair that they are considered property. If the artificial intelligences we keep developing continue the way they do now, how long until the only difference between a human being and a computer is that one has a body and the other doesn’t?

Blade Runner 2049 is what all sequels should be. It stands firmly on its own but you’ll have a greater appreciation for it if you’ve seen the original. The world and characters within it are complex, sometimes in unexpected ways. Sometimes it’s not so much what someone says or does, but what they don’t say or do that shows what they’re really about. Like its predecessor, this was not a box-office champion but it’s got the intelligence, the story and the dazzle necessary to endure. (On Blu-ray, June 29, 2018)

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RECREATION

New green space opens downtown

It’s the fourth and final park created through partnership with nonprofit

The celebratory atmosphere was palpable Saturday in downtown Dallas as scores of people — and a couple of metal mammoths — marked the completion of a new park for the city’s residents.

Harwood Park is the fourth and final park created in a partnership between the city of Dallas and the Downtown Dallas Parks Conservancy, following Pacific Plaza, West End Square and Carpenter Park.

At a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday, a series of speakers thanked the many minds and hands behind the newly completed park as families explored the space in the heart of downtown. “I am absolutely thrilled to be standing here before you on this beautiful — albeit a little hot and humid — morning,” said Amy Meadows, president and CEO of the parks conservancy. “It is truly a milestone occasion.”

Meadows thanked the property owners who sold the land for the park’s creation and noted the thoughtful design that draws on the area’s natural and human history. The nonprofit parks conservancy, founded by former DallasNews Corporation CEO Robert Decherd, recently changed its name from the Parks for Downtown Dallas to reflect its new mission of maintaining the parks. Decherd retired from DallasNews Corporation’s board of directors this month. Decherd, who is chairman of the conservancy, spoke of the many years and the hard work that went into the completion of the four parks. “It’s 20 years we’ve been at this,” he said.

Transforming the city During and after the ceremony, children climbed up and down the mammoth-shaped playground structures, the park’s most conspicuous feature. Families wandered the pathways and couples brought their pets to the dog runs. Arun Agarwal, the city’s Park and Recreation board president, said 15% of downtown Dallas is now park space, drawing applause from the crowd of about 200. Mayor Eric Johnson said it has been “a monumental undertaking to transform our cityscape and enhance the quality of life for all of our residents.” The mayor, who made headlines Friday when he announced his switch to the Republican Party, has identified Dallas’ park system as one of his three top priorities for the city. For families Johnson called Harwood Park a “sanctuary” for active recreation in the urban area, and thanked the architects, designers, community members and construction workers “who labored under the hot Texas sun” to make it a reality. “What was once parking lots and vacant buildings have been transformed into a 4-acre green space,” he said. Rita Vela, 41, enjoyed the morning along with her 2-year-old son, Pablin, at the park’s splash zone fountain, where several children cooled off. Pablin loved the mammoths, and Vela appreciated the toddler-friendly features of the playground. “It’s a great location. …It’s super close to home, in the middle of everything,” said Vela, an Oak Cliff resident. “We’ll definitely be back.”

A mammoth undertaking

Harwood Park celebrates ancient and modern Dallas history and puts grass where cars once roamed

Mammoths are on the loose in downtown Dallas, but don’t be afraid, they mean no harm. The two beasts — I propose we name them Erykah — are actually 18-foot-tall powder-coated steel play structures created in Finland for the newest addition to downtown, Harwood Park, which opened to the public Saturday.

The 3.8-acre, $20.3 million park takes the place of a patchwork of surface parking lots just blocks from the Farmers Market in what developers have christened the East Quarter. It is the fourth and final park created by Parks for Downtown Dallas, the nonprofit founded by Robert Decherd, following Pacific Plaza (2019), West End Square (2021) and Carpenter Park (2022).

With the park’s opening, the organization is changing its name to the Downtown Dallas Parks Conservancy, with a mission to maintain the parks it has created.

“The original notion that we would team up with the city, finish the parks and call it a day just doesn’t make sense,” says Decherd, who doubles as the controlling shareholder of this paper’s parent company and until last week also sat on its board. “The advocacy for downtown parks has to be consistent and uninterrupted.”

The conservancy is dedicated to the future, but Harwood Park makes a point of looking to the past, embracing the city’s history — ancient, modern and everything in between.

Those play structures, for instance, recall the Columbian mammoths that roamed the area around 12,000 years ago, before drought and warming temperatures helped drive them to extinction. (Sound familiar?)

The park’s design is by Austin-based landscape architect Christine Ten Eyck, a Dallas native with a long family history in the city:

Her great-grandfather, Joe Earl Lawther, was Dallas mayor from 1917 to 1919.

The making of the park was as much a work of archaeological discovery as landscape architecture.

Among the objects buried beneath the site: heating oil tanks, walls and basements dating to the end of the 19th century, when the area was principally residential.

The park is bisected by a trenched “rain garden” that will capture water for irrigation while providing drainage.

Its path traces the route of Mill Creek, which ran directly across the park site before it was sunk into a culvert in the late 19th or early 20th century as a means of flood prevention.

The plantings are drawn from species native to the areas surrounding the Trinity River.

“We’re trying to give homage to what was here before,” Ten Eyck says. “It was not always a concrete landscape.”

Among the remaining markers of that time past is a majestic, century-old American elm tree that commands a central location in the park.

Construction teams dubbed it “Chuck Norris” because it seemed impossible to kill.

The tree is a remnant of the site’s residential period.

But by the 1920s that character had changed, given over to the automotive service business.

In the early 1930s, it changed again, this time becoming the center of the Dallas film industry.

The park deftly incorporates a pair of historic buildings along Harwood Street that reflect those shifts.

The first, a two-story structure, was built in 1917 for the auto business but was converted for use as a motion picture distribution center, complete with a fireproof storage vault.

Theater owners from across the region would pick up their films (along with tickets, popcorn and other essentials) and return them after their run was complete.

It will now be used by park marshals and rangers.

The second building, built in 1940 to service the film industry, has a small exhibition space and will house public restrooms and other park operation facilities.

The buildings provide an appealing backdrop to the park’s green spaces, their blocky intrusions creating a series of what Ten Eyck describes as distinct “outdoor rooms.”

Their incorporation is a significant victory for Dallas preservation, although four lesser buildings were demolished in the making of the park.

Another historic building adjacent to the park, a facility for Paramount Pictures at the corner of Young and Harwood streets, is being restored by the conservancy and will be sold to support the organization’s endowment.

“It’s a great example of working with what’s there, working with even some of the messiness, which I don’t think Dallas is always very tolerant of,” says Nancy McCoy, a preservation architect who collaborated on the project. “Anytime you can thread together the history of our city, it’s more interesting.”

The park also incorporates relics of a nearby structure that is now gone.

At its northwestern corner is a pavilion with screens of gold-colored rings that once animated the façade of the old Statler Hotel garage, which was demolished to make way for Main Street Garden Park.

The rings were salvaged from the “boneyard” of abandoned architectural elements maintained by the Park and Recreation Department.

“Leave it to Dallas to be sentimental about a parking garage,” Ten Eyck says.

The pavilion fronts a lawn, the Gold Ring Green, and is set up on a plinth so it can serve as a stage for concerts and other forms of performance.

A larger, wedge-shaped lawn occupies the central space of the park, providing dramatic views of downtown Dallas.

Those views, for the moment, are compromised by an unfinished and unsightly garage building that runs along the park’s northern border, along Jackson Street.

But that will change, as a shielding allée of chinquapin oaks matures.

