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Aedas
Aedas is an architectural firm founded by the Welsh architect Keith Griffiths. Aedas employs 1,000 staff in its twelve offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Singapore, Dubai, Riyadh, Delhi and Seattle and provides services in architecture, interior design, urban design, masterplanning and graphic design. It was established in 2002. History Establishment Aedas was established in 2002 and opened its first China office in the same year.National enterprise credit informationRetrieved 21 June 2017 Aedas was appointed to design Fortune Plaza, Fortune Plaza 1 (2003). Other mixed-commercial projects in Beijing include, R&F City, R&F Plaza and R&F Centre in Beijing. The company set up offices in Macau (2004), Shanghai (2005) and Chengdu (2005). Aedas Singapore was appointed to design various rail works of Jurong East Integrated Transport Hub and MRT stations. Also, Aedas completed mixed-use and residential projects including The Star, Shaw Tower and Woodlands North Coa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Keith Griffiths (architect)
Keith Griffiths Royal Institute of British Architects, RIBA Hong Kong Institute of Architects, FHKIA (born October 1954) is a Welsh architect who founded and chairs Aedas. Since 1983 and for most of his career he has resided in Hong Kong. Early life and education Griffiths was born to Emrys and Jane Griffiths in October 1954 in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. He was brought up in the small cathedral city of St Davids, in Wales. He attended Ysgol Dewi Sant, St Davids School and read architecture at St John's College, Cambridge, where he received a Masters in Architecture in 1976 and a Diploma in Architecture in 1979. In 1979 he registered as an architect (Architects Registration Board, ARB) and became a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). Career From 1978 to 1980 Griffiths worked for Arup Group Limited, Arup Associates before joining Foster and Partners in London as a member of the design team for the new HSBC Building (Hong Kong), Hongkong and Shanghai Bank headquar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ocean Heights (Dubai)
Ocean Heights is a supertall residential skyscraper in Dubai Marina, Dubai, UAE. The tower stands tall with 83 floors. The tower is designed by Andrew Bromberg of Aedas. The building was topped out on 22 December 2009, and completed in 2010. As of 2022, Ocean Heights is the seventh-tallest residential building in Dubai and 20th-tallest residential building in the world. The tower, with its unique curves and twisting motion as it ascends, is actually the third version of the tower proposed by DAMAC Properties Co. The first version had the tower at a much shorter 38 floors, the second had 50. The 83-floor tower houses more than 519 condominiums and is located along Al Sufouh Road in Dubai Marina. See also * List of tallest buildings in Dubai * List of tallest buildings in the United Arab Emirates * List of tallest residential buildings * List of twisted buildings References External links View Tower info, Images and Floor Plans of Ocean HeightsOcean Heightson CTBUH T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hong Kong West Kowloon Station
Hong Kong West Kowloon station (abbreviated WEK) is the southern Terminal station, terminus of and the only station on the Hong Kong Express Rail Link, Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link, Guangshengang XRL. The station connects to High-speed rail in China, China's high-speed rail (HSR) network across the border through dedicated tunnels and includes a Mainland Port Area where the PRC law, laws of (Mainland) China are enforced. It was constructed by the MTR Corporation Limited as the project manager commissioned by the Hong Kong Government, through subcontractors. The station terminal is located in Jordan, Hong Kong, Jordan, Kowloon Peninsula, north of the West Kowloon Cultural District between the Airport Express (MTR), Airport Express and Tung Chung line's Kowloon station (MTR), Kowloon station and the Tuen Ma line's Austin station (MTR), Austin station. The footprint of the new station extends into the underground level of the West Kowl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ubora Towers
The Ubora Towers is a complex of two towers in the Business Bay district of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The development consists of the Ubora Commercial Tower and the Ubora Residential Tower. Construction of the Ubora Towers was completed in 2011. It was sold by to Senyar Real Estate in Mid 2018. The Ubora Commercial Tower, also known as the Ubora Tower 1, is a 58-story building. It has a total architectural height of 263 metres (862 ft). The Ubora Residential Tower, or Ubora Tower 2, is a 20-floor structure. The commercial skyscraper was topped out in 2011. The complex was designed by the architectural firm Aedas, with lighting design by AWA Lighting Designers, and is currently managed by Jones Lang Lasalle. There is a public transport bus stop on both sides of the road named as U bora Tower which is where people working in nearby towers use to board and get down. All the buses crossing this tower except buses 26 & 50 lead to the nearest Metro Station which is Business Bay (Duba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sunny Bay Station
Sunny Bay () is an MTR station in Yam O. It is between Tung Chung and Tsing Yi stations. The station is an interchange station between the and the to Hong Kong Disneyland. The station was originally to be named ''Yam O'' (); however, the name was ultimately replaced, likely because of its linguistically negative connotations.Services to the station commenced on 1 June 2005. The transfer facilities to the opened on 1 August that year. The livery of the station is slate grey. The station was the first MTR station to have automatic platform gates (APG) installed on the edge of its platforms. These gates range from to the height of the platform screen doors found in other MTR stations. In line with ground level and above-ground MTR stations, the Sunny Bay and Disneyland Resort stations are not air conditioned, and rely on their open architecture to keep the temperature low. The station is primarily used to travel to Hong Kong Disneyland, with an interchange from the Tung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Star Performing Arts Centre
