• Remarkably beautiful, serene, elegant' these are rarely the words used to describe a skyscraper. However indeed, that's exactly what critics are saying about Aurora Place , a new highrise office / residential development in Sydney's CBD. The project architect, Renzo Piano said in an interview he wanted to establish a 'visual dialogue' between the tower and the city skyline. Make no mistake, the graceful facade and roofline of the taller office tower is reminiscence of the world famous Sydney Opera House. The towers also rated among the best in Australia in terms of building green-house emission and energy efficiency. more info: auroraplace.com.au

• Sendai Médiathèque (Sendai, Japan)- Designed by Toyo Ito, this state of the art building aim to combines architecture, media and information technology. This is a feature project in Japan Architect

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