Among the park’s amenities are a pair of dog runs (for large and small dogs, respectively), and a basketball court that can be converted for pickle ball.

In addition to the aforementioned mammoths, the play areas also include a fountain and other play equipment.

The park, along with its three siblings, is both emblematic of and a contributing factor to the changing face of downtown, ushering in a welcome shift from a purely commercial character to one that is increasingly residential.

With the pandemic, that change, which was already taking place, has only accelerated.

The process is clearly evident at Harwood Park, where the neighboring East Quarter Residences, an upscale development, has oriented its entry to be on axis with that of the park.

Together, Decherd calls the four parks “hundred-year assets.”

“If they’re properly cared for, they create an urban neighborhood environment that is not only different, it’s very attractive,” he says. It is up to the city to follow through on that potential, to ensure that these extraordinary amenities — and they are extraordinary — propel Dallas forward into a sustainable and equitable future.

Mark Lamster is the architecture critic of The Dallas Morning News and a visiting faculty member of the Harvard Graduate School of Design, where he is also a Loeb Fellow. His 2018 biography of the late architect Philip Johnson, The Man in the Glass House, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography.

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Video Games Assemble: All Upcoming Confirmed Marvel Games

   Superheroes are all the rage lately, dominating film and TV series - but it’s in the video gaming world where they’re really shining. What better way to experience the power of your favourite heroes than controlling them yourself? The long-awaited Spider-Man 2 is right around the corner, but it’s being followed by a slew of other new Marvel gaming projects that you may not have heard about. Very little has been confirmed about these projects beyond the fact that they’re in development, but the small bits of info we do have can actually tell us quite a bit about them. Ready your web-shooters, your claws, your high-tech armour and your mighty shields as we explore all confirmed upcoming Marvel superhero games!

Spider-Man 2    On October 22, everyone’s favourite web-slinging duo will be teaming up for real in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. 10 months after Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Kraven the Hunter aims to turn New York into his personal hunting grounds, with Peter Parker and Miles Morales at the top of his list, while the mysterious Venom symbiote begins to corrupt Peter. Insomniac Games’ beloved superhero adaptation will be expanding even further, tripling the size of the playable map as Queens and Brooklyn are added alongside Manhattan. Switch between playing as the two Spider-Men on the fly, and try out their new tricks and upgrades like wingsuits carrying them above the cityscape or Peter’s dangerous new symbiotic powers.

Wolverine    While the Spider-Men tackle Kraven and Venom in New York, an older, angrier hero prepares for a much more violent mission in the crime-riddled city of Madripoor. Armed with incredible regeneration powers, indestructible bones and, of course, his signature claws, Wolverine will be taking centre stage in Insomniac Games’ upcoming 2024 superhero project. Set in the same universe as the Spider-Man games and exclusive to PS5, Wolverine’s game will have a more mature tone considering the bloodstained teaser released earlier this year - perfect for ripping apart baddies with razor-sharp claws and regenerating from usually-fatal injuries. Sharing a universe with Spider-Man also points towards a possible wider Marvel Games universe, opening up possibilities for grand crossovers, or just a guest-star cameo here and there.

Iron Man    It’s not just Insomniac Games that gets all the fun - EA Games and Motive Studio will be bringing us a game that puts us in the repulsor-powered shoes of technological billionaire genius Tony Stark and his trademark red-and-gold suit of high-tech weaponised flying armour. Iron Man’s upcoming adventure will be built on the fancy high-power Unreal Engine 5, in the first of many planned collaborations between EA and Marvel. The game will feature an original single-player action-adventure story campaign, and players will be able to customise Stark’s suits as they see fit with all kinds of cool gadgets and weapons. There isn’t any known release window for this game, but considering it was announced in 2022, it’s likely to drop sometime in 2025.

Black Panther    One of Marvel’s most fascinating locations is the hidden high-tech African nation of Wakanda, home to incredibly advanced technology made from the indestructible metal Vibranium, and protected by the mighty warrior known as the Black Panther. EA Games and the brand-new studio Cliffhanger Games will allow players to explore the vast jungles and shining cities of Wakanda in a possible open-world adventure, in a new story said to give a lot of player agency - so expect a very “choices-matter” storyline! Rumours also suggest that instead of controlling the more well-known established Black Panther, Prince T’Challa, players will create their own original character to don the mantle of Wakanda’s defender.

Captain America & Black Panther    Turning back the clock, Skydance New Media will be bringing us a superhero period piece set at the height of World War II and featuring a powerful playable ensemble: Captain America (a.k.a. Steve Rogers, an American super-soldier) teams up with Black Panther (King Azzuri, the grandfather of the modern Black Panther), alongside the soldier Gabriel Jones and Wakandan spy Nanali. Across the war-torn Paris and the hidden nation of Wakanda, these four heroes will be fighting the dangerous Nazi splinter group Hydra in a narrative-heavy storyline featuring high-stakes espionage action alongside combat. Seemingly based on the comics storyline Captain America/Black Panther: Flags of our Fathers, this duo has plenty of history that will make for a fascinating gaming experience.

   The future of Marvel gaming is looking bright indeed! With all these heroes at your control soon, who knows - we might get a grand connected Marvel games universe to rival even the films themselves! Let me know which of these games you’re most excited for; feedback, reblogs and likes are appreciated!   Thanks for reading!

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24 Sep 2021 Two LWK + PARTNERS projects earn esteemed recognitions at The Global RLI Awards 2021

LWK + PARTNERS is pleased to announce that two of the firm’s design projects in China won distinguished acclaims at world-renowned The Global RLI Awards 2021. The awards were announced in a hybrid presentation ceremony held in London on 23 September.

Zijing Paradise Walk, Hangzhou, China • RLI Most Innovative Retail & Entertainment Project (Highly Commended)

Designed with culture and wellness themes, this shopping mall freshens up the local retail scene with playful references to village life, Hui-style architecture and traditional Chinese gardens. Not only is the building aesthetically pleasing, but it also provides cool shades for passers-by with shifting and cantilevered forms.

image courtesy of architects Zijing Paradise Walk, Hangzhou

MixC Dongguan Songshan Lake District Mixed Use Development, Dongguan, China • RLI Future Project (Highly Commended)

The project is conceived as a catalyst of urban transformation turning a sub-urban industrial landscape to a robust lifestyle and cultural hub. Featuring diverse energising public spaces and multifarious greenery, the project also benefits the community with premium apartments and commercial facilities.

Ferdinand Cheung, Director of LWK + PARTNERS, joined the ceremony online and noted: “I would like to thank RLI and the jury for the recognition. Credits to the team for their continuous efforts through the challenges in both projects. We also look forward to the completion of the MixC project in Dongguan.”

The Global RLI Awards celebrates the most visionary and innovative retail and leisure concepts from across the globe. Since its inception 16 years ago, it has been regarded as one of the world’s most representative award programmes in the sector.

8 Sep 2021 LWK + PARTNERS Zero energy buildings design image courtesy of LWK + PARTNERS LWK + PARTNERS Zero energy buildings design Building construction and operations make up 38% of the world’s energy-related CO2 emissions, according to the 2020 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction published by UN Environment Programme. To significantly decarbonise our buildings, one of the key innovations being actively explored by architects is the idea of a ‘zero energy building’, which has attracted much discussion across the building industry and academia and is now increasingly seen as critical for the future sustainable smart cities.

