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FEATURE
ARCHITECTURE “Architecture
is not based on concrete and steel
WORTH THE TRIP
and the elements of the soil,” the
legendary architect Daniel Libeskind
once said. “It’s based on wonder.”
And indeed, a great piece of architec-
ture is about more than just a space.
From an awe-inspiring structure in Manhattan to a It inspires us. It draws us in.
game-changing museum in the Middle East, six new design wonders are
The idea of voyaging to the ends of
giving travelers plenty of reasons to explore and discover the earth to witness an architectural
wonder is nothing new: Travelers have
By Laura Begley Bloom been making pilgrimages to places
like the Taj Mahal, the Alhambra,
and the Pyramids of Giza since time
immemorial. But these days, a host
of new landmarks are pushing the
boundaries of the imagination and
compelling travelers to seek out
destinations near and far.
At the end of the journey, the reward
for the trip isn’t just witnessing a
design spectacle, it’s being able to
engage with it in a uniquely personal
way — whether that means dining
beneath the waves in Europe’s first
underwater restaurant, scaling a
dazzling structure set in the most
expensive real estate development in
U.S. history, or spying on rare pandas
in a space that makes these
magnificent animals feel like they’re
within arm’s reach.
Behold six noteworthy buildings
around the globe that will make you
want to stop what you’re doing and
book a plane ticket right now.
It will be well worth the trip.
OLD MEETS NEW
In the desert capital of Doha, the
Jean Nouvel–designed National
Museum of Qatar showcases the
transformation of this ancient country
in a wildly futuristic setting.
Turn the page to learn more.
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FEATURE VESSEL
Travel | By Laura Begley Bloom N E W YO RK CI T Y
When British designer Thomas Heatherwick’s 150-foot-tall Vessel opened this past spring,
Instagram feeds were flooded with images of people engaging with the shiny honeycomb-shaped
installation. In addition to creating the ultimate 21st-century selfie backdrop, Heatherwick
has brought a sense of humanity to Hudson Yards, the ambitious $25 billion project that is the
most expensive real estate development ever built in the United States. Set on the West Side
of Manhattan, Hudson Yards is at once a luxury mall and an office complex and a residential
development, with the Vessel as its focal point. Heatherwick claims that his creation isn’t a
sculpture or a piece of art or even a building: Whatever you call it, Vessel is offering an entirely
unique perspective on New York City. hudsonyardsnewyork.com/discover/vessel
KAWI EQUINOX HOTEL
N AT I O N A L M U S E U M O F Q ATA R New York City New York City
D O H A , Q A TA R The Momofuku With its new hotel
empire has a new brand, fitness
jewel in its crown: powerhouse
KATARA TOWERS
▼
Kāwi, located Equinox is bringing
Lusail, Qatar within The Shops a fresh sense
Inspired by the seal of Qatar, this mind-boggling & Restaurants at of health and
In more ways than one, the National Museum of Qatar is structure in Lusail — a planned city on the Hudson Yards. well-being to
outskirts of Doha — is designed to look like two Momofuku the hospitality
redefining the narrative of a powerful Arabian nation by evoking crossed swords. When it’s completed in 2020, founder David world. The first
the swooping waterfront property in the Marina Chang has location opens this
its rich heritage within a modern masterpiece. Starchitect Jean District will house a luxury hotel, apartments, teamed up summer in Hudson
offices, shops, restaurants, a water park, you
Nouvel created a building full of interlocking disks that he based name it. katarahospitality.com
with chef Eunjo
Park to create
Yards. Look for
a commitment
on the form of the desert rose. With inclined floors and very few a genre-defying
menu that takes
to sleep (total
soundproofing,
vertical lines, the space is organized into several chapters, MONDRIAN DOHA
Doha, Qatar
inspiration from beds that adapt
Korea and turns it to your body),
from the time before humans inhabited the peninsula to the fast- Dutch designer Marcel Wanders has crafted on its head. And personal training
an over-the-top hotel full of 24-karat gold don’t miss Peach on-demand, and
growing economic power of today. Contained within are multimedia elevators and floating staircases. Whatever Mart next door, astounding views
you’re hungry for, you’ll find it here. There’s
displays, exhibits of archaeological treasures, major artist the first Morimoto restaurant in the Middle
a tiny stall with
Asian-inspired
over Manhattan
and the Hudson
East, a Cut by Wolfgang Puck steak house, and
commissions, and even a restored sheikh’s palace from the 1900s. even an outpost of famed New York cupcake
snacks. kawi.
momofuku.com
River. equinox-
hotels.com
It is as dramatic and complex as Qatar itself. qm.org.qa/en maker, Magnolia Bakery, just to name a few.
mondriandoha.com
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FEATURE
Travel | By Laura Begley Bloom Europe’s first underwater UNDER
restaurant is turning a remote town B Å LY, N O R W AY
on the southern coast of Norway
▼ TREHYTTENE
into an unexpected design desti- Gjerstad, Norway
nation. Norwegian architecture After you’ve dined
under the water, why
firm Snøhetta, known for its work not stay up in the
trees? Trehyttene is a
on the National September 11 sleek treehouse-style
hotel with angular
Memorial Museum in New York, wood-and-glass
created this jaw-dropping concrete cabins built on stilts
in a canopy of pine
structure, which juts from a rocky trees. It’s set in the
middle of a lush forest
promontory battered by waves and about a two-and-a-
half-hour drive away
wind. In the dining room set 16 from Under, and it’s a
detour worth taking.
feet below sea level, a massive win- trehyttene.no
dow looks out on the water where
jellyfish and mackerel float past.
