The design team of Studio Schiattarella and Tecturae from Italy won the competition. The objective of the winning proposal was to adhere to the specific route adopted by Saudi culture. The beduin tent is an icon and representation of the culture of Riyadh.

The term "supertall" (which refers to a building over 300 meters) is thus no longer adequate to describe these buildings: we are entering the era of the "megatall.'" This term is now officially being used by the CTBUH to describe buildings over 600 meters in height.

Aedes Network Campus Berlin (ANCB) seeks part-time interns to assist with planning for and presentation of the BMW Guggenheim Lab in Berlin in summer 2012. The Lab is a mobile laboratory travelling to nine major cities worldwide.

The Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) won the international competition to design the Greenland Group Suzhou Center, in Wujiang, China. The 358-meter supertall tower will become the defining visual landmark.

The Architect's Council of Europe (ACE) has re-elected Selma Harrington as President for the second term and the two-year period 2012-2013. Mrs Harrington stated that she wishes to continue the process of internal resourcing and transition in the ACE.

The American Society of Landscape Architects announced the call for presentations for the 2012 Annual Meeting and EXPO. The event will take place in Phoenix/Arizona from 28 Sept. to 1 Oct. 2012. The deadline for education session proposals is 20 January 2012.

Leading Dubai-based interior architecture firm Pringle Brandon has identified a number of global market trends that are now beginning to shape the current regional interiors industry. Sustainability is one of them.

The second international Architects World Championship in Ski and Snowboard will be held from 2 to 5 February 2012. It will take place in Ischgl in Tyrol|Austria. Sport-loving architects and interior designers from around the world will compete in giant slalom and parallel slalom.

A monographic exhibition on Woha, prize winners of the International Highrise Award 2010 and the Lubetkin Prize, is shown in DAM, Frankfurt, Germany. From 2 Dec 2011 to 29 Apr 2012 their visions are presented by means of tropical homes, green highrises and umcompleted projects.

The temporary structure designed by atelier Bow-Wow will open at Pfefferberg Complex, Berlin in spring 2012 with three months of programs. The collaboration between BMW Guggenheim Lab and ANCB Metropolitan Laboratory follows the lauch in New York (August '11).