8 July 2021 Green Shore Residence Phase II, tip of Luoxi Island in Panyu, Guangzhou, south eastern China image courtesy of architects office Green Shore Residence, Luoxi Island Cities, as they develop, are known to leave their mark on the skylines. Green Shore Residence Phase II, a top-end luxury residence in Guangzhou, China designed by LWK + PARTNERS, is an architectural response to the relationship between the island and city where it resides.

31 May 2021 Asia Pacific Property Awards 2021-2022 News

Five projects by LWK + PARTNERS have attained honourable titles, including three 5-Star and two Winner, at Asia Pacific Property Awards 2021-2022. One of the projects, Tsuen Wan Sports Centre, Hong Kong, China is also Nominee of Best Leisure Architecture Asia Pacific, competing with other top projects for the region’s best. The virtual ceremony was held on 28 May 2021.

Tsuen Wan Sports Centre, Hong Kong, China: image courtesy of architects

LWK + PARTNERS Asia Pacific Property Awards 2021

29 Oct 2020 Radisson Collection Resort, Nanjing, China Design: LWK + PARTNERS image courtesy of architects Radisson Collection Resort Nanjing The low-rise resort complex consists of 151 deluxe guest rooms and suites, accompanied by comprehensive amenities like a lobby bar, all-day dining restaurant, Chinese restaurant, executive lounge, function rooms, meeting rooms, a fitness centre, swimming pool and spa.

20 October 2020 Streets as the impetus of community life image courtesy of LWK + PARTNERS Streets as the impetus of community life LWK + PARTNERS Director HC Chan sees immense opportunities in excavating the power of street life to preserve cultural diversity and walkability. Fostering a liveable city requires the engagement of various stakeholders. Policy makes up one side of the story, but the participation of residents in placemaking is equally important for achieving urban spaces truly fulfilling for the local people.

4 August 2020 LWK + PARTNERS Lighting Design image courtesy of LWK + PARTNERS LWK + PARTNERS Lighting Design

6 July 2020 LWK + PARTNERS Saudi Arabia Office The new LWK + PARTNERS Riyadh studio will be led by Kerem Cengiz, Managing Director – MENA (right), and Usama Aziz, a new Director. LWK + PARTNERS Saudi Arabia Office

1 June 2020 Shijiazhuang Zhao Hua Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, North China image courtesy of architects Shijiazhuang Zhao Hua Hospital in China Our planet’s population is now going through the biggest shared experience in decades due to COVID-19, and the way people think about life and illness today is incomparable with any time in history.

Sai Kung Outdoor Recreation Centre Temporary Quarantine Facilities photo : Paul Y. – iMax Sai Kung Outdoor Recreation Centre Facilities

OCT Caoqiao Cultural Commercial Street, Hunan Province, China image courtesy of architects Hunan OCT Caoqiao Cultural Commercial Street

27 Apr 2020 Zhongshan OCT Harbour Development, Shenzhen area – west coast of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, China image courtesy of architects office Zhongshan OCT Harbour Development

31 Mar 2020 Hebei Grand Hotel, Anyue, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, North China image courtesy of architects office Hebei Grand Hotel, Anyue in Shijiazhuang, China When it comes to aesthetics and simple living, the past can be a rich source of inspiration. LWK + PARTNERS recently completed Hebei Grand Hotel, Anyue in a new Central Business District of Shijiazhuang; part of the fast-growing Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei metropolitan region.

23 Feb 2020 Xichen Paradise Walk, Chengdu, China image courtesy of architects practice Xichen Paradise Walk Retail Complex in Chengdu, China Retail spaces are evolving into lifestyle complexes that are inspiring, diversified and immersive to surround visitors with a curated experience to fulfil various lifestyle and social needs. Xichen Paradise Walk encourages social interaction and community life with high transparency and accessibility to bring together people, their neighbourhoods and nature.

25 Nov 2019 Kei Cuisine, Hong Kong, China photography : iMAGE28 Kei Cuisine Restaurant Hong Kong Successfully marriage of Japanese and Chinese cultures to create an elegant ambience for Kei Cuisine, a luxury Cantonese restaurant located in one of Hong Kong’s core retail areas. Out of client’s passion for Japanese culture, the team took inspiration from the Yoshida Fire Festival.

12 Nov 2019 TIANFU ONE Exhibition Gallery, Chengdu, China photograph : Guanhong Chen Tianfu One Exhibition Gallery Chengdu Building Comfortably perched at the eastern end of a green corridor in Chengdu’s Tianfu New District, TIANFU ONE Exhibition Gallery enjoys panoramic views of the Luxihe wetland park just across the road. The architecture firm leveraged its proximity to both urban life and natural greenery to craft an observation deck culminating at the end of the city’s main artery.

20 Oct 2019 The LOOP, Chongqing City, southwest China photo : WOHO The LOOP in Chongqing The LOOP is the sales gallery for Shun Shan Fu, a low-density residential development composed of various luxurious villas and houses.

16 Oct 2019 Vanke Forest Park Sales Gallery, Chongqing City, southwest China photo : Guanhong Chen Chongqing Vanke Forest Park Sales Gallery Scenery is beauty; nature is grandeur. Abandon screams and self-expression, and embrace silence and tranquillity… ‘Retreat’ is a design attitude.

13 Oct 2019 Spiritual Bay Pavilion, Qingdao, China photography : Xuesong Zhang & Guanhong Chenn Spiritual Bay Pavilion in Qingdao Spiritual Bay Pavilion in Qingdao recently opened. Just 120 metres off the Yellow Sea coast, the project is endowed with perks of nature at Guzhenkou’s Lingxi Bay near the intersection of Yingshanhong Road and Haijun Road, enjoying distant views of the Dazhushan Scenic Area.

14 Oct 2019 Legend Gallery, Chongqing City, southwest China photography : Guanhong CHEN, Lian HE Chongqing Jiangshan Yun Chu As a lifestyle gallery, Chongqing Jiangshan Yun Chu – Legend Gallery is a trial for and response to localised architecture. It explores the spatial interaction between nature and urban space on a site close to Chongqing’s Jialing River bank, where the waterscape forms a rare natural setting for the urban area.

26 Sep 2019

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LWK + PARTNERS Recognised with Four Cityscape Awards for Emerging Markets 2019

26th September 2019 – Four projects by LWK + PARTNERS have been recognised in the Cityscape Awards for Emerging Markets 2019, at a presentation ceremony that took place in Dubai yesterday, an event attended by e-architect founder and co-Editor Adrian Welch.

Landmarks Riverside Park – Phase II Danzishi Old Street, Chongqing, China, by LWK + PARTNERS: images courtesy of architects office

Shijiazhuang’s Zhengding Li Mixed-use Development is Winner of the Retail Project Award (Future), Chongqing’s Landmark Riverside Park – Phase II: Danzishi Old Street was made Winner of the Retail Project Award (Built), while Hangzhou’s Gallium Valley Science Park and The Pavilia Bay in Hong Kong are Highly Commended respectively for the Commercial Project Award (Future) and Residential – Medium to High Rise Project Award (Built).

Gallium Valley Science Park, Hangzhou, China, by LWK + PARTNERS Hong Kong: image courtesy of architects

Zhengding Li Mixed-use Development is located in the new central business district adjacent to the historical city of Zhengding in Shijiazhuang of China’s Hebei province. This retail-led development comprises SOHO offices, serviced apartments as well as a resort hotel, all linked up by pedestrian-friendly retail streets. Such a model of mixed-use development will promote a sustainable and zero-carbon community which is a main theme for future living.

