Located in Shanghai, China, the 100-meter-tall Infinity Towers is an innovative design for two commercial towers. The design is inspired by two dancing cranes—representing longevity, wisdom, and loyalty. They form a strong formal relationship in which the shape of one building is reflected in the shape of the other and the two are read together, as a single form. The symmetrical towers are connected to the 15th floor by an open viewing platform. The oculus has an elliptical opening in the platform providing views from the entrance plaza through the platform and from the platform down to the entrance plaza. The…

Designed by Studio Libeskind and GALA Architects, the project is located in Shanghai Lingang Financial Bay East Expansion Area, adjacent to Dishui Lake and the Second Ring Park. It is the highest point of the central financial innovation valley. The Orbit Tower is inspired by the orbital movements of the planets. The unique appearance is achieved by projecting the trajectory lines of different planetary movements on the building massing. The design language aligns with the adjacent buildings, subtly blending with the natural, rhythmic urban texture of the park, creating an organic dialogue with the neighborhood. The smooth orbit curves segment…

Pas De Deux is located on two symmetrical plots adjacent to the Concerto site and South of Ennead’s Ring building. The project features a hotel residence building that frames the district’s central axis as it terminates on the lakefront—creating a gateway into the site from the shore.  Both structures are composed of intersecting volumes stepping up towards the central axis and seeming to reach out to each other across the open space like dancers in a Pas De Deux. A dramatic Pas de Deux expresses the archetypal intimacy between two people. The two dancers move in a synchronized way, their…

Artery is a harmonious progression of glass volumes that consists of an 18-story  tower, set atop a 6-story podium that are connected by a luminous glass-covered galleria. The tower responds to the “urban hill” concept in the business district—its massing is regulated with the sequential growth of neighboring towers, creating a harmonious urban composition. The geometry creates a unique expression enriching the city skyline and improving its multi-dimensionality. The bold, sculptural design of this multi-faceted glass tower reflects the light, sky and Lithuanian surroundings with a play of transparent and opaque surfaces. The 20,000 square meter building complex is strategically located…

Dishui Lake is the largest man-made lake in China. The lake covers 5.56 million square meters of land and has become a beacon of world-class architectural design—including a masterplan by Ennead Architects that is now underway.  The area offers many leisure and tourist activities and has quickly become a commercial hub and tourist destination for the region.  Studio Libeskind began working with Gala Shanghai in 2020 on the first plot, Joinery Tower. The Joinery Tower complex is located just to the North of the Ennead’s planned Ring Building at the center of the masterplan. Inspired by traditional Chinese wood joinery,…

Studio Libeskind, in collaboration with Fevrier Carre Architectes and landscape architect Jean Mus, was selected to design the “Gare Thiers-Est” (East Thiers Station), as a result of an international competition sponsored by the City of Nice. The project involves the design of 20,000 square meters of high-end commercial space that will feature two levels of shops, a 120 room hotel and office spaces, a sculptural entry pavilion, a 200 seat auditorium below grade, and a restaurant offering an open roof terrace with views towards the sea on the top floor. Part of a major urban redevelopment of Thiers central station…

Concerto is a composition of three office towers, a retail building, and a low-rise cultural building with an ample open park-like public space at the entrance of the site. The Cultural building, commercial building, and three office towers are arranged around an open public space with a sunken plaza. Varied in shape and façade design, they form a ‘Concerto’ of harmonizing voices. The cultural building frames a green space along Ennead’s ‘Financial Crescent’. It provides a variety of adaptable exhibition spaces and is the technology hub of the site. This dual function is reflected in the two main façade types:…

Located in the commercial and retail heart of the South Korean Songdo International Business District (New Songdo City) a 600 hectare waterfront development, Studio Libeskind designed the Lotte Mall Songdo and Officetel Towers to create a 21st-century live-work experience. The Lotte Mall Songdo is inspired by the aesthetics of Korean efficiency and luxury, with a form that is composed of glass, greenery and steel.  The round entrance and the broad site plan create differentiated areas, allowing for a diversity of light, lines and form. The new towers are visible beyond the shopping center’s asymmetric façade, creating a balance between the low…

In 2004 Studio Libeskind, in conjunction with Zaha Hadid Architects and Arata Isozaki & Associates, won the competition in Italy for a master plan to develop and reconnect the existing city fabric of Milan to an abandoned 61 acre site, formerly home to the Fiera Milano, the city’s historic fairgrounds. Close to the center of the new grand central park will be three iconic commercial high rise buildings, with each skyscraper designed by one of the contributing architects. This component of the site is deliberately concentrated in order to maximize space for an open public park, a piazza and the…