Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban

Name : Moses Mabhida Stadium

Capacity : 70,000

Moses Mabhida stadium is a new stadium built in the city of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Province. Stadium seating capacity of 70,000 spectators has spent around 450 million dollars or about Rp 4.2 trillion.

The funds are quite fitting for this stadium to put forward the architecture. The shape is designed by using the flag of South Africa as its design inspiration. The construction has a large arch that represents the unity of the football-loving country. Two arched feet on the south side of the stadium to see a northern foothold as a symbol of a nation once divided and then united.


In addition, the stadium was also very indulgent audience because they have enough seats so spacious and comfortable audience has a clear line of sight to the playing field.






The beauty of this stadium can also be enjoyed with a hanging cable car cutting the stadium. From this point, visitors can enjoy the panorama of the coastline and the beautiful view of the city. Not only that, the stadium is also equipped silencer.

Umeda Sky Building, Osaka Japan

Umeda Sky Building is a landmark building and observatory in Osaka. The Umeda Sky Building is also know as the Floating Garden Observatory.The observation platform of this observatory is a bridge connecting the two towers of the Umeda Sky Building, whose roof features a doughnut shape that provides an unobstructed 360-degree view. While enjoying the breathtaking sights you can also directly feel the wind—which at 170 meters off the ground can get quite strong. From this observatory you can not only see all of Osaka but as far away as Awaji Island. The basement of the Umeda Sky Building houses the Takimi-Koji gourmet street with old fashioned images of Osaka from the 1920s.The futuristic Umeda Sky Building in Osaka Japan is a great place to view the Osaka skyline, but its unusual design makes it a sight worth seeing itself. Escalators in suspended tubes guide visitors up to the observation deck and the "Floating Garden Observatory" where, high above the ground and out in the open air, Osaka almost seems peaceful.

Located in the Umeda district of Kita-ku in northern Osaka, the building was designed by Hiroshi Hara and was constructed by Takenaka Corporation. It consists of two 40-story towers that connect at their two uppermost stories, with bridges and an escalator crossing the wide atrium-like space in the center. The escalator ride is an event in itself as it feels like you are floating up into the sky.

Once inside, you pay 700 yen (a little under $6) for a ticket to take the glass elevator up to nearly the top. Then you take the famousescalator to the top, which is surprisingly underwhelming. It’s not all that scary as your view is really blocked quite a bit going up, so you don’t really get a great sense of being suspended 550 feet in the air on a moving staircase. At the top, it’s your standard observation deck, with binoculars that let you zoom in on places of interest.

Boston Arcology (BoA)

Get ready Boston, someday you might just have this incredible floating city within a city located in your harbor. The BoA, short for Boston Arcology, is a sustainable mega structure designed by Kevin Schopfer, who also designed the amazing New Orleans Arcology Habitat (NOAH). The BoA will house 15,000 people in hotels, offices, retail spaces, museums, condominiums, and even a new city hall. Built to LEED standards with golden proportions, this amazing building would serve as an expansion of the city without impacting what is already currently built.To be located on a buoyant platform of concrete cells right in the Boston Harbor next to downtown, BoA would sit perpendicular to the waterfront, thus minimizing the view sheds of existing buildings onshore. The massing of the structure was designed using the principles of the golden triangle. Angles and towers criss-cross inside of a fixed border, giving structure to the projections inside. Elevators and moving walkways aid the transportation of the residents, employees and visitors in order to create an all pedestrian environment.

Sky gardens will be located every 30 floors and act as public squares for gathering spaces. BoA will also include a bevy of sustainable elements in order to achieve a LEED building certification. Energy will be generated via wind turbines, solar panels and harbor based water turbines. Natural daylight will flood the building with the help of a passive glazing system. BoA will also include a fresh water recovery system, greywater recycling, and sky garden heating and cooling vents. And while the design seems pretty incredible and maybe even impossible (especially considering the economy and lack of funding), it truly is a spectacular mix of architecture and ecology.

Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg

Name : Ellis Park (Coca-Cola Park)

Capacity : 62,567

Ellis Park was first built in 1928 as a field rakbi. The stadium was later destroyed and rebuilt in 1982, to once again become rakbi stadium. At that time, the stadium is named JD Ellis, a tribute to the chancellor of the city of Johannesburg who approved the use of an area of 13 acres to become the stadium.


Greatest moments in the stadium when the team is rakbi South Africa are surprisingly able to subdue New Zealand at the World Cup finals Rakbi 1995. The incident became the making of South African citizens together to celebrate success with Nelson Mandela.




Welcoming the 2010 World Cup South Africa, the stadium was renovated so that the seating capacity increased from 57,000 to 62.567penonton in 2009. Tribune north stadium is part of experiencing the greatest development.

Tribune is providing facilities for the media, VIP seats, a special place for spectators who have physical disabilities, and a set of high-quality audio visual as a means of providing information to the audience. The stadium was built with a very modern, in order to accommodate the needs and desire of all people to football. In fact, through his official website, FIFA claiming that no one will leave this stadium with a sense of disappointment.

Green Point Stadium, Cape Town

Name : Green Point Stadium
Capacity : 68,000 (13,000 temporary)

Green Point Stadium is an arena located in the northernmost part of South Africa. The location is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and the view of the spread of sea water which is the plus value of the stadium. At first, this stadium has a seating capacity for 18,000 people. The people of Dutch descent who are in the area called it "de Waterplaats" or "Container Water". Initially form such as a wide plate and happened near the ocean sea water.

Once South Africa was appointed as World Cup host in 2010, the government immediately restore and increase the seat capacity to 70,000 seats. To build it, the government involving SAIL as operators had to build stadium de France in 1998 World Cup. With funding of about 4.4 million rand, and then formed a large building resembling the surrounding environment.

Across the sea in the north, the south of the stadium loomed hills Signal Hill. Farther south again, there appeared mountains called "Table Mountain" or "Table Mountain" because it resembled a flat top surface of the table. That form the underlying design of this stadium. Oval-shaped building. Outer walls are made like fabric order. At night, the lights in the stadium will feature incredible lighting and circled the stadium. Naturally, if then this place is nicknamed "The Ring of Fire" or "Ring of Fire".

The plan, the stadium is still used for football and rugby. Football club FC Santos and Ajax Cape Town has long been "occupied" this arena. In mid-2006, reported that the Western Province Rugby Union (Rugby Union of Western Province) will probably occupy the stadium after the World Cup mat. The main reason Rugby Union's move from Newland Stadium is a stadium that is still preserved.

Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg

Name : Soccer City Stadium (FNB Stadium)
Capacity : 94,700

Soccer City was first opened in 1989 with a seating capacity around 80,000 spectators. For the purposes of the 2010 World Cup South Africa, the stadium was renovated in 1989 and its capacity increased to 94,700 people. This stadium is the largest and grandest stadium in South Africa.

Given the architecture, the most magnificent stadiums in fact refused to take a modern form. Instead, they go back to basics and tradition of their native culture.

This building takes the form of earthen pots Africa (calabash), which is shaped pumpkins. Outer wall of the stadium is a mosaic of colored fire and earth. Lighting circuits installed base around the outside wall of the bottom. Seeing the stadium from a distance at night, you like looking at a pot on the fire. The atmosphere will be more dramatic, when the mosaic layer was washed wall lights from the spotlight.

Soccer City surprises did not stop there. On the inside, tribune tribune-shaped and colored in a way that looks ten vertical black lines. Nine out of ten lines is a symbol of geographical and other nine stadiums that will be used as a World Cup event in 2010. While the tenth line is a symbolization Olimiade Berlin Stadium, which is where the party digelarnya World Cup 2006 Germany.