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Landmarks Riverside Park – Phase II: Danzishi Old Street in Chongqing, China, sits on a rejuvenated riverside heritage site. A retail complex by nature, Danzishi Old Street now offers a comprehensive cultural commercial experience that bridges the old and new, the oriental and the western. While many traditional spots were preserved and historical buildings refurbished, new structures were built with a modern Chinese architectural style so the old and new assimilate impressively well.

Zhengding Li Mixed-use Development, Shijiazhuang, China:

Gallium Valley Science Park is at the heart of the Cloud Valley technology cluster in Hangzhou, China, aimed to promote the development of e-commerce and the artificial-intelligence sector. It is located to the south of the new Xihu University and adjacent to a river, encouraging synergy with the tertiary institution while enjoying scenic surroundings. The project advocates a new office-park typology that blends greenery and communal spaces in the work environment, encouraging work-life balance in a professional industry.

The Pavilia Bay, Hong Kong, China:

The Pavilia Bay is a seafront residential development in Hong Kong, China, facing the serene Rambler Channel and surrounded by dense greenery of a nearby park. Its architecture invokes the beautiful image of a yacht embarking its journey towards the waters, with this theme carried all the way from macro building form, elevation right through to the interiors.

The Pavilia Bay, Hong Kong, China:

To take full advantage of the site, residential towers are oriented to maximize sea views for each residential unit. Residents have access to a host of clubhouse amenities such as an infinite pool, gym, and children’s play area.

Landmarks Riverside Park Chongqing:

As Hong Kong-based architectural practice LWK + PARTNERS continues to expand in China, Asia and MENA, the Cityscape Awards for Emerging Markets are the latest testament of international recognition towards its diverse design expertise. In addition to the awards, LWK + PARTNERS takes part in the exhibition and conferences of Cityscape Global, which is an annual real estate investment and development event, to shed light on the latest developments of the industry. LWK + PARTNERS Directors Ivan Fu, Ferdinand Cheung and Corina Leung gave insightful presentations offering perspectives and knowledge illustrated by powerful built-environment solutions.

Gallium Valley Science Park buildings in Hangzhou, China: image courtesy of architects

The Cityscape Awards for Emerging Markets recognises and celebrates excellence across real estate developments and architecture. Covering a range of categories, the awards offer international architects and leading real estate developers a prestigious platform to collaborate and share their vision for the future, from culturally integrated city skylines to sustainable urban communities.

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From Istanbul to Constantinople

by Mirela Ivanova, ANAMED Post-Doctoral Fellow (2021­–2022)

Photograph: David Hendrix 

November 2021 saw two exhibitions about Byzantium open simultaneously at the Pera Museum, a mere few hundred meters away from the ANAMED research center which had come to be my temporary home. Despite their obvious differences, there was a strong thematic unity between the two. Both were interested in Byzantium as an object of study and an object of the imagination, and not with the factual histories of the medieval Roman emperors.

On the top floor, and open until March is What Byzantinism is This in Istanbul? Byzantium in Popular Culture. The exhibition traces the refractions of Byzantium from video games, graphic novels, and sci-fi fiction to high fashion runways and metal music.

And whilst I recommend this exhibition wholeheartedly, I want to dwell on the other Byzantium, the one found in Brigitte Pitarakis’ exhibition From Istanbul to Byzantium: Paths to Rediscovery, 1800–1955. Also open till March, this exhibition traces the re-emergence of Constantinople in the historical imaginary of Istanbul. From the mid-nineteenth century, when Sultan Abdülmecid took an interest in restoring the Hagia Sophia, a long process of monumentalization began, which transformed organic urban landscapes into objects to be observed and visited. This transition was absolutely formative to the modern fabric of Istanbul.

This late nineteenth-century moment in which objects of everyday life became objects of conscious historical monumentality has been elsewhere termed the nascence of modernity. In his study of the use of the ruins of Ancient Greece in Greece, Yannis Hamilakis, discusses the difference between what he calls “indigenous” archaeology and modernist archaeology.[1] He gives the example of a caryatid statue formerly thought to be of Demeter, now in the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. The statue was found in the village of Eleusis, in Attica, by the Cambridge scholar Edward Clark in 1801. Prior to him removing it from Eleusis, the villagers had developed a peculiar relationship with the marble figure. Because of its decorations, the villagers assumed it to be a deity of harvest. So they buried it in dung, and turned to it for good weather each year. Their praxis was fused with Christianity. A burning lamp would be lit before the statue on Christian feasts, as is normally done with icons. The view of Edward Clark was that the villagers did not appreciate the statue correctly: that they were simply mistaken. For him, the only way of understanding the statue was as an ancient monument to Demeter, and the only appropriate way of engaging with it was cleaned up from the feces, in a whitewashed museum room, preferably in Cambridge. A number of interesting threads emerge from this story which Hamilakis teases out with great dexterity–not least the fact that Edward Clark’s own perceived superior understanding of the statue as Demeter was in fact later proved to be incorrect. But as Hamilakis rightly notes, it is by no means the case that the villagers’ engagement with the statue is simply a mistake: their engagement with it is, in his words, a kind of archaeology. Their relationship with the statue was creative, and it opened up new words of understanding and praxis which are just as valuable an object of study as the statue’s original intended significance.

The beauty of the exhibition  From Istanbul to Byzantium, is that it catches, in motion, the same process on the streets of Istanbul. In a fantastic array of images, we see how the cityscape shifts from, for lack of a better word, “indigenous,” or pre-self-conscious engagement with the medieval remains around it, to a structured exhibition approach interested in recovering the original shapes and meanings of its objects, like Edward Clark did with the statue from Eleusis. In some instances, the exhibition captures this transition from consciousness to self-consciousness, or from life to history, with extraordinary precision.

A photograph from the early 1850s displays the dusty uneven plain of what used to be the Hippodrome of Constantinople. Two men are in a heated exchange over a table. Wooden houses hover in the background. Somewhere amidst this image, half buried by the uneven sand stands the Theodosian Obelisk, an ancient Egyptian monument brought to the imperial capital in the fourth century by Emperor Theodosius I and placed upon a lavish base with a bilingual Greek and Latin inscription. In the photo the inscription is mostly under ground level, covered in dust. A man sits slumped on the Obelisk’s base, his feet dangling over the fourth century text. One is reminded of Pieter Brueghel’s “The Fall of Icarus”: a man pushes a plough cart in the foreground, a shepherd tends to his sheep, some ships sail peacefully on the horizon. Yet somewhere in the distance, something of extraordinary import to the observer of the image goes unnoticed: Icarus falls from the sky. The bilingual inscription of Theodosius I lays buried in the ground!

Less than a decade later, in 1856 another image was taken of the same space from nearly the same angle, after the excavation work of British archaeologist Charles Newton. Some things have remained the same: a man with a table of goods looks away from the Obelisk uninterestedly awaiting custom. Yet, the difference is immense. The dusty ground has been levelled. The earth around the Obelisk has been dug up. The inscription has been revealed. And most importantly, that universal symbol of museumification has appeared: a barrier stands around the Obelisk. Stand back! Look! Do not touch! This is no longer a part of the living and changing urban fabric, this is now a frozen monument of history.

But earlier image begs so many questions. What did that man resting on the Obelisk base think the ancient monument meant? Did he wonder about the text beneath his feet? Was it noted, noticed? Were there myths and legends about how the Obelisk got there, what it could do? And how were the rest of the surviving monuments of medieval Byzantium engaged with by the communities that lived in Istanbul in the nineteenth century? What “indigenous” archaeologies surrounded the Boukoleon Palace or the Galata Tower? Was anything covered in dung?

