Most brilliant new buildings on Earth



Where: Hong Kong
Architects: Aedas, Hong Kong
The high-speed rail terminus station will connect Hong Kong to Beijing with the largest rail network in Chinese history. Located within the centre of Hong Kong, the 430,000 sq metres facility, with 15 tracks, will be the largest below-ground terminus station in the world.



West Kowloon Terminus (World Architecture Awards)


West Lowloon Terminus 300x204 New West Kowloon Terminus in Hong Kong





Vertical City
Where: Caracas, Venezuela
Architects: Desitecture, UK 
A vertical housing block designed to be built on a Venezuelan favela, making previously worthless land valuable


Vertical City (World Architecture Awards)


A Forest for a Moon Dazzler
Where: Playa Avellanas, Costa Rica
Architects: Benjamin Garcia Saxe Architects, Costa Rica
A house made of bamboo in the middle of the Costa Rican forest.



A Forest for a Moon Dazzler (World Architecture Awards)





Alila Villas Soori
Where: Bali, Indonesia
Architects: SCDA Architects, Indonesia
A resort that reflects upon its privileged location by using predominantly local materials and integrating indigenous motifs, forms and elements.

Alila Villas Soori (Patrick Bingham)