This mixed-used building, completed in 2010, is the final phase of Birmingham’s (UK) Mailbox development complex. The facade of this 23-story building, which contains offices, a hotel, retail and restaurants, is intended to invoke the city’s industrial heritage though it looks like the architects might have been Tetris fans as well.
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Appliance company, Electrolux, built this 18-seat restaurant atop of Assicurazioni Generali building in Milan providing its guest spectacular views of Piazza Duomo. Equally as interesting as the design and its menu is the fact that it is actually a modular building making its rounds throughout Europe. Prior to Milan, it was hosted in Brussels and in April, it will be disassembled and relocated to Stockholm.
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The ultramodern orbs on Thessaloniki Water Transportation Piers utilize rainwater harvesting technology and solar energy to be entirely self-sufficient.
Wood added to the former site of a steel mill makes for an inviting public space that integrates crisp modern design with an industrial feel.
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The ribbon design of the Hungarian Autoklub’s new headquarters in Budapest is intended to invoke the letter ‘a’. Designed by Hungarian architects, Lukács és Vikár, the building utilizes a geothermal energy system.
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