One small vignette from contemporary Istanbul may give us a glimpse. In the Fatih district of Istanbul, a short walk from the Viaduct, lay the ruins of the Church of St. Polyeuktos. It was built in the sixth century by the Roman aristocrat Anicia Juliana. It narrowly predated Hagia Sophia, which it only seconded in size and splendor. After its abandonment in the thirteenth century however, it lay buried underground for over five hundred years, to be rediscovered accidentally in the 1960s during the engineering works for an overpass. Thus, the building bypassed the late nineteenth century moment of museumification to be spat out into a late twentieth century world, a world which was much less interested in revising the canon.

The ruins are remarkable, even after decades of looting. They reveal mostly the underground corridors of the church and lay in the open air: you can walk through them at any time of day. A slim metal fence forms an enclosure, but the door is never locked nor particularly insurmountable. There is no ticket office, no museum, no security. 

The ruins have thus spilled over into the park adjacent. Marvelous capitols sit next to benches and swings, their flat square tops clearly used as tea tables over the years. A large standing column hovers over four bins by the road.

One part of the ruins is a covered shelter, resembling an arched cave. Perhaps it is an old relic chamber which stood under the main church floor. If you walk through the complex today, you might catch a glimpse of sleeping bags and belongings stored inside. If you go in the evening, you may also see the people who have been driven to living inside the ruins. They are almost all men, some much older than others. I wonder what they make of living in one of the grandest monuments in sixth century Constantinople. What is Constantinople to them? How different is it to the Constantinople of the man resting on the Obelisk base in the 1850s?

These are all stories of Byzantium, and they are all stories that must be told. The two exhibitions on offer at Pera are an important step to a broader critical engagement with the recent history and contemporary life of our remains and what they mean to the people that use them.

Mirela Ivanova’s co-edited book with Benjamin Anderson, “Is Byzantine Studies a Colonialist Discipline?” will be out with Penn State University Press this year and engages with some of the questions of heritage and the history of Byzantine scholarship raised above.

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[1] Yannis Hamilakis, “Decolonizing Greek Archaeology: Indigenous Archaeologies, Modernist Archaeology, and the Post-Colonial Critique,” in A Singular Antiquity, eds. D. Damaskos and D. Plantzos (Athens: The Benaki Museum, 2008), 273–84.

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$50K AI Prediction Contest Launches Today

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$50K AI Prediction Contest Launches Today

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A forecasting platform that aggregates insight from thousands of technology experts announced a two-year contest today focused on AI predictions: the future state of key benchmarks in machine learning, computer vision, and natural language processing.

At stake is $50,000 in prize money.

The platform is Metaculus, which says it “maps the future.”

Current predictions on Metaculus include whether Donald Trump will be the president of the United States on January 21, 2021 (spoiler: 2,840 predictions give him close to a 1% probability) and whether the price of Bitcoin will drop below $10,000 next year (the community says there’s a 35% probability.) There’s also an current prediction about whether Americans will accept the results of the 2020 election, and just to keep things light, a prediction on whether the universe will end.

Whether this is a crystal ball or a dime-store Magic 8 Ball is the operative question, of course. Or, as is most likely, something in between.

Metaculus says its community has an “established track record predicting key advances in science and technology.” And, in fact, the platform publishes its track record, getting positive results on past questions in politics, history, science, and AI.

Advisors for the new contest include scientists and founders at Stanford University, OpenAI, and the AI foundation.

I asked Gaia Dempsey, the CEO of Metaculus, for more details.

Metaculus is a predictions platform and community. The latest contest: AI forecasting questions.

Koetsier: Who’s entering the contest? Who do you want to enter?

Dempsey: First and foremost, we are inviting the thousands of expert forecasters already on the Metaculus platform to participate in this tournament. Beyond those that are already part of our ecosystem, we are planning additional outreach to people who are part of the AI industry and AI research communities, as well as data scientists, ML engineers, and anyone with a passion for AI development.  

Koetsier: What are you looking for forecasts on, specifically?

Dempsey: Metaculus already has one of the largest collections of publicly accessible AI forecasts anywhere in the world. As an example, here is a question about breakthroughs in protein folding predictive capacity launched two years ago (with some recent updates), and here you can explore a wide range of forecasts on the topic of AI progress. 

For this tournament, forecasting questions will focus on the future state of key benchmarks of AI progress in machine learning, computer vision, and natural language processing, specifically excluding benchmarks that are nearly maxed out (leaving little room for additional progress). 

In addition to ML benchmarks, we will also solicit quantitative forecasts on AI compute performance, research productivity, and key economic indicators such as metrics around profitability and revenue in the AI industry. 

Forecasts like these are designed to provide specific insights on numerical KPI’s, which can be used to build up a richer, fuller understanding of likely future scenarios and trends. 

Here are example forecasting questions:

What is the maximum amount of computation (in PetaFlops) that will be used to train an ML system in the year 2021?

What will the top performing ML model score on Atari 2600 Montezuma’s Revenge be by the end of 2021?

How many papers on AI safety, interpretability, transparency, and explainability will be published in 2021?

What will the top performance (in terms of Top-1 accuracy) be on ImageNet by the end of 2021?

What will the market capitalization of Alphabet Inc be on December 30th, 2022?

How many reinforcement learning papers will be published in the year 2025?

Across the course of the entire tournament, there will be roughly 100 questions for forecasting in total.

Koetsier: This is a two-year contest, right? What’s the mix of awards over the interim stages and the end?

Dempsey: The first round questions will resolve in 6 months, the second round questions will resolve in 12 months, and the third round forecasts will cover a 24 month timeframe. However, forecasters won’t have 6, 12, or 24 months, in each round respectively, to submit their forecasts – the ones submitted a month before the resolution would have a significant advantage! Instead, in all three rounds, forecasts must be submitted within 2 months after questions open, after which point tournament submissions will no longer be accepted.

Here is an overview of the three rounds and their prizes, plus a fourth overview round that rewards participation across the tournament as a whole:

Round 1, Maximum Likelihood Prize: First Prize $2,200, $7,000 in total, rewarding those scoring in the top 5 places in round 1. 

Round 2, Hill Climbing Prize: 1st Prize $3,000, $9,000 in total, rewarding those scoring in the top 5 places in round 2.

Round 3, Deep Learning Prize: 1st Prize $2,500, $7,500 in total rewarding scoring in the top 5 places in round 3. 

The Bayes Prize: 1st Prize $7,500, $20,000 in total. This prize will be awarded to the top 5 who perform the best across all three rounds.

Lastly, we are also offering the Dreyfus Prize, with a total of $6,500 in prize funds, for an essay contest rewarding forecasters who write the most convincing analysis of their reasoning for long-term AI forecasts that contemplate timelines of a decade or more. 

Total prize funds across the entire tournament equal $50,000. 

Koetsier: Who’s judging?

Dempsey: For the three tournament rounds focused on forecasting AI benchmarks, reality is the judge! We utilize Brier and log scores in order to evaluate performance, which are the most common and reliable measures of forecasting accuracy. 

(Side note: our team and our community are profoundly excited by a system that actually enables reality to be the judge for the quality of human reasoning, as measured by quantitative, probabilistic forecasting. Accountability is a sorely lacking factor in most public forecasting forums, where plenty of public figures, politicians, economists, and pundits are free to make predictions that repeatedly fail to come true, without any sort of reputational repercussions. On Metaculus, your forecasting track record accrues over time and is publicly accessible.)

