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Sony World Photography - 2014

This stunning picture, taken by YongSheng Zheng, from China, earned him recognition in the Sports category of this year's Sony World Photography Awards. (YongShengZheng/Sony World Photography Awards)

This stunning picture, taken by YongSheng Zheng, from China, earned him recognition in the Sports category of this year's Sony World Photography Awards. (YongShengZheng/Sony World Photography Awards)

Wet Dog, by Sophie Garmand from the U.S, is a series of dog portaits caught mid‐bath. The dogs are photographed at a vulnerable moment, half a second before they shake the water off their fur. Sophie's pictures capture their character and, in some cases, recognisable emotions (like annoyance, misery or vengefulness). (Sophie Garmand/Sony World Photography Awards) 

 Sparkle, Baby' explores girl culture in Australia within the phenomena of beauty pageants, particularly those directed at the young. Through documenting child pageants, photographer Chloe Bartram sought to understand if participating in these events increases the pressure on young girls to conform to an idealised view of what it means to be female or rather, is it a celebration of girlhood? (Chloe Bartram/Sony World Photography Awards) 

 Sparkle, Baby' explores girl culture in Australia within the phenomena of beauty pageants, particularly those directed at the young. Through documenting child pageants, photographer Chloe Bartram sought to understand if participating in these events increases the pressure on young girls to conform to an idealised view of what it means to be female or rather, is it a celebration of girlhood? (Chloe Bartram/Sony World Photography Awards) 

 Sungseok Ahn's 'Historic Present' questions the memory of past from the fast changing scenery of today. By overlapping a historical location with an old image of that exact place, he questions the way we treat our history and explores the dynamics. (Sungseok Ahn/Sony World Photography Awards)

This sample from a series of black and white photographs, entitled 'Bears and Birds', was taken in Svalbard, Norway, by Wilfred Berthelsen. Berthelsen is a finalist in the Travel category (Wilfred Berthelsen/Sony World Photography Awards)

 'Big Cat, Little Cat', shot by George Logan, is part of an advertising campaign for Whiskas cat food and is a shortlisted entry in the Campaign category (George Logan/Sony World Photography Awards)

 Emmanuel Coupe-Kalomiris has been shortlisted for a set of photographs called 'Aerial Series'. All images were taken in southern and central parts of Iceland. The areas were pictured from above and were carefully scouted and selected for their particular qualities such as formations and colour pallet. (Emmanuel Coupe-Kalomiris/Sony World Photography Awards)

 Neighbours' is a series showcasing typical Belgian double houses, taken by Herman Van Den Boom. As a finalist in the Architecture category, Van Den Boom frames perfectly the individuality behind every property. Every single building is an expression of uniqueness, judges say. (Herman Van Den Boom/Sony World Photography Awards) 

 Shanghai City is the backdrop for a series of pictures about living places and the way we deal with public space. Photographer Arjen Schmitz said: 'I work as a fine art artist with a 8x10 inch Sinar. Working with this camera forces me to select my pictures and subject very carefully in terms of cropping, light condition, an other circumstances wich could influence my picture.' (Arjen Schmitz/Sony World Photography Awards) 

 These images, by Carlotta Cardana, are from a personal project on couples who belong to the Mod scene, a subculture that originated in Britain in the late '50s and became very popular during the '60s. It is quite difficult to pin down what lies at the heart of this movement as it has evolved in many different ways during the years, but all Mods share a passion for everything related to the '50s and the '60s, especially the clothes and the music. (Carlotta Cardana/Sony World Photography Awards)

This shortlisted photograph of Lady Gaga's waxwork was shot by Fabrizio Cestari for the series, 'Wax System'. Fabrizio got the inspiration from celebraty portraits, combining real glances and fake faces, and said the experience was one of the most fun shoots at Madame Tussauds. (Fabrizio Cestari/Sony World Photography Awards)

 

Vinicio Drappo's collection 'Deep Night' demonstrates clubbing as a place of suspension and a daily routine. Vinicio is a finalist in the People category. (Vinicio Drappo/Sony World Photography Awards)

This collection earned photographer Kacper Kowalski a place as a finalist in the Landscape category. Kowalski, from Poland, said: 'I took to the skies above Poland to gain a vantage point over a country gripped by harsh winter. Temperatures can drop to ‐ 30 C degrees and stay below zero for months. The few specks of colour in these images are the only signs of human activity in this monochrome landscape' (Kacper Kowalski/Sony World Photography Awards)

Melissa Golden's photograph of the scene after a tornado hit a residential house in Moore, Oklahoma, has been shortlisted in the Current Affairs category. In this picture Destiny Pierman, 13 collects belongings from the damaged bedroom of her home. She and her mother feared the house had been leveled and were relieved to find that, although it was damaged, it was still standing. Destiny's epilepsy medication, the family's primary concern, was right where they had left it. (Melissa Golden/Sony World Photography Awards)

 

 

Inside Google - Munich

Google offices are known for their innovative interiors. This colorful space is the waiting area of Google's Munich office.

