• Federal National Council’s green building complex in UAE

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    And so, after loads of entries pouring in, eager to design the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) Federal National Council’s (FNC) New Parliament Building Complex, Ehrlich Architects, a Los Angeles based design firm has finally won the grand honor. The competition involved fourteen firms representing nine countries that had been invited in early last year for the Phase 1. From these, Ehrlich Architects (USA), Foster + Partners (UK), Massimiliano Fuksas Architects (Italy), and Zaha Hadid Architects (UK) were short listed to design further ahead in Phase 2. Ehrlich Architects’ design blends together Islamic heritage with a global flavor to it. The building will boast a 100-meter-diameter dome structure that will let in natural light. The building is designed to be environmentally sustainable too.


    The building gives an impression of a flower-in-a-desert, creating a shaded micro environment of its own. It’s no wonder the design has won the competition and will soon be more than just a design!
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    [Archdaily]

    Posted in Topics:Architecture, Tags: , on February 1, 2011