Participants will forecast the future state of a given benchmark – such as the sum of compute performance of TOP500 supercomputers, or the market capitalization of NVIDIA – at the 6-month, 12-month, and 24-month milestones. Then, Metaculus’s capabilities as a forecasting platform will enable us to resolve each open question at the appropriate time, and our scoring system will be able to determine which forecasters have achieved the best Brier and log scores – in other words, who was the most accurate.

The Dreyfus Prize will launch next year, and we will announce the judges for it then. (They will probably be 1-2 well-respected AI researchers, similar in background and standing to those in our advisory group.)

Koetsier: This is the largest-ever AI forecasting awards show? What other ones have there been?

Dempsey: This is the largest AI forecasting tournament to date – that we know of – both in terms of the scale of the prize funds and the expected number of participants. 

There have been many forecasting tournaments on topics such as automotive innovation, Covid vaccines, and geopolitical outcomes, and there have been expert surveys on AI timelines, but to our knowledge there has been no large-scale forecasting tournament dedicated to predicting AI timelines.

Metaculus is differentiated by our powerful data science capabilities and highly technical forecaster community, which is why we are the best equipped for this kind of advanced tech science forecasting.

[Note from the author: there are a variety of AI contests, some with large prizes. Determining which is the largest for forecasting specifically is likely a matter of opinion.)

Koetsier: What’s the goal here?

Dempsey: We know that it is possible to develop and scale quantifiable, accurate forecasts on highly complex topics, with the right infrastructure. We utilize proven methods in human judgment aggregation and statistical modeling, combined with data science and AI, to produce granular, reliable forecasts for our clients, which in turn enable better planning and decision-making.

The aim of the Forecasting AI Progress Tournament is to significantly improve the accuracy of forecasts made on AI development, thereby enabling better preparation for its many anticipated impacts. 

It will also provide a unique proof of concept for aggregate probabilistic forecasting in the realm of AI. Participants will be contributing to the development of important new knowledge on this subject, since the resulting forecasts will be made publicly available.

Metaculus’ partner Open Philanthropy is the sponsor of the project. 

Koetsier: Anything else you want to share?

Dempsey: Some food for thought: the first-order problem that Metaculus as a platform solves is the need for reliable forecasts. But as a crowdsourcing platform with thousands of participants, the second-order problem we uniquely solve is really one of incentives (including accountability, as I mentioned earlier). 

Our proprietary scoring system produces the most accurate forecasts available on a wide range of topics thanks in no small part to our incentive system and our incredible community of forecasters. We’re excited to pioneer the use of this state-of-the-art system in AI forecasting, because it would represent a major breakthrough in the technology forecasting space. 

What if you could ask any question about the future and get an answer that you knew was reliable about 85% of the time? It’s a powerful capability, and it’s exactly what Metaculus provides.

Koetsier: Thank you for your time!

Anyone interested in entering the contest can do so here.

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Which Is the Best Fully-Loaded, Ultra-Luxury Apartment in Bangalore?

There has been a significant surge in demand for ultra-luxury flats in Bangalore or the best luxury apartments in Bangalore in the past couple of years. Entrepreneurs, doctors, jewelers, engineers, and NRIs are readily investing in a better place to reside, and rightfully so. The benefits of living in a fully-loaded, premium apartment in Bangalore are endless, ranging from satisfaction and quality of life to high-resale value and a robust investment portfolio.

However, this rise in demand has also resulted in an increase in the prices, which has made it difficult for end-users to live their dream of a luxury residence.  

In this post, we'll discuss how the tallest tower in Yeshwanthpur Bangalore provides you with fully-featured, facility-rich the best luxury flats in Bangalore at a reasonable price tag.

What to look for in ultra-luxury flats in Bangalore?

Different developers have different definitions for luxury; for some, it might be smart home technology and automation, and for some, it may be open space with natural lighting and good indoor air quality. But here, we'll be talking about CNTC, a global construction giant that offers a comprehensive premium living experience, including the best-in-class amenities, appliances, construction quality, maintenance, and more.

Most people confuse ultra-luxury homes with luxury apartments – they are not the same. Ultra-luxury flats typically start in the range of 4BHK category and occupy a vast carpet area. You can expect well-structured layouts and floor plans that delimit space effectively. Furthermore, you can find huge floor-to-ceiling windows that help you glance at the mesmerizing cityscape.

Let's look at a few determinants of ultra-luxury you should look for in a premium apartment in Bengaluru.

Excellent architecture and design

One of the features that are widespread in all the best ultra-luxury flats in Bangalore is the epitome of craftsmanship, along with unparalleled performance for years to come. From exquisite bedrooms to designer kitchens to spacious bathrooms, these living places strike in accordance with comfort and efficiency.

Privacy and personal space

Ultra-luxury villas and flats offer the highest degree of privacy compared to standard luxury apartments. Home-buyers are becoming more conscious of who has access to their personal space; thus, the demand for highly secure entrances and exits with 24/7, multi-layered security is on the rise. Talking about personal space, an apartment featuring more than 2,500 sq. ft. carpet area earns the label of ultra-luxury. Buildings entailing such homes should comprise fewer units per floor to accommodate more green spaces.

Top-of-the-line amenities

Best-in-class amenities are one of the essential features of ultra-luxury villas in Bangalore. From fully air-conditioned flats to a clubhouse area to a swimming pool to a rooftop deck, these residential projects offer it all that you need for a better quality of life. Gymnasiums are also common; some offer saunas as well.

Locality

Ultra-luxury projects are generally found in the most prominent, crucial locations of the city, like Yeswanthpur. A good locality is marked by open green spaces, excellent connectivity, strategic location, on-demand amenities, and good-quality social infrastructure. You should invest in a project that is in the proximity of an airport, railway station, bus stops, schools, malls, etc. The best areas for living in Bengaluru are Koramangala, M.G. Road, Richmond Town, and Yeswanthpur.

Technology & Design

Technology is driving the humankind forward, and it has made its way to residential apartments, too. Now, smart home and automation features have emerged as the need of the hour, with more and more homeowners aligning towards enjoying superior control over their living space. Ultra-luxury apartments offer the latest trends in technology, such as Green Building certification, RCC frame structures, imported modular kitchens, and fire-resistant uPVC sliding windows.

Eco-friendly measures

Amid the farrago of luxury and technology, people often overlook sustainable living. This practice has become an increasingly popular trend in the real estate market in Bengaluru and across the nation. Now, well-informed homebuyers seek properties that offer more than mere lawns and green patches of land. Projects are now incorporating eco-friendly systems in their infrastructure, including rainwater harvesting and waste management.

All in all, it's not just the amenities or the locality that earns a residential project the tag of ultra-luxury, but other essential features like comprehensive, dedicated features and services that make premium residential property.

 Presidential Tower Bangalore: Tallest building in Yeshwanthpur

Talks of luxury are incomplete without the Presidential Tower, the first project of CNTC in India. CNTC is a globally-renowned construction company that has made significant contributions in transforming the skyline of megacities like Hong Kong and Shanghai.

Under construction since January 2018, the Presidental Tower is a 161-meter tall, 50-storey residential building that embroiders Bengaluru’s skyline. Located in Yeswanthpur, the Manhattan of the city, this residential project aims at delivering the best living experiene at a reasonable cost. Surrounded by modern pearls of Bengaluru like Taj Yeshwantpur and Orion Mall, the Presidential Tower offers an exceptional blend of luxury, privacy, and convenience.

Whether you're looking for a dream home or a long-term investment option to diversify and grow your portfolio, the Presidential Tower Bangalore caters to your requirements.

