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Miami, Florida, USA Designed collaboratively by American Prize for Architecture laureates SHoP Architects and the Mercedes-Benz Design Team, the 67-story Mercedes Benz Places tower will bring a new luxury car–branded residential project to Miami, featuring simple geometric bodies, interconnected to create a cube- shaped volume. The development follows Mercedes-Benz’s design philosophy which is sensual purity. “This philosophy, based on the duality of emotion and intelligence, consists of a hot and a cool pole. “The cool aspect represents very much the tradition of geometric German long-lived design that originated in the Bauhaus,” explains Mercedes-Benz’s Chief Design Officer Gorden Wagener. “This crucial…

Hida City, Japan Aiming to revitalize the rural areas that are often overlooked, Sou Fujimoto Architects has designed the Hida Takayama University building, an organic-shaped complex of two buildings with a walkable roof, reflecting a deep respect for the environment, merging the building seamlessly with its context . The project aims to revitalize the rural areas that are often overlooked, especially by academic institutes, and foster a sense of community and appreciation of the rich culture provided by nature. “Surrounded by beautiful mountains, the entire city of Hida is a large learning plaza where people gather and talk,” states Sou…