Three Beijing buildings on Time magazine's best list
www.chinaview.cn 2007-12-18 10:31:01   Print

    BEIJING, Dec. 18(Xinhuanet) -- Three architectures in Beijing are on the list of 10 best  architectural marvels (new and upcoming) selected by the Time magazine to be published on the Dec. 24.  

    The list:

    NEW

    No.1 Bloch Building, Nelson-Atkins, Museum of Art addition, Kansas City, Mo. Steven Holl Architects

No.1 Bloch Building, Nelson-Atkins, Museum of Art addition, Kansas City, Mo. Steven Holl Architects 

    Adding a new wing to a neoclassical museum, Holl devised a spectacular update on classicism: an irregular series of volumes that cascade down the museum's lawn and glow from within. The effect against the nighttime sky is nothing short of magical.

    No.2  Federal Building, San Francisco Morphosis

No.2 Federal Building, San Francisco Morphosis

    This government office building is not only a smashing addition to the skyline, it's also green to the core. For one thing, its steel-mesh scrim is both a sunscreen and a design element that steps in sharp accordion folds at plaza level. A cutting-edge building, in all ways.

Editor: Yan Zhonghua
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