Stand-out features of the project

●        Cutting-edge technology

●        Unparalleled infrastructure and engineering

●        Peerless standards of amenities

●        Eco-friendly and green building certifications

●        International-standard construction practices

Insider: The 50th floor is the building's amenity-hub; it entails Party Deck, Infinity Pool, Classy Cafe, Amphitheater, Helipad, and Meditation Zone.

The expected possession date of the apartments in the Presidential Tower is speculated to be 2022-2023, which has created turmoil among luxury homebuyers across the country.

 Wrapping up

People are embracing luxury living more than ever, and the reasons are apparent. With the urbanization and bustle in cities like Bengaluru spiking, homeowners prefer to have some personal space and privacy without compromising on amenities, technology, and human touch. Here's where ultra-luxury apartments in Bangalore come into play.

The Presidential Tower offers you an excellent opportunity to fulfill your dream of owning the menace of luxury in Bengaluru, and that too at a highly competitive price but without losing any potential benefits.

Want to know more? What're you waiting for? Get in touch with us and explore your dream of luxury and convenience.

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Concrete Square Tube House in Kyoto City

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Concrete Square Tube House in Kyoto

Modern Real Estate and Pool Development in Japan – design by Eastern Design Office

2 Apr 2022

Concrete Square Tube House

Architect: Eastern Design Office

Location: Kyoto, Japan

The Concrete Square Tube House is located in a residential area in Kyoto City, Japan. It is not a historical district, rather modern houses, old wooden houses and middle size apartment houses are lined up side by side. A 500 meter-high mountain range opens to the north and west side, and cityscape to the south and east side. Therefore the property has a nice view from the 3rd floor.

This architecture is designed with concrete square tubes piled up in two lines up to four steps. The section of many square tube is the start of this design.

As a method these tubes can technically be piled up limitless both horizontally and vertically. In this case the building is a single-family house, so they are piled up in 4 steps and in 2 lines to match the appropriate housing size. We perused a simple design method. The size of the square tubes is suitable to provide inner spatial comfort.

The 1st floor is an entrance area, a space that runs through from the entrance door to the backyard garden. A symbol tree of this house, the maple tree is planted at the centerline of this square tube.

On the 2nd floor both a lined tubes contain bedrooms. Three bedrooms and one walk- in- closet are placed on this floor and each bedroom has a big opening on its front side of the tube.

On the 3rd floor, 2 tubes are connected creating one spacious floor. On the 4th floor, a 　square window is placed to express the end of the last fake tube. A pool is built on the 4th floor and two toplights under the pool bring sunlight and reflection of the moving water into the third floor.

When looking at the tubes from the front, it seems they are stacked without overlapping. (if you see it in detail, it has actually 15mm overlap.)

Several tubes are shifted to up and down. The square tubes serve as cantilevers. On the 2nd floor cantilever is 5.5meters, and on the 3rd floor it is 3.6　meters.

The shape of the square tube is the structural element by itself. This structure allows large opening at the edge. The form of a tube is structurally strong.

On the 3rd floor, two openings in the ceiling (top light) each of 2 square meter are constructed under the pool on the 4th floor. The center of the top light is aligned to the center of the square tube. The light that comes in from these two top lights changes its color and is moving around the room each time of the day, and season by season. The light that comes in from these openings is flickering due to the movement of the water and it brings a wavering light into the room. We can see people swimming on the 4th floor from the living room.

The fake window on the 4th floor frames the city landscape like scenery in a picture, making it a symbolic view.

Concrete Square Tube House, Kyoto – Building Information

Architect: Eastern Design Office Completed: 2019 Location: Kyoto, Japan Usage: House Site area: 236.64 sqm Total floor area: 522.10 sqm Structural Engineering: Ryoma Murata Building Studio Ltd. Constructor: Fukasaka Co., Ltd

Photographer: Koichi Torimura

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31 May 2021

LWK + PARTNERS wins five awards in

Asia Pacific Property Awards 2021-2022

Five projects by LWK + PARTNERS have attained honourable titles, including three 5-Star and two Winner, at Asia Pacific Property Awards 2021-2022. One of the projects, Tsuen Wan Sports Centre, Hong Kong, China is also Nominee of Best Leisure Architecture Asia Pacific, competing with other top projects for the region’s best. The virtual ceremony was held on 28 May 2021.

Tsuen Wan Sports Centre, Hong Kong, China

Nominee, Best Leisure Architecture Asia Pacific

– 5-Star, Best Leisure Architecture for Hong Kong

Positioned as an urban connector, the sports centre has a 1,900-seat main arena and qualifies as a venue for international sports events.

Zijing Paradise Walk, Hangzhou, China

– 5-Star, Best Retail Architecture for Zhejiang Province, China

The retail mall by the Wulitang River captures the essence of traditional Hangzhou and Hui architecture, which is known for its elegance, conciseness and magnificence.

Zijing Paradise Walk

Green Shore Residence Phase II, Guangzhou, China

– 5-Star, Best Residential High-Rise Architecture for Guangdong Province, China

The residential project blends with the river and island landscape taking in sweeping views for the living area with iconic curved windows and wide-open balconies.

My Central and Taste of Graham, Hong Kong, China

– Winner, Residential High-Rise Architecture for Hong Kong

The project inspires new dimensions to dense, vertical living with a premium location on the outskirts of Hong Kong’s CBD and forming part of its regeneration.

MixC Dongguan Songshan Lake District Mixed Use Development, Dongguan, China

– Winner, Mixed-Use Architecture for Guangdong Province, China

Conceived as a catalyst of urban transformation from industrial landscape to a lifestyle hub, the mixed-use development consists of high-quality apartments, energising public spaces, as well as convenient commercial facilities.

The Asia Pacific Property Awards are one of the industry’s biggest awards in the region, recognising outstanding achievements in architecture, interior design and real estate development. These awards are a source of great encouragement for the teams at LWK + PARTNERS, who stay consistently committed to delivering quality built solutions for the world’s growing cities.

29 Oct 2020 Radisson Collection Resort, Nanjing, China Design: LWK + PARTNERS image courtesy of architects Radisson Collection Resort Nanjing The low-rise resort complex consists of 151 deluxe guest rooms and suites, accompanied by comprehensive amenities like a lobby bar, all-day dining restaurant, Chinese restaurant, executive lounge, function rooms, meeting rooms, a fitness centre, swimming pool and spa.

20 October 2020 Streets as the impetus of community life image courtesy of LWK + PARTNERS Streets as the impetus of community life LWK + PARTNERS Director HC Chan sees immense opportunities in excavating the power of street life to preserve cultural diversity and walkability. Fostering a liveable city requires the engagement of various stakeholders. Policy makes up one side of the story, but the participation of residents in placemaking is equally important for achieving urban spaces truly fulfilling for the local people.

4 August 2020 LWK + PARTNERS Lighting Design image courtesy of LWK + PARTNERS LWK + PARTNERS Lighting Design

6 July 2020 LWK + PARTNERS Saudi Arabia Office The new LWK + PARTNERS Riyadh studio will be led by Kerem Cengiz, Managing Director – MENA (right), and Usama Aziz, a new Director. LWK + PARTNERS Saudi Arabia Office

1 June 2020 Shijiazhuang Zhao Hua Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, North China image courtesy of architects Shijiazhuang Zhao Hua Hospital in China Our planet’s population is now going through the biggest shared experience in decades due to COVID-19, and the way people think about life and illness today is incomparable with any time in history.

