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Courtesy of ZHA In order to serve its rapidly expanding population of more than five million, the ArRiyadh Development Authority has commissioned Zaha Hadid Architects to construct the new King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) Metro Station in its capital city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. With six platforms over four public floors and two levels of underground car parking, the KAFD Metro Station will be integrated within the urban context of the financial district, while responding to the functional requirements for a multimodal transport centre and the district’s future vision. The project extends beyond the simple station typology to emphasize the building’s importance as a dynamic, multi-functional public space; not only an intermediate place perceived through quick transitions, but also a dramatic public space for the city. Courtesy of ZHA The 20,434 square meter King Abdullah Financial District Metro Station will be placed amidst a tangle of pathways, s...

UK designer Thomas Heatherwick has released images of a technology education building under construction at Nanyang Technology University in Singapore. - See more at: http://www.iam-architect.com/learning-hub-at-nanyang-technology-university-by-thomas-heatherwick/#sthash.vbefJrKp.dpuf  UK designer Thomas Heatherwick has released images of a technology education building under construction at Nanyang Technology University in Singapore. Resembling a cluster of elongated bee hives, the Learning Hub at Nanyang Technology University explores new ways of teaching at a time when computers and the internet are challenging the rationale of learning institutions.