West Bank Wall – Israel World Heritage Site

It’s a mistake to say that heritage has to be nice, I think the painful aspects of heritage can be quite important too because you need to confront those, in order to come to terms with your past.

British Embassy Bangkok, Thailand building

British Embassy Bangkok - Thailand Building

MJP have re-planned the British Embassy Compound in Bangkok, to provide 7,000sqm of new residential accommodation, recreational facilities and staff amenities for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office.

Co-op Headquarters Manchester HQ

Co-op Headquarters Manchester

The 3DReid design for The Co-operative Group’s new head office building in Manchester has been revealed. The consultant team includes Buro Happold and Gardiner & Theobald, with Jones Lang LaSalle and WHR acting as commercial agents.

BDP Studio Manchester office building

BDP Studio Manchester office building

BDP’s Manchester studio, designed by BDP’s architects and engineers, is the first naturally ventilated office building in Manchester to achieve an Excellent BREEAM rating.

Public Academy Suzhou Campus, China building

Public Academy Suzhou Campus, China building

UK-based international architects RMJM today, 21 May 2009 announced that it has won a project to design a unique campus in Suzhou, China, which will aim to provide the most sophisticated facilities in the country for nurturing a future generation of entrepreneurs.

Long House Isle of Skye Property, Loch Dunvegan home

Long House, Isle of Skye Property

Long House, Western Isles home – Alan Dickson was the designer of this Isle of Skye residence and Marnie Macdonald took the project through from design to completion. This simple rural property is located overlooking Loch Dunvegan.

CityCenter Las Vegas Buildings, MGM MIRAGE

CityCenter Las Vegas Buildings, MGM MIRAGE

Preceded by Vdara Hotel, ARIA Resort & Casino and Mandarin Oriental, Veer Towers includes CityCenter’s fourth and fifth high-rise structures and the final residential component to be topped out in preparation of the urban resort destination’s opening later this year.

Austrian Decoration of Honor for Science and Art

Wolf D. Prix, Design Principal of COOP HIMMELB(L)AU received the Austrian Decoration of Honor for Science and Art in 2009. The Federal President Dr. Heinz Fischer awarded the highest honor of the Republic of Austria within a ceremonial act at Hofburg Vienna.

Shark Exhibit Building Coney Island Architecture

Shark Exhibit Building Coney Island New York

New York City is redeveloping Coney Island: reviving its historic identity as a world famous amusement and recreation destination. The recently completed redevelopment master plan identifies several Coney Island “Icons” as the key elements in the redevelopment

Inverness Campus Masterplan: Highlands education hub

Inverness Campus Masterplan - Scottish Education Hub

A planning application for the masterplan for Inverness Campus, prepared by 7N Architects in collaboration with landscape architects the Lisa Mackenzie Consultancy, has been submitted to The Highland Council by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).