Coed Darcy Urban Village, Llandarcy, Wales
The first designs by Robert Adam Architects for homes in the initial phase of the proposed new Coed Darcy Urban Village at Llandarcy in South Wales were revealed this week.
National Welsh Assembly – Architect, Wales
As a public building, the new National Assembly for Wales demonstrates a political commitment to addressing the issue of sustainability. The building exemplifies high environmental standards and has been awarded a BREEAM rating of ‘Excellent’, the highest score for a building in Wales.
Morecombe Bay Building Design Competition
Morecombe Bay Building, Lancashire architecture competition – images + architects – Morecombe Bay Competition: Lancashire building, Urban Splash architecture
Manchester Church Buildings: Architecture
Manchester church buildings, England – photos of English cathedral architecture – Manchester church photos + cathedral building, UK
Manchester Building: Architecture Photos
Manchester building photos, England – Lancashire architecture pictures, new images + views – Lancashire architecture photos: Manchester building images
Valletta Waterfront Malta: Maltese Building
The insertion of a new Valletta Cruise Passenger Terminal at the foot of these baroque stores develops out of, and contributes to, the genus loci of Valletta and has added yet another layer to the rich historic stratification of the Grand Harbour.
Dubai Palm Island Property, UAE Villas
Dubai Palm Island will be built in the shape of 17 huge fronds surrounded by 12 km of protective barrier reefs, extending 5 km into the sea south of Dubai city, UAE.
Exeter Weather Centre – Sutherland Hussey
Exeter Weather Centre: lighting project in south west England, UK – design by Sutherland Hussey Architects – Exeter Weather Centre building: project, photo
Latvia Building: Jurmala Design Competition
The Paul Hogarth Company has just returned from Latvia, where they were runners-up in an international Masterplan design competition.
Jurmala Architecture Competition: Latvia Building
Jurmala Architecture Competition news, Latvia: Gareth Hoskins Architects with Landscape Architects The Paul Hogarth Company – international competition for masterplanning of a 23.2Ha site by Baltic spa town of Jurmala in Latvia
Manchester Transport Interchange – Shudehill
The award winning Manchester Transport Interchange (MTI) combines the modes of bus, light rail (Metrolink) and the private car in a city centre location close to the focus of the regeneration initiative which followed the IRA bombing of Manchester in 1996.
Scottish Building Regulations: CDM Regs Scotland
Property professionals – architects, developers, contractors, etc. – are being bombarded with new regulations. Consequently there are plenty of CPD’s and lectures (see Events page) to explain this swathe of bureaucratic flux.
Swinton House – Borders Property, Scotland House
This prototypical pair of three bedroom semi-detached houses has been designed and built in Swinton, Berwickshire for Berwickshire Housing Association for rent at an affordable price.
Scottish Brochs: Ancient Architecture in Scotland
Edin’s Hall Broch (also Edinshall Broch; Odin’s Hall Broch) is a 2nd-century broch near Duns in the Borders of Scotland. It is one of very few brochs found in southern Scotland.
Portree Skye Building: Sutherland Hussey
Sutherland Hussey Architects have just completed a feasibility study for a new harbour on the Isle of Skye. The development in Portree includes RNLI launch facilities and visitor centre, a Diaspora museum, RSPB mega hide and a new home for the An Tuireann Arts Centre.
Swiss Cottage Masterplan, North West London
Swiss Cottage Masterplan: public realm development in London NW3, UK – by various architects – Swiss Cottage master plan design, buildings, architecture
New York Architecture Images, Manhattan Pictures
Most of these images focus on the Manhattan waterfront, around the Brooklyn Bridge, The Battery Park, Two Bridges areas where the East River meets the Hudson River. The Brooklyn Bridge features clearly in one of the pictures and you can see Battery Park City in others.
BCO Awards 2006 Winners: Architecture
BCO Awards 2006, UK, winners results for architecture prize: President’s Award by Sir Stuart Lipton, Best of the Best: Roche UK New Head Office, Welwyn Garden City, England
