Adrian Welch

Adrian Welch was born in Kincardineshire, Scotland and attended school in Scotland from 1975 to 1989. He completed his Architecture degree in 1992, attending Manchester University. After a year-out working as an architectural assistant in Manchester Adrian attended The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, from 1993 where he did a Diploma in Architecture. He gained Distinction for his Dissertation on social housing in Hulme, Manchester. He has worked for architects such as Eva Jiricna CBE, Sir Terence Conran, Richard Murphy OBE, RMJM, Sutherland Hussey, Pace and GAJ – in London, Hong Kong, Manchester, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Kuwait, Dubai and Saudi Arabia.

Praemium Imperiale Winner in 2011

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Praemium Imperiale 2011 Winner architect Ricardo Legorreta

Ricardo Legorreta was today honoured along with four other internationally-acclaimed artists as recipients of the 2011 Praemium Imperiale, one of the world’s most prestigious arts prizes.

Praemium Imperiale 2010 Winner, Toyo Ito

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Praemium Imperiale 2010 winner – Architecture Laureate, architect Toyo Ito wins Japan Art Association Award – he started his own architecture studio, ‘urban robot’ (urbot) in Tokyo, 1971

CTBUH Awards 2011 – Tall Buildings Prize Winners

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CTBUH Best Tall Buildings 2011: Four Skyscrapers Named Regional “Best Tall Buildings” for 2011 by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. “Lifetime Achievement” winners Adrian Smith and Akira Wada also to be recognized.

Burj Khalifa Skyscraper Dubai tower

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The world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa (formerly known as Burj Dubai), officially opened Jan. 4 in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. Architect Adrian Smith, who designed Burj Khalifa while at the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, attended the opening ceremonies

W Hoboken Hotel New York Building

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W Hoboken Hotel New York building interior

W Hoboken Hotel, New York Building, Project, Photo, News, Design, Property, Image W Hoboken Hotel Manhattan : 400 Fifth Avenue W New York-Downtown Accommodation & Residences, 400 Fifth Avenue, NYC, USA Jan 11, 2010 W Hoboken Hotel & Residences Manhattan Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects Redefines Hotel & Residence Design on Both Sides of the … Read more

King’s College Neuroscience Institute, London

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A new £45m Neuroscience research facility for King’s College London (KCL) Denmark Hill campus in Southeast London, designed by Devereux Architects and Allies and Morrison Architects, received planning approval this week.

Trinity.EC3 London office building

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Trinity.EC3 London office building

Trinity.EC3, City of London project for Beetham Organization: Mansell Street design by Foreign Office Architects, London crystal-shaped buildings, property

China Diamond Exchange Center Shanghai building

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China Diamond Exchange Center Shanghai Building

The China Diamond Exchange Center, designed by Goettsch Partners (GP), recently opened in Shanghai. Commissioned by Shanghai Lujiazui Development Co. Ltd., the 535,500-square-foot office building is located on Century Avenue.

WA Community Awards: Buildings, Architects Prize

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The aim of the WA Community Awards is to highlight and publish remarkable projects that might otherwise remain unnoticed by the international public yet have the potential to inspire exciting questions about contemporary architectural discourse.

Hefei Dongdajie Sales Pavilion China

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Hefei Dongdajie Sales Pavilion China

Like many other cities in China, Hefei is undergoing a rapid transformation. The original urban fabric was torn apart and discarded, replaced by giant blocks of anonymous structures and forms. The present Hefei is just a fleeting moment on its relentless march toward the future.