Danish chef Nicolai Ellitsgaard’s
dishes, made with locally foraged
ingredients, are just as compelling
as the space itself. It’s no surprise
that the word “under” means
“wonder” in Norwegian. under.no
PAN DA HOUS E
NIMB HOTEL NOMA
Copenhagen, Copenhagen, COPEN HAGEN, DEN MARK
Denmark Denmark
Past and present The highly
blend beautifully
at the Nimb,
influential
restaurant Noma,
A pair of panda bears from China have inspired a
set in a 1909 which made groundbreaking concept at the Copenhagen Zoo from
building in Tivoli “foraging” a
Gardens. A household word, Danish architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG).
recent extension has a new home
designed by that is befitting Using a circular design inspired by the yin-yang symbol,
Pei Cobb Freed of chef Rene
& Partners – Redzepi’s culinary the architects enclosed the habitat in glass and installed
creators of the
glass pyramid
innovation.
BIG (the same
walkways that wrap around the pandas’ natural habitat.
at the Louvre in architecture The resulting space provides a sensitive and sustainable
Paris – provides firm as the
a spectacular Panda House) home for the animals while at the same time giving humans
terrace has transformed
overlooking the the site of a an opportunity to get up close and personal. In addition,
gardens and the former military
city, as well as warehouse set BIG created a panda-themed restaurant so that diners
Copenhagen’s
first heated
between two
lakes into an
can watch these magical creatures as they graze in the
outdoor rooftop open and airy bamboo forest — the ultimate expression of meal sharing.
pool. nimb.dk/ culinary village.
en/hotel noma.dk zoo.dk/en/286-panda/
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FEATURE
Travel | By Laura Begley Bloom DA X I N G I N T E R N AT I O N A L A I R P O R T
BEIJING, CHINA
Though she passed away in 2016, Pritzker Prize–
winning architect Zaha Hadid’s vision lives on in the epic ▼
Daxing International Airport in Beijing, which is expected PUXUAN HOTEL AOYAMA LAB
DESSERT BAR
to be the world’s largest airport when it opens in fall 2019. Beijing, China
Right near the Beijing, China
Hadid’s design for the sprawling terminal building illustrates Forbidden City, one This new Beijing-
of Beijing’s most im- based culinary
the barrier-breaking architect’s trademark style, combining portant landmarks, concept puts
is the PuXuan, a dessert front and
free-flowing curves and organic forms. The 7.5-million- pared-down luxury center in a cool,
hotel from MQ modern setting
square-foot terminal — nicknamed “starfish” — will even- Studio that pays from cutting-
tually welcome 72 million passengers a year who will have homage to both
ancient and modern
edge designers
Studio MVW.
the pleasure of passing through Hadid’s adaptive, light-filled China. It’s cleverly And the food
here tastes as
enclosed in a glass
space. In addition to taking some of the strains out of air box atop Beijing’s good as it looks
Guardian Art with French and
travel, the structure will help propel China’s brisk flight Center, which has Asian-influenced
V&A DUNDEE become a destina- desserts and a
DUN DEE, SCOT L AN D into the future. tion in its own right, tea selection that
thanks to its design speaks to China’s
MALMAISON TAILEND by German architect tea revolution.
Scottish design is so much more than tartans and kilts, HOTEL
Dundee,
Dundee,
Scotland
Ole Scheeren.
thepuxuan.com/en/
as the trailblazing new V&A Dundee proves. The waterfront Scotland You haven’t
Steps away from dined in the
museum — sister to London’s historic V&A — showcases everything the V&A Dundee United Kingdom
on the River Tay, until you’ve had
from 15th-century illuminated manuscripts to a costume from Star Wars: the Malmaison fish and chips,
is part of a hip and Tailend – a
Attack of the Clones created by a Glasgow designer. The structure itself chain of British chic seafood
is a feat of architecture worth seeking out: inspired by the cliffs of Scotland boutique hotels.
Set in a historic
restaurant in a
converted cellar
as well as this up-and-coming town’s shipbuilding heritage. It’s the work Dundee building space — takes
with a wrought- this humble dish
of visionary Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, who has been making iron staircase and to another level.
an impressive It’s no surprise
headlines around the globe as the designer of Tokyo’s stadium for the domed ceiling, that Tailend’s
the property crispy haddock,
2020 Olympics. vam.ac.uk/dundee/ respects tradition ethereal fries,
but presents it and mushy peas
in a thoroughly have garnered
modern way. tons of awards.
malmaison. thetailend.co.uk/
com/locations/ dundee
dundee/
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