Moscow
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It's easy to get lost in a metro station, but a new station designed by Zaha Hadid Architects aims to help travelers find their way with an intuitive layout and navigation aids. The project is slated for a southeastern district of Moscow, Russia.
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Following the Admiral Serebryakov Embankment and Sberbank Technopark projects, Zaha Hadid Architects' Russian takeover continues with a massive new commission in the country. The firm has been chosen with several others to design and build an entire new neighborhood near Moscow.
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We recently reported on the Lakhta Center in St. Petersburg, which is poised to become both Russia and Europe's tallest skyscraper, and now another massive skyscraper is planned for Russia, this time in the capital Moscow. The unnamed tower will rise to a height of 404 m (1,325 ft).
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Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has designed a large new office building for the Skolkovo Innovation Center in Moscow – which can be considered Russia's version of Silicon Valley, according to the firm. Construction on the project is expected to begin soon.
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The ridiculously successful Pokémon Go may let players bag a Bulbasaur, but what if you want to nab a Napoleon? Moscow City Hall is taking cues from Nintendo's mobile hit for its own geolocation app, which lets players "catch" historical figures like Napoleon, Tchaikovsky and Ivan the Terrible.
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Renzo Piano Building Workshop is turning an expansive Moscow power station into an art space. Commissioned by the V-A-C Foundation, the project will incorporate sustainable technology and is due to be completed by early 2019.
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Earlier this month, Mercedes revealed its S600 Guard armored car. Now BMW has followed suit by using Moscow’s International Auto Salon to launch the new X5 Security Plus, an armored version of the X5 SUV.
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Following an architectural competition, Rotterdam-based firm MVRDV has been given the nod to redevelop the historic Moscow Metallurgical Plant into a large and upmarket mixed-use development.
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Plans have been laid to give Moscow a new Federal District that would move the seat of government out of the old center into a brand new development, doubling the size of the city.
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Moscow City Day celebration sees a world record for huge outdoor projection-mapped show.