Silo Apartments Building, JDS design in China
The goal of the SILO development is to re-orient the site to the citizens of the city. It is replete with great potential but must be reconnected to the city.
Adrian Welch
Unicorn Theatre London, Tooley St building
Unicorn Theatre London: Tooley Street architecture design by Keith Williams Architects – UK’s leading theatre for audiences aged 2–21: English Arts building
Scottish Natural Heritage Headquarters
Great Glen House, the new headquarters designed for Scottish Natural Heritage in Inverness by Keppie Design, has won the award for Sustainable Building of the Year sponsored by ‘Building’ and ‘Building Design’ magazines.
Sustainability Awards Winners: Architecture
Shed development has never been the sexiest sector of the construction industry, but innovative shed specialist Gazeley is pushing hard to put warehouses in the vanguard of green buildings – literally.
Barajas Airport Spain, Madrid Building: NAT T4
The New Terminal Area (NAT), designed by a consortium of Richard Rogers Partnership, the Spanish practice Estudio Lamela and two engineering companies TPS and Initec, will establish Madrid as a major European hub.
Barajas Airport Photos: Madrid Building, Spain
An architectural solution which passengers can easily read, simplifying the travel process. That the main building reflects the sequential character of the passenger processing through the separation of the different functional volumes or modules.
Nuragic & Contemporary Art Museum Sardinia
The new museum for Cagliari serves as a landmark for the city – welcoming visitors from the sea, sharing its public dimension with the urban complex through a network of public paths.
Best Building in Scotland Award 2006 Winners
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) announce short list for 2006 Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland. This year saw the largest number of entries since the scheme began in 2002 – with 34 entries in total
Saltire Awards 2006: Housing Design Awards
Saltire Awards 2006, Scottish housing prize – winners, architects & buildings + news – Saltire Society, Scottish housing design awards, residential architecture in Scotland
Scottish Design Show, Glasgow Event
Scottish Design Show – workshops + exhibition at the Tramway Theatre Glasgow in Scotland – new architecture Scotland
Roses Design Awards 2006 Winners, Architecture
Roses Awards, Results, Buildings, Architects Roses Design Awards 2006 Roses Design Awards 2006 : Winners, Manchester, England, UK 20 Oct 2006 Roses Design Awards 2006 Architecture Winners Gold Medal for Best Place Making: St Vincent Place, Edinburgh Reiach and Hall Architects / Oberlanders Architects Roses Design Awards – information from gm+ad architects: 20 Oct 2006 … Read more
National Welsh Assembly Photos: Richard Rogers
This is the regional parliament building for Wales, built around the same time as the Scottish Parliament for a lot less money and with slightly less controversy.
Zaha Hadid Building: Maggie’s Centre Kirkcaldy
Given that this is a small building in a small town in a small country many will wonder what’s so special about it. But Zaha Hadid is a big architect.
Russian Architecture Competition: Pure Wood
The House of Pure Wood, Nizhnij Novgorod, Due to an increasing interest to the matter of wooden house-building, a decision to hold an open contest of architectural projects was made.
Grand Designs Awards – Buildings, Winner
Grand Designs Awards, Results, UK Building Prize, Architect Grand Designs Awards British Architecture Prize – Winners – Grand Designs Magazine Awards Winners for 2006 Housing Development Winner: Gold Lane, Barnet Project 35 English & Konu Architects for Notting Hill Housing Group Finalists: Great Bow Yard Stride Treglown for Southwest Eco Homes Morrell’s Yard Stephen Davy … Read more
Gustafson Porter Prize: Horticulture Week
The awards are the most prestigious annual event in the ornamental horticulture industry, recognising the work of the sector’s top achievers and innovators. Entrants are judged on the basis of a body of work completed over the qualifying period.
IAS/OAS Awards Winners, London, UK News
5 Savile Row designed by architects Squire and Partners was shortlisted for the ‘Transaction of the Year’ award. The prize went to another Squire and Partners scheme, 30 Warwick Street.