Burj Dubai Tower, Dubai United Arab Emigrates

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The Burj Dubai will be the tallest building in the world when it opens in January 4th 2009. This tower designed by SOM in Chicago (also did the Sears Tower) is 2,640 feet, half a mile tall.

Its grand opening ironically comes as the great Dubai bubble bursts, including Dubai World's $60 billion debt. The extravagence climaxed with this grand ediface, but the future doesn't look pretty.

I recently talked with SOM representatives about Burj Dubai, who hailed the design as their new great achievment, with a design similar to the Sears Tower. Vertical structures rise up like sticks bound together with a band. But more significantly for SOM, it represents a more international approach.

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Les Choux Créteil, Val-de-Marne France

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Gerard Grandval designed these ten cauliflower-shaped residential towers, completed in 1974. Each rises 15 floors. Western nations were experimenting with new social solutions to mass housing needs during this time in history.

The round shape of the concrete structure maximizes external area to floor space, and personal balconies for each unit take advantage of the soaring height.
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National Museum of Australia, Canberra Australia

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The National Museum of Australia was built in the Acton suburb of Australia's Acton Peninsula. Architect Howard Raggatt threw together many various elements in a messy display of "puzzling confluence." It is a "tangled vision" of Australia's history. It opened in 2001.

The zigzag pattern of the main building was apparently copied from Libeskind's Jewish Museum in Berlin. In post-modernist fashion, the unapologetic architect establishes a modern museum by copying forms without sensitivity for the new environment.

Braille words on the exterior's anodised aluminium panels have also stirred up controversy, with speculation about their meaning and some of them being covered over.

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CUPCAKES AND COCKTAILS

THE ELITE LONDON CHRISTMAS PARTY

Thanks to all our models and clients for joining us in Soho to celebrate 

the end of our first amazing year!

Elite girls Julia Johansen and Beth Leader

 

Sigail Currie with head booker France Chiacchio

Booker Nicola Easton and Tatyana D with friends

Production Assistant Sophie tries the fabulous cupcakes

Thank you artisan cupcake company for the cupcakes! ( http://www.theartisancupcakecompany.com/index.html )

Thanks also to one of our favourite young fashion photographers Rokas Darulis for turning press snapper for the night!

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GSW Headquarters, Berlin Germany

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Sauerbruch Hutton designed the 1999 extension and renovation of the GSW headquarters complex in Berlin. The original high rise is remembered as one of the great rebuilding projects after World War 2. The new GSW tower brings a gentle curve and colorful flavor into the downtown.

Circulation through the urban corridor easily introduces the visitor to a program of different scales. The building elements tie together the city scale with the pedestrian and individual visitor. Sauerbruch employed the Natural Colour Theory for this project.

Sauerbruch's modern environmental systems use passive means that use less energy and are healthier. Louvre systems and a double-skin facade effectively shape sunlight usage and add interesting complexity to the outside appearance.

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HOT OFF THE EDITORIAL PRESS

Reigning queen of the catwalk, Constance Jablonski stars in this retro editorial for Januarys issue of W Magazine. Despite a trio of male models to contend with, Constance dominates every shot of this denim story styled by Alex White and shot by Knoepfel & Indlekofer. Its 80s all the way with BIG hair and double denim, yet our girl pulls it off in true supermodel style!

Pabellón de Aragón, Expo Zaragoza 2008 Spain

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The 2008 Zargoza Expo promoted a relationship between humans and water with sustainable developments.

The "Flag of Aragon" is formed from 9 monumental vertical cores. Levels of interstitial space stack around them. The courtyards formed from these overlapping spaces take on different natural-looking forms. It is inspired by the natural wonders that are eroded and shaped by the flowing river.

An exterior envelope is woven from glazing and walls, a rippling form that reminds the visitor of water. Large plastic fruit on top of the building represents the results of a good water supply. Architect Laurent Godel contributed to the expo.

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IT'S ALL ABOUT 'YOU'

The EML UK gang was joined on our recent trip to China for the Elite Model Look World Final by the lovely Amy Williams of Sunday's finest, You Magazine. We were thrilled to see the results of Amy's hard work in this weekend's issue, featuring tons of fab behind the scenes pictures from the our adventures in Sanya. Thanks Amy!

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Lisbon Oceanarium, Lisbon Portugal

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Peter Chermayeff with Cambridge Seven Associates designed the Oceanário Lisboa in Lisbon Portugal, completed in 1996. It was featured in the 1998 Expo, on the Parque das Nações grounds.

The museum dedicated to the ocean resembles Chermayeff's other key work, the Osaka Oceanarium. The center is filled with a 5,000 m3 tank with windows all around. A large variety of species are placed inside, and four exhibits of different habitats surround it.

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