The Star is a 15-storey mixed use complex located in one-north, Singapore, integrating a performing arts centre called The Star Performing Arts Centre, and a shopping mall called The Star Vista. The building was designed by Andrew Bromberg of the architectural firm Aedas, costs S$500 million to develop, and is owned by Rock Productions Pte Ltd, the business arm of the Singaporean megachurch New Creation Church; The Star Performing Arts Centre is used as the church service venue for New Creation Church. It is adjacent to the Buona Vista MRT station on the East West Line and Circle Line. The Star Performing Arts Centre is located in the top nine floors of The Star (levels 3 to 11), and contains The Star Theatre, a 5,000 seat auditorium. It also features a 770-seat function hall, an outdoor 300-seat amphitheatre, multi-purpose rooms and a rooftop reception area. It was completed in October 2012 and officially opened on 1 November 2012, with an inaugural concert by David Foster. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Venetian Macao
The Venetian Macao () is a hotel and casino resort in Macau, China owned by the American Las Vegas Sands company. The 39-story structure on Macau's Cotai Strip has of floor space, and is modeled on its sister casino resort The Venetian Las Vegas. It is the largest casino in the world, the largest single structure hotel in Asia, and the tenth-largest building in the world by floor area. The main hotel tower was finished in July 2007, and the resort officially opened on 28 August 2007. It has 3,000 suites, of convention space, of retail space, and of casino space (with 3,400 slot machines, 800 gambling tables), and the 15,000-seat Cotai Arena for entertainment and sports events. Its lead architects were Aedas and HKS, Inc., who were responsible for its design, coordination and implementation. Location The Venetian is located on Macau's Cotai Strip, an area that includes a dozen multibillion dollar resorts, a private university campus, and the Macau garrison of the Peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jurong East MRT Station
Jurong East MRT station is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore), Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North–South MRT line, North–South (NSL) and East–West MRT line, East–West (EWL) lines in Jurong East, Singapore. Situated along Jurong Gateway Road, the station is located within the vicinity of Jem, Singapore, Jem, Westgate (Singapore), Westgate, IMM (Singapore), IMM, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Jurong East Bus Interchange and Jurong Town Hall Bus Interchange. The station is operated by SMRT Trains. The station opened on 5 November 1988 as part of the MRT extension to Lakeside. The station was the terminus of the Branch MRT line, Branch line which later merged into the NSL. Through the Jurong East Modification Project, an additional track and platform were built in 2011 to improve train frequencies on the NSL. In May 2018, it was announced that the station would be an interchange with the Jurong Region MRT line, Jurong Region Line (JRL) when t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Boulevard Plaza
Boulevard Plaza is a complex contains Boulevard Plaza 1 and Boulevard Plaza 2 located in Downtown Dubai in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The towers were proposed for construction on 2005, with the commencement of construction in 2007 and ended in 2010. The Boulevard Plaza 1 rises and Boulevard Plaza 2 rises , while the complex have 37 and 30 floors respectively. Boulevard Plaza are located in Downtown Dubai, adjacent to the world's tallest building Burj Khalifa. See also * List of tallest buildings in Dubai * Downtown Dubai Downtown Dubai or The Dubai Downtown is a large-scale, mixed-use complex in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was developed by the Emaar Properties, Emaar real estate development company. Before 2000, this area was called ''Umm Al Tarif''. It is h ... References External links Boulevard Plaza 1 CTBUHBoulevard Plaza 2 CTBUH* * {{usurped, Boulevard Plaza 2 Emporis} Boulevard Plaza 1 SkyscraperpageBoulevard Plaza 2 SkyscraperpageEmaar.com Office buildings co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dubai
Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the List of cities in the United Arab Emirates#Major cities, most populous city in the United Arab Emirates and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai. It is located on a Dubai Creek, creek on the south-eastern coast of the Persian Gulf, Persian Gulf. As of 2025, the city population stands at 4 million, 92% of whom are Expatriates in the United Arab Emirates, expatriates. The wider urban area includes Sharjah and has a population of 5 million people as of 2023,https://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf while the Dubai–Sharjah–Ajman metropolitan area counts 6 million inhabitants. Founded in the early 18th century as a Cultured pearl, pearling and fishing settlement, Dubai became a regional trade hub in the 20th century after declaring itself a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Fortune Plaza
Fortune Plaza is a mixed-use development in the central business district of Chaoyang District, Beijing, near Kerry Center, the China World Trade Center and the CCTV Headquarters building. It has a total construction area of , covering of land. It contains Fortune Plaza 1 (2006) as phase 1 and Fortune Heights (2008) as phase 2 Fortune Plaza, BeijingRetrieved 30 May 2014. and Fortune Financial Center (2014) as phase 3. Gallery File:Fortune Plaza Phase 1, Beijing.jpg, Fortune Plaza 1, Beijing File: Fortune Financial Center, Beijing.jpg, Fortune Financial Center, Beijing See also * List of tallest buildings in the world * List of tallest buildings in Beijing This list of tallest buildings in Beijing ranks skyscrapers in Beijing by height. The tallest building in Beijing is currently the 109-storey China Zun at tall, surpassing the China World Trade Centre Tower III upon completion in 2018. The th ... References External links *SkycraperPage.com – Fortune Plaza Offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sands Macau
Sands Macao () is a hotel and casino resort located in Sé, Macau, SAR - China. It is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, and was designed by Steelman Partners, LLP. It comprises a casino, and a 289-suite hotel. Las Vegas Sands chairman Sheldon Adelson has said that his company will soon be a mainly Chinese enterprise, and that Las Vegas should be called "America's Macau". The president and chief operating officer of Las Vegas Sands Corporation predicted on February 12, 2007 that Macau's gaming revenue has topped that of the Las Vegas Strip The Las Vegas Strip is a stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada, that is known for its concentration of resort hotels and casinos. The Strip, as it is known, is about long, and is immediately south of the Las Vegas city limits ... and will more than double again by 2010. History The casino opened on May 18, 2004 at a cost of $240 million. All of the mortgage bonds that were issued to finance con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
