The most anticipated projects of 2019 from five continents

Anticipated projects of 2019: As we bid farewell to the turbulent 2018, we at Arch2O are focusing on the projects which will open this year. Among them are candidates from across the continents. It’s not too easy to narrow the list down to five, with finalists such as Taipei Performing Arts Center by OMA, Ruby City for Linda Pace Foundation by Adjaye Associates, and National Museum of Qatar by Jean Nouvel. Let’s read on to find out more!

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Anticipated projects of 2019 from across the continents:

1. Asia: M+ museum in Hong Kong

All eyes are on M+ as it plans to open doors this year. M+ is a museum of “visual culture” based in the West Kowloon Cultural District of Hong Kong, an up-and-coming area for artists and art-goers to congregate in the Asian capital. According to the museum’s mission, it plans to “focus on 21th and 21st-century visual culture, broadly defined, from a Hong Kong perspective and with a global vision.” Its design is done by Herzog & de Meuron in partnership with Farrells, which is a winning design among some big-name finalists such as SANAA, Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Shigeru Ban, Snohetta, and Toyo Ito. Its design is conceived of as an inverted T shape. Its typology combines podium and tower into introducing many art-related programs to the compact site.

 

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2. Middle East:Al-Wakrah Stadium

Construction of the 40,000-seater venue in the port of Al-Wakrah, dubbed the ‘vagina stadium’ (pictured), is due to be finished in 2019, three years ahead of the start of the tournament. It will be one the last designs by Zaha Hadid, who died suddenly of a heart attack in 2016, aged 65. When the Al-Wakrah stadium’s designs were first released in 2013 they were said to have been inspired by the flowing shape of a dhow boat, a traditional Arabian pearl diving and fishing vessel.

The stadium have a retractable roof that will be able to close in approximately 30 minutes. a light sleeve, made of steel wires brought together at an oculus, will also provide shade to the entire pitch and contribute to the efficiency of the cooling system before the match. resembling curved hockey sticks, a series of 540-tonne pillars are the main support for the arena’s retractable roof. the roof steel elements for the columns originated in China and were fabricated in Italy and later shipped to Qatar.

3. Europe: Under in Norway

Snohetta-designed Under made headlines the past years for its ambitious concept. Boasted as Europe’s first underwater restaurant, while doubling as “a research center for marine life,” its design fully embraces the forces of nature, as it rests in the Norwegian coastline in Båly. The concrete structure will be one meter thick, as it is intended to “withstand pressure and shock” from the undercurrents of the sea, according to Snohetta’s website. Through large windows, patrons would be able to feast on the wonders of the seabed with their eyes.

 

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4. Americas: The Shed in New York City

Scheduled to open this spring but still under construction, The Shed is New York’s keenly anticipated new year-round, all-purpose cultural emporium for music, dance, theater, and visual arts. The building will be New York’s first arts center dedicated to commissioning, producing, and presenting all types of performing arts, visual arts, and popular culture. The Shed’s Bloomberg Building— an innovative 200,000-square-foot structure designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Lead Architect and Rockwell Group, Collaborating Architect—is designed to physically transform to support artists’ most ambitious ideas. The Shed’s opening date is nearing, and the pressure to complete the building and develop the season’s initial productions is building up.

5. Africa: Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza

Dublin- and Berlin-based practice Heneghan Peng architects are tasked to complete the Grand Egyptian Museum by this year. Dubbed also Gize Museum, it is set to become the largest archaeological museum in the world, sporting a 120-acre plot. The design won over counterparts such as Coop Himmelblau, Hector Vigliecca, and others. According to Wikipedia, the building will be shaped like “a chamfered triangle in a plan.” It will line up with the neighboring Great Pyramid of Khufu, and the Pyramid of Menkaure. Other cool features include a “translucent stone wall,” fabricated by alabaster, and will span the front of the building.

6. Oceania: ‘landscape tower’ in Sydney

Koichi Takada architects designed ‘infinity,’ a 40,000 square meter mixed-use building between Bourke Street and Botany Road in the Australian city. It contains programs such as apartments, hotels, commercial shops, and meeting areas. According to the architect, the sculptural shape of infinity is intended to “democratize tall buildings.” It seeks to “bring the experience down to a more human scale.” As it tops out this year, it will inevitably add to the already sparkling skyline of Sydney.