With the grandeur and elegance in such a way, was proper and fitting didaulat stadium to begin and end the biggest football celebration first in mainland Africa.

SAMOO's Korean Culture Center

Talk about a beautiful building! This international competition-winning design for the Korean Cultural Center in Manhattan is set to begin construction at the end of this year. The New York City studio of SAMOO Archictects PC is responsible for this out of the box (literally) design for the new home for the Korean Cultural Service in NYC. And this elegant addition to the K-Town and Murray Hill neighborhood isn’t just another pretty face(ade) – it will be striving for LEED certification, making it a shining example of sustainable building for the area as well.To be located on East 32nd Street in Midtown, the eight-story Korea Center will house administration offices, exhibit space, gardens, artist studios, a library, a cafe and a theater for events, lectures and performances. The street facing facade is completely glass, which allows passersby to see into the center and be enticed inward by the street level exhibitions on Korean culture, including music, movies, food, technology and TV dramas.SAMOO’s winning design embodies the modern Korean sensibility of innovation in harmony with tradition. Inside, the center is dominated by three sculptural figures made from different materials – ceramic to represent Heaven, terracotta to represent Earth and milled wood to represent Humanity. Along with staying true to Korean sensibilities, the glass facade will allow ample daylighting into the interior reducing the need for artificial light.

Central Java Grand Mosque, Semarang

Central Java Grand Mosque is located in Jalan Gajah, Semarang City. The mosque is an extraordinary building and a large area. Even from a distance the building will appear upright supported by the high tower.This mosque is more than a year ago opened and has been used for Eid prayers 1024 H ago, however so far the building process continues. On the front page is currently being installed giant columns to the umbrella of the mosque. The tower is also still in the process of completion. Central Java Grand Mosque tower is 99 meters tall or equal to the 19-story building. The plan on the 2nd floor of the tower will be used as a library for the Islamic literature, while in another floor will be used as a museum of Islamic culture. The atmosphere is fresh and cool in the different when in the heat under the afternoon. At the top of the tower will also have binoculars binoculars sophisticated look. Kota Semarang can be seen from there, until the ship docked at the port would also be clearly seen.

Recycled Cardboard Interior

The British menswear label Smithfield recently teamed up with furniture designer Peter Masters to create an eclectic and 100% recycled interior for their new Manchester shop. The dynamic space uses mailing tubes and shipping boxes as elements of digital-age styling, recycling them into incredible wall coverings, light fixtures, hanging sculptures, and clothing displays.

Peter Masters runs a company called Burnt Toast that specializes in clean-lined, well-crafted objects, and he has also created interiors for a variety of clients including the UK based store Habitat and sportswear label Adidas. Burnt Toast’s deconstructed aesthetic, which can been seen in their designs for chairs and tables, coordinates well with the upscale urban fashion at Smithfield. Although the corrugated interior is intentionally minimal, a designer’s eye can tell that there was considerable planning behind these well chosen forms.The concept behind Brunt Toast’s interior is that the cardboard components can be reused in a variety of configurations without added materials or cost. As the fashions change through the seasons, the store will also continue to look fresh. The store’s relaxed, but mature aesthetic compliments the clientele that visit The Northern Quarter neighborhood in Manchester.

All the cardboard components are made from 100% recycled materials and are sourced from Romiley Board Mill. All of the wood used in the construction came from MRC, a Manchester wood recycling company. Smithfeild’s store blog states that “the focus behind the shop, both interior and contents, is that to stand out from the crowd it shouldn’t cost the earth.”

Besides the tubes and boxes, there are cardboard animals watching over the fashions. The dogs were inspired by the collie in the Smithfield logo. The company chose this breed to represent them, because they are synonymous with hard work and a fiery temperament. The store carries a host of Scandinavian and European brands including: Wood Wood, Spitfire Design, On Tour, Organic label Knowledge Cotton Apparel, Dunderdon and local brand Three Crowns.