modern frankfurt

Frankfurt is a city with a mixture of modern and historic buildings woven into the urban fabric. Pummelled by WW2 the city has re birthed with modern architectural buildings of a very high standard of design.

Below are images of some of these buildings I stumbled upon last week, including Studio Fuksas designed, My Zeil shopping mall and it’s stunning amorphic glass spine.

Massimiliano Fuksas is a Roman architect also famous for the New Trade Fair building in Milano.

Check out their website;
http://fuksas.com/m/

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amsterdam now

Attached are photos taken now, of the streets of Amsterdam as part of a study tour I am doing for Light and Build.

Light and Build is a lighting exhibition held every 2 years in Frankfurt, showcasing the latest technologies in lighting design. More to come in the following days 🙂

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crone partners & the australian government in the philippines

The Australian Government recently invited Greg Crone and Michael Banak to join an Official Business Delegation accompanying Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb AO MP in The Philippines.

The 3 day program was attended by a small delegation of key Australian Businesses. Crone Partners were invited into discussions on Trade opportunities between Australia and The Philippines and the Typhoon Yolanda relief efforts with various groups including Foreign Affairs Minister Julia Bishop, Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb and NSW Premier Barry O’Farrel.

Crone Partners 10 years of commitment delivering award winning projects in the Philippines has developed long standing relationships with key members of the business community and the Australian government in the Philippines. Crone Partners extensive experience in the Philippines contributed to the ground knowledge for the delegation visiting Manila.

40th anniversary of ASEAN

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vertical garden living in the heart of AYALA Centre

Ayala Land Premier’s Garden Towers Residential Development lives in the heart of Makati’s retail district. Crone Partners 2012 design incorporates 2 towers, each 51 levels and housing 340 residences.

Key environmental features of the design, endemic to the Crone Design Methodology include; Flexible sun rooms, sky gardens, green walls, extensive landscaped amenity areas and spectacular garden lobby drop-off.

The photograph below shows early ground works on site, the development due for completion 2017. This photograph was taken from the Holiday Inn, Makati.

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