Best known for its informal work culture, this is one of Google's informal meeting areas at the Munich office.

 Creative wallpapers and and long corridors are the highlight of Google's Munich office.

 Your desk or work station can say a lot about you. This cabin is the shared office space in Google's Munich office.

 Take a glance at the gallery and one of the meeting rooms inside Google's Munich office.

 This is another meeting area space at the Google's Munich office.

 This space is differently decorated to suit the open idea of open workstations inside the Google's Munich office.

 This is the huddle room inside Google's Munich office.

This is as formal as it can get at Google. This is one of the conference rooms inside the Munich office.

World's Spectacular Corporate Headquarters

BMW Headquarters is a Munich landmark, which has been serving as world headquarters for the Bavarian automaker BMW for almost 40 years. 

The Lloyd's building (also know as Inside-Out Building) is the home of the insurance institution Lloyd's of London. It is a leading example of radical Bowellism architecture in which the services for the building, such as ducts and lifts, are located on the exterior to maximise space in the interior.

The Hearst Tower is a building located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It is the world headquarters of the Hearst Corporation, bringing together for the first time their numerous publications and communications companies under one roof, including, among others, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Marie Claire, Harper's Bazaar, Good Housekeeping and Seventeen.

General view of the Russian natural gas monopoly gaint Gazprom headquarters building in Moscow. Open Joint Stock Company Gazprom is the largest extractor of natural gas and one of the largest companies in the world. 

The CMA CGM Tower is a 147m tall skyscraper in Euroméditerranée, the central business district of Marseille, France. Designed by Zaha Hadid, it is the headquarters for CMA CGM, a major shipping firm, hosting 2,200 employees previously spread over seven sites.

Bank of China (BOC) Tower houses the headquarters of the BOC. The building is located at No.1, Garden Road, a flourishing centre of activity in Hong Kong's business and financial core.

The Petronas Towers, also known as the Petronas Twin Towers are twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. PETRONAS, short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is a Malaysian oil and gas company.

Flags fly in front of General Motors world headquarters at the Renaissance Center on June 1, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan.

The Bow is a 158,000-square-metre (1.7 million sq ft) office building for the headquarters of EnCana Corporation and Cenovus Energy, in downtown Calgary, Alberta.

 A Samsung flag flies outside the company's headquarters in Seoul, South Korea.

 Laces – The ADIDAS office in Herzogenaurach, Germany.

 The Group's corporate headquarters, ING House, is located in the business district of Zuidas in Amsterdam, Netherlands.The ING Group is a Dutch multinational banking and financial services corporation.

 Riviera TwinStar Square, Shanghai houses The Agricultural Bank of China and the China Construction Bank.

Edifici Gas Natural also Torre Mare Nostrum is a skyscraper in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Completed in 2005, it has 20 floors and rises 86 meters.It has an innovative and distinctive look because at the bottom are two protruding blocks used as part of the building. This is headquarters of Gas Natural Company. (Photo by Bert Kaufmann from Roermond, Netherlands, 

Tree-shaped buildings

The residential location consists of two 37 story towers located in Mumbai, India. The Aquaria Grande Tower will feature several different amenities including a car park, fully equipped clubhouse, and a sustainable podium garden.

Aquaria Grande is an iconic residential development intended to become a disntinct landmark in the Borivali suburb of Mumbai. This distinctive project originated from the idea of adjacent forestry and trees of Borivali.

 

The clubhouse in the podium is inspired by a tree form which integrates landscape and architecture harmony.

 

The forms of the twin towers are inspired by the forms of trees. The two distinctive towers provide over 200 comprehensive typical apartments as the trunk of the building, in the roof top, garden and shelter will provide to metaphor the form of leaf shade.

 

On the top of the tower, the triplex Sky Palace apartments will be the most luxurious and attractive units in the twin tower.

 

The Rooftop equipped with sizable decking provides a barbecue deck with internal garden, a Jacuzzi and splendid outdoor view.

 

The shelter on the roof of Sky Palace metaphors the concept of tree branches. It benefits underneath apartment by using 3 types of cladding: 1. Solar panels to absorb excess heat gain and minimize use of indoor energy. 2. Opaque panels to resist awful glaring indoors. 3. Transparent glass makes use of natural lighting to the roof garden.