Sai Kung Outdoor Recreation Centre Temporary Quarantine Facilities photo : Paul Y. – iMax Sai Kung Outdoor Recreation Centre Facilities

OCT Caoqiao Cultural Commercial Street, Hunan Province, China image courtesy of architects Hunan OCT Caoqiao Cultural Commercial Street

27 Apr 2020 Zhongshan OCT Harbour Development, Shenzhen area – west coast of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, China image courtesy of architects office Zhongshan OCT Harbour Development

31 Mar 2020 Hebei Grand Hotel, Anyue, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, North China image courtesy of architects office Hebei Grand Hotel, Anyue in Shijiazhuang, China When it comes to aesthetics and simple living, the past can be a rich source of inspiration. LWK + PARTNERS recently completed Hebei Grand Hotel, Anyue in a new Central Business District of Shijiazhuang; part of the fast-growing Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei metropolitan region.

23 Feb 2020 Xichen Paradise Walk, Chengdu, China image courtesy of architects practice Xichen Paradise Walk Retail Complex in Chengdu, China Retail spaces are evolving into lifestyle complexes that are inspiring, diversified and immersive to surround visitors with a curated experience to fulfil various lifestyle and social needs. Xichen Paradise Walk encourages social interaction and community life with high transparency and accessibility to bring together people, their neighbourhoods and nature.

25 Nov 2019 Kei Cuisine, Hong Kong, China photography : iMAGE28 Kei Cuisine Restaurant Hong Kong Successfully marriage of Japanese and Chinese cultures to create an elegant ambience for Kei Cuisine, a luxury Cantonese restaurant located in one of Hong Kong’s core retail areas. Out of client’s passion for Japanese culture, the team took inspiration from the Yoshida Fire Festival.

12 Nov 2019 TIANFU ONE Exhibition Gallery, Chengdu, China photograph : Guanhong Chen Tianfu One Exhibition Gallery Chengdu Building Comfortably perched at the eastern end of a green corridor in Chengdu’s Tianfu New District, TIANFU ONE Exhibition Gallery enjoys panoramic views of the Luxihe wetland park just across the road. The architecture firm leveraged its proximity to both urban life and natural greenery to craft an observation deck culminating at the end of the city’s main artery.

20 Oct 2019 The LOOP, Chongqing City, southwest China photo : WOHO The LOOP in Chongqing The LOOP is the sales gallery for Shun Shan Fu, a low-density residential development composed of various luxurious villas and houses.

16 Oct 2019 Vanke Forest Park Sales Gallery, Chongqing City, southwest China photo : Guanhong Chen Chongqing Vanke Forest Park Sales Gallery Scenery is beauty; nature is grandeur. Abandon screams and self-expression, and embrace silence and tranquillity… ‘Retreat’ is a design attitude.

13 Oct 2019 Spiritual Bay Pavilion, Qingdao, China photography : Xuesong Zhang & Guanhong Chenn Spiritual Bay Pavilion in Qingdao Spiritual Bay Pavilion in Qingdao recently opened. Just 120 metres off the Yellow Sea coast, the project is endowed with perks of nature at Guzhenkou’s Lingxi Bay near the intersection of Yingshanhong Road and Haijun Road, enjoying distant views of the Dazhushan Scenic Area.

14 Oct 2019 Legend Gallery, Chongqing City, southwest China photography : Guanhong CHEN, Lian HE Chongqing Jiangshan Yun Chu As a lifestyle gallery, Chongqing Jiangshan Yun Chu – Legend Gallery is a trial for and response to localised architecture. It explores the spatial interaction between nature and urban space on a site close to Chongqing’s Jialing River bank, where the waterscape forms a rare natural setting for the urban area.

26 Sep 2019

LWK + PARTNERS Architects – Key Projects

LWK + PARTNERS Recognised with Four Cityscape Awards for Emerging Markets 2019

26th September 2019 – Four projects by LWK + PARTNERS have been recognised in the Cityscape Awards for Emerging Markets 2019, at a presentation ceremony that took place in Dubai yesterday, an event attended by e-architect founder and co-Editor Adrian Welch.

Landmarks Riverside Park – Phase II Danzishi Old Street, Chongqing, China, by LWK + PARTNERS: images courtesy of architects office

Shijiazhuang’s Zhengding Li Mixed-use Development is Winner of the Retail Project Award (Future), Chongqing’s Landmark Riverside Park – Phase II: Danzishi Old Street was made Winner of the Retail Project Award (Built), while Hangzhou’s Gallium Valley Science Park and The Pavilia Bay in Hong Kong are Highly Commended respectively for the Commercial Project Award (Future) and Residential – Medium to High Rise Project Award (Built).

Gallium Valley Science Park, Hangzhou, China, by LWK + PARTNERS Hong Kong: image courtesy of architects

Zhengding Li Mixed-use Development is located in the new central business district adjacent to the historical city of Zhengding in Shijiazhuang of China’s Hebei province. This retail-led development comprises SOHO offices, serviced apartments as well as a resort hotel, all linked up by pedestrian-friendly retail streets. Such a model of mixed-use development will promote a sustainable and zero-carbon community which is a main theme for future living.

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Landmarks Riverside Park – Phase II: Danzishi Old Street in Chongqing, China, sits on a rejuvenated riverside heritage site. A retail complex by nature, Danzishi Old Street now offers a comprehensive cultural commercial experience that bridges the old and new, the oriental and the western. While many traditional spots were preserved and historical buildings refurbished, new structures were built with a modern Chinese architectural style so the old and new assimilate impressively well.

Zhengding Li Mixed-use Development, Shijiazhuang, China:

Gallium Valley Science Park is at the heart of the Cloud Valley technology cluster in Hangzhou, China, aimed to promote the development of e-commerce and the artificial-intelligence sector. It is located to the south of the new Xihu University and adjacent to a river, encouraging synergy with the tertiary institution while enjoying scenic surroundings. The project advocates a new office-park typology that blends greenery and communal spaces in the work environment, encouraging work-life balance in a professional industry.

The Pavilia Bay, Hong Kong, China:

The Pavilia Bay is a seafront residential development in Hong Kong, China, facing the serene Rambler Channel and surrounded by dense greenery of a nearby park. Its architecture invokes the beautiful image of a yacht embarking its journey towards the waters, with this theme carried all the way from macro building form, elevation right through to the interiors.

The Pavilia Bay, Hong Kong, China:

To take full advantage of the site, residential towers are oriented to maximize sea views for each residential unit. Residents have access to a host of clubhouse amenities such as an infinite pool, gym, and children’s play area.

Landmarks Riverside Park Chongqing:

As Hong Kong-based architectural practice LWK + PARTNERS continues to expand in China, Asia and MENA, the Cityscape Awards for Emerging Markets are the latest testament of international recognition towards its diverse design expertise. In addition to the awards, LWK + PARTNERS takes part in the exhibition and conferences of Cityscape Global, which is an annual real estate investment and development event, to shed light on the latest developments of the industry. LWK + PARTNERS Directors Ivan Fu, Ferdinand Cheung and Corina Leung gave insightful presentations offering perspectives and knowledge illustrated by powerful built-environment solutions.

Gallium Valley Science Park buildings in Hangzhou, China: image courtesy of architects

The Cityscape Awards for Emerging Markets recognises and celebrates excellence across real estate developments and architecture. Covering a range of categories, the awards offer international architects and leading real estate developers a prestigious platform to collaborate and share their vision for the future, from culturally integrated city skylines to sustainable urban communities.

Zhengding Li Development, Shijiazhuang, China:

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