Canopy-covered World Trade Center proposed for long-stalled Brasilia development

Brazilian studio Architecture Office has designed the undulating, solar panel-covered World Trade Center building for Brasilia's Biotic development to "reprogram" what the studio sees as the rigid infrastructure of the city.

The World Trade Center Biotic (WTC Biotic) is planned for an open swath of land in the Biotic development, masterplanned by architect Carlo Ratti. It is a one-million-square-metre district designed to be a high-tech innovation hub.

Architecture Office has designed...