Reaching for the skies
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Mikhael Subotzky and Patrick Waterhouse: Ponte City 47/09, Johannesburg, (taken from the series "Windows") 2008-2010 Mikhael Subotzky -
Georg Aerni: Tsz Wan Shan (Hong Kong, taken from the series "TV Time") Georg Aerni -
Michael Wolf: Architecture of Density #39 (Hong Kong) Michael Wolf -
Hans-Georg Esch: Shanghai 32 (Oriental Pearl Tower, Shanghai World Financial Center, Jin Mao Building), 2010 Hans-Georg Esch -
Filip Dujardin: untitled (taken from the series "Fictions", 2008) Filip Dujardin -
Gigon / Guyer: Prime Tower, 2011 (photo: Thies Wachter) Thies Wachter -
Bas Princen: Valley (Jing'an), 2007 Bas Princen -
Dick Chan Kwong-yuen: Megafauna (Hong Kong, with the Bank of China and HSBC offices), 2008 Dick Chan Kwong-yuen -
Olivo Barbieri: site specific NYC 07, 2007 Olivo Barbieri -
Simon Koy: Schanghai (with the Jin Mao Building and the Shanghai World Financial Center in the background), 2011 Simon Koy -
United Architects: project for the new World Trade Center, New York, 2002 United Architects -
Jason Hawkes: City of London (30 St Mary Axe / "The Gherkin", Heron Tower), 2011 Jason Hawkes
An exhibition dedicated to skyscrapers comes to Zurich.
This content was published on September 19, 2011 - 16:01
Switzerland is preparing to inaugurate the Prime Tower in Zurich, the country's tallest building. To mark the occasion the Zurich Museum of Design has created an exhibition celebrating great buildings from around the world.
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