Adrian Welch
Design: von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp). The Universiade sports center consists of a stadium, a multifunctional hall and a swimming pool. The building in the Bao’an district is designed as an athletics stadium, but during the 2011 Universiade it was used for football matches.
Aberdeen Mosque building, new religious project in Northeast Scotland – design by Makespace Architects, the newest and largest mosque in Aberdeen, the ‘oil capital of Europe’. It received planning permission in September 2013.
Lishui Zijing Technology Enterprise Park buildings, Nanjing design by BDP in the southwest of Zhejiang province, People’s Republic of China
Brighton Old Municipal Market Redevelopment for Cathedral Group & McLaren property design by shedkm: transforming a derelict municipal market building in Circus Street into a vibrant new area.
Dimple Soni is an architect, designer, educator and critic. A Henry Wolf scholar, she has studied Design Criticism from School of Visual Arts, New York. Previously a faculty in Industrial and Communication Design at National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India.
In Denmark, the new museum architecture cruises out of sight, implanted into the turf, in the Helsingør Shipyard, located towards north of Copenhagen.
This residential development uses simple timber-clad blocks and thoughtful landscaping to create good new communities. This former industrial zone south of the city centre now contains 30 homes in 4 blocks by LAN.
Nanning Exhibition Center, Guangxi Province Building, Southern China – design by ECS Engineering Consulting Services, is currently under construction at the time of writing.
The new Kirkcaldy Leisure Centre presents its ‘public’ face to the Esplanade and the waterfront seeking to energise both with a dynamic and active façade that strives to become a positive catalyst for future waterside development.
The Wohl Centre, a major expansion to the Bar-Ilan University Campus in Ramat- Gan, Israel, is the central convention center for the university, utilized for university programs and special events.
The new stadium, which has already hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of 2013 Summer Universiade (World University Games) – the second largest sporting participation event in the world.
Saltire Society Housing Design Awards Guest Chair Lesley Riddoch today announced the 76th Saltire Society Housing Design Awards with Margaret Burgess, Minister for Housing and Welfare presenting the Awards at a ceremony in Glasgow.
Margaret Thatcher, the then prime minister, opened the building in Shad Thames on 5 July 1989. Over the past 25 years, the Design Museum has established itself as the leading museum in the world committed to exploring contemporary design and architecture
“Miesian” is a term that architectural critics trot out when presented with a project that involves strict orthogonality, grids and rectangular form