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Centara Grand and Bangkok Convention Centre by BBG-BBGM Architect, in Bangkok, Thailand Posted: 13 Jun 2013 09:43 PM PDT Centara Grand and Bangkok Convention Centre is designed by BBG-BBGM Architect, located at CentralWorld Plaza, Bangkok, Thailand The iconic hotel tower soars high above the podium to take its place as a landmark building in the Bangkok skyline. The mass of the podium is a succession of concentric circles layered around the tower shaft. The glass and metal cylinder rises directly from the street to a height of approximately 210 meters. Its architectural expression consists of an arrangement of horizontal banding overlaid onto a strong vertical framework. Dynamism and the play of transparency versus solidity are the hallmarks of the overall design. These elements combine to create a building whose lightness belies its large mass. The architecture at the top of the tower unfolds into a dramatic outer shell, culminating in two elongated arches inspired by a young lotus flower blooming high above the water. The graceful architectural gesture evokes the harmony born out of disorder and will become an immediate urban landmark. Designed by BBG-BBGM and Tandem Architects, the Centara Grand tower has now completed to transform the Bangkok skyline. Integrated into a multipurpose podium, in addition to the hotel public floors, this large volume houses parking floors and extensive convention facilities.

Public Academy Design by RMJM Architect, in Suzhou, China Posted: 13 Jun 2013 09:43 AM PDT Public Academy is designed by RMJM Architect, located in Suzhou, China. The province of Jiangsu, in which Suzhou is located, has the largest number of higher education institutions in the country with 105 universities and colleges and an annual enrolment of around a million students. The Public Academy is RMJM’s first full higher education campus in China and the first project to come out of its Global Education Studio, launched last year. Peter Morrison, RMJM's Chief Executive, said: "Over the last year or so, we have restructured our business by pooling the talent of our international experts in the growth areas of education, health, science and transportation. This strategy is clearly paying off and this is a big win for our specialist education team. It's also a very exciting project for us to work on as the Public Academy will uncover China's next generation of entrepreneurs and enhance Suzhou's economic and educational reputation." The client's brief called for an academy located in the higher education district of Suzhou, within the city's successful industrial park that aims to be a leader in technology and R&D for high-tech industries. The 120,000 sq m campus design is contemporary, whilst also in keeping with the physical environment and social culture of Suzhou, which is celebrated for its meticulously designed walled gardens, canal-ordered townscape and traditional visual and literary arts. The campus, which is expected to be completed in 2012, will also offer sporting and recreation facilities for the wider community, including public gardens. RMJM today announced that it has won a project to design a unique ‘Public Academy’ campus in Suzhou, China, which will aim to provide the most sophisticated facilities in the country for nurturing a future generation of entrepreneurs. As a result of its international expertise in education design – including projects for the leading universities such as Oxford and Cambridge as well as Princeton and Yale in the USA – the UK architects was appointed by the Suzhou Industrial Park Education Development Investment Co. Ltd to design a campus to house advanced teaching facilities for undergraduates, graduates and incubation units to help graduates become entrepreneurs.

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