Adrian Welch
Hualong Private Terminal Space at Capital Airport Beijing design by Shishang Architecture – a noble and elegant design concept integrating artistic elements into the design to make, the art exhibits combine with the overall design style perfectly.
Hanover Page Mill, Stanford Research Park, Palo Alto building design by Form4 Architecture – a LEED Platinum and net-zero electric building is a powerful statement of synthesis between architectural form and energy performance
Li Man • Shen Mi Ji Hotel in Yunnan, China, design by Yiduan Shanghai Interior Design – dozens of black steel plates in the reception hall are the spotlights, smartly concealing the load-bearing columns of the previous building.
China Optics Valley Convention and Exhibition Center design by WSP ARCHITECTS – the building facade system references Chinese traditional craft – ivory carvings, showing changes of light & shadow.
Exhibition Center of Zhengzhou Linkong Biopharmaceutical Park, design by WSP ARCHITECTS, an innovative and entrepreneurship base for R&D and production of life science and biotechnology in Henan Province.
Duke University Rubenstein Arts Center, Durham, NC design by William Rawn Associates, Architects, Inc. – “The Ruby” reinvents the role of the arts within the university, extending its culture of interdisciplinary study in science, engineering and medicine to the arts.
Blue Note Beijing Jazz Club design by Chiasmus Partners. Inc – the first China branch of the age-old Jazz brand from New York City, on the site of former American consulate to the Qing Dynasty.
Longgang Chuangtou Tower in Shenzhen by URBANUS Architecture & Design – the architecture is a container that captures light, just like a musical instrument captures music.
AD Architecture Office in Shantou, Guangdong – whether it is day or night, the experience brought by space is full of endless possibilities: these Chinese architects see it as the perceptual power to always pursue.
Knox College Whitcomb Art Center Building design by Lake|Flato Architects – reflecting the self-described scrappy and unconventional community, this building is a high-performing workhorse made of simple industrial materials.
Crescent Park, Mississippi River, New Orleans, by architects EskewDumezRipple, part of a larger master plan that envisions a new, greener future for the City of New Orleans and its riverfront, reconnecting people with the river.
Cartesiusdriehoek Blue District in Utrecht, Netherlands, design by mecanoo architecten. Former Dutch Railways marshalling yard transforms into the first urban blue zone
New Conservatoire à rayonnement départemental d’Orsay designed by Atelier Novembre, on the Saclay Plateau, a conservatory of 2,800 sqm dedicated to teaching music, choreography and the dramatic arts.
AECOM has appointed Adriaan Vorster as Director for Architecture, Africa. Formerly Healthcare Director for the MENA region, Resident Director of South Africa and Partner at international design practice SSH, Adriaan is based in AECOM’s office in Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa.