CR May 2010
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National Centre for Performing Arts
The exterior of the theater is a titanium accented glass dome that is completely surrounded by a man-made lake. It is said to look like an egg floating on water. It was designed as an iconic feature, something that would be immediately recognisable, like the Sydney Opera House. The National Centre for the Performing Arts (National Grand Theatre), and colloquially described as The Egg, is an opera house in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The centre seats 5,452 people in three halls and is almost 12,000 m² in size. It was designed by French architect Paul Andreu, with the inaugural concert being held in December 2007.
China Central Television Headquarters Building
Rising from a common platform accommodating production facilities, two towers – one dedicated to broadcasting, one to services, research, and education – lean towards each other and eventually merge in a dramatic, seemingly impossible cantilever. The building has no movement joints and is one of the world's largest single structural system; it is estimated that 20 percent less steel was used than in a single tower with the same gross floor area.
Economic Downturn Stalling Design Activity
With both billings and inquiries heading down, firms expect a broad range of changes over the coming year. An architect with the American Institute of Architects Jeff Stein guides us through the effects of th economic downturn in the USA. With both billings and inquiries heading down, firms expect a broad range of changes over the coming year. An architect with the American Institute of Architects Jeff Stein guides us through the effects of th economic downturn in the USA.
Architect Hassan Mia Asmal
Born in 1955 in Newcastle, KwaZulu Natal, Mr Asmal is the director and founder member of ACG Architects and Development Planners. He is armed with a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Cape Town which he obtained in 1982 preceded by a Certificate in Architectural Draughtsmanship in 1974 (M. L. Sultan Technikon) from Durban, he is registered with the South Africa Council of the Architectural Profession (SACAP), a member of the Cape Institute for Architecture (CIFA), member of the South African Institute of Architects (SAIA) and a member of the South Africa Black and Technical Allied Careers Organisation (SABTACO).
