Adrian Welch
A key theme emerging from exhibitors at this year’s Surface & Materials show at NEC Birmingham is hyper-nature, or high-performance wall coverings with aesthetics influenced by the natural world – advanced laminates with anti-fingerprint finishes, or hygienic, mould-resistant panels
The winner is Cristian Vogel, a Chilean who now lives in Copenhagen. His composition “The Bell Tower Seed” won out of 145 entries from composers in 21 countries. Second prize goes to Jakob Draminsky Højmark from Copenhagen. Third prize is awarded to Henrik José, born in Sweden but living in Berlin.
Henning Larsen Foundation Awards winner – find architects, buildings, images – HLF Prize, Danish architectural drawing competition results
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The main living space has many uses, including reading, watching TV and if your home is open plan, dining too. These all require different lighting requirements and should be discussed at the design stage of a new project or refurbishment.
Prada Store Tokyo retail development in Japan, building design by Herzog and de Meuron, Architects, Switzerland, featuring a pillowed facade ‘crystal’ pattern – diagonal fenestration module
Rotterdam Architecture Studio Atelier Kempe Thill is led by André Kempe + Oliver Thill and founded in 2000
Archipelagos New York architects, USA – Manhattan architecture practice, office information – Archipelagos Architects news, building, Manhattan design studio
A pair of grade II listed Georgian townhouses – one transformed into a retail unit, the other returned to a family home. The project includes 79,000 sqft of office space over 6 floors, 33,000 sqft of retail space over 3 floors, as well as an enhanced public realm and an internal courtyard.
Bespoke joinery using European oak forms interior design elements such as the staircase, handrails and worktops. The simple rectilinear building forms are clad in Siberian larch rainscreen cladding. A bright red door and simple yellow L-shaped hood over a feature window add focus.
Free tours of iconic Frank Lloyd Wright architecture at global headquarters in Racine, Wisconsin, USA, during the 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial. SC Johnson’s Administration Building is the only FLW–designed functional office space in the world.
Building design by Reiulf Ramstad Architects anchored in and inspired by the history and culture of its location. Its architecture conveys its modern function, giving a rich cultural and architectural experience.
A 2 million sqft building development comprising two high-rise towers plus new public spaces and pedestrian links through downtown. The buildings are in rapidly changing Transbay Area, close to Market and the financial district. They provide 1.35 million sqft of office space and 650,000 sqft of residential units.
WPP co-locate its agencies and media companies into a new city central workspace. BDG architecture + design provided strategy, concept and developed design for the new WPP Hamburg collocated space accommodating over 850 people.