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plantingbedsalong its floor slabswill also
connect it visually to thepark.Next year the
837will get another high-designneighbour, the
newWhitneyMuseumbuildingbyRenzoPiano.
TanzendeTürme
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BRTArchitekten
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Hamburg
On theedgeof theReeperbahnconnecting
Hamburg’scitycentre to theStPauli district,
the ‘dancing towers’ havequicklybecomea
much-loved landmark. TanzendeTürme
mimics twodancers leaning in tooneanother,
built threemetresoff thevertical line. Twenty-
threestoreyshigh, it offers terrificviews from
the rooftopSkyBarand there’sapopularmusic
club in thevaultedbasement. At night ahost of
LED lights incorporated into the towers’ outer
layer createamesmerisingglitteringeffect.
UNCity
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3XN
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Copenhagen
Thestar-shapedUNCity inCopenhagen
brings together eightUNagenciesand 1,700
employees ina45,000sqmbuildingonan
artificial island in theDanishcapital’sharbour.
Itsuniqueshapeprovidesharbour views for
all employees, and, combinedwith the large
central atrium, symbolises thewayeachUN
unitworks independentlywhilealsosharing
aset of values. Thewoodenspiral staircaseat
theheart of thebuildingwasconceived to
discourage theuseof liftsandbringabout
chanceencountersand interactionbetween
staff. Sustainable features include 1,400 roof-
mountedsolar panels, cooling through
seawater, rainwater toilet flushingandwhite
aluminiumshutters that staff canopenand
close from their owncomputers.
StonehengeVisitorCentre
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DentonCorkerMarshall
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Amesbury, Bristol
Stonehenge’snewvisitor centrewasconceived
as thepolar opposite to themonumentalityof
theprehistoricstonesand ismadeupof three
simple, lightweight buildingsshelteredby
awavysteel canopywhose formechoes the
rollsof SalisburyPlainaround it.Materials
suchas timber claddingandSalisbury
limestoneare local or easily recyclable.
NewStreetStation
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AZPA
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Birmingham
Birmingham’sNewStreet railwaystation is
thebusiest outsideLondonand isalso
arguablyoneof thecountry’sugliest. Built
during the 1960s toserve60,000passengers
aday, it nowseesup to 150,000daily. A
£700m (€875m) facelift–and removal of
almost 6,000 tonnesof concrete from the
building–willmake thestation three times
bigger and flood itwithdaylight for the first
time in40yearswhen it opensnext year.
SiegerlandMotorwayChurch
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Schneider+Schumacher
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Wilnsdorf, hannover
Next timeyouareon theGermanautobahn
youmight consider apilgrimage tooneof its
40motorwaychurches. The40thopened
SiegerlandMotorwayChurch
SiegerlandMotorwayChurch
New Street Station
StonehengeVisitor Centre
BRISTOL: DENTONCORKERMARSHALL/JAMESDAVIES; HANNOVER: HELENSCHIFFER/JÖRGHEMPEL
