Tag: large project

Life under the Park: AKBANK Academy Recreational Center

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Akbank Academy Recreation Center (AARC) is located on the Akbank Şekerpınar Campus, on the eastern periphery of Istanbul. In designing the Recreation Center, the challenge was to bring interaction and momentum to the existing bank headquarters by including a mixed activity program, integrated with the Akbank Academy block and Data Center. The activity program seeks to make office work more attractive on a campus of 2,800 people and improve the quality of life of the employees. It hosts a mix of activities such as sports, culture, recreational facilities and a mini market, which are otherwise difficult to accommodate in the immediate environment.

BIM in Japan

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With over 2,500 employees and projects in 40 countries, Nikken Sekkei is among the largest and most successful architectural design firms in the world. We recently sat down with Tomohiko Yamanashi, Executive Officer and Deputy Head of the Architectural Design Department, to discuss two of the firm’s recent, major projects, as well as the evolution of BIM.

This case study presents an interview with Nikken Sekkei’s Senior Executive Officer and Deputy Head of Architectural Design Department, Tomohiko Yamanashi and features the firm’s two recent major projects; “On the water” and “Passenger Terminal Building No. 3 Narita International Airport”.

Tripla

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OPEN BIM helps the development of this gigantic mixed use project in Helsinki, Finland. Tripla will be a bold, three-block urban entity connecting East and West Pasila, which had been separated by an old railway yard. The overall design will comprise offices, a shopping mall and congress center, housing, a hotel, a multi-purpose arena and public transportation terminal. The development is committed to continuing the sustainable expansion of the Helsinki city center, while creating a new, diverse backdrop for Helsinki urban life.