PM Better Public Building Award 2008

The Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital in Brighton, designed by BDP, has won the Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award, at a ceremony in London on 8 October 2008.

Middle East Architect Awards Winners

Of a possible 11 awards presented during the gala dinner in Dubai, Atkins was short listed as a finalist in four categories and claimed the top honours of Architect of the Year and Young Architect of the Year, beating off stiff competition.

Al Sharq Tower, Kuwait tall building images

Al Sharq Tower Kuwait tall building

The Al Sharq office building quietly pursues a rigorous sustainability agenda. A shallow plan office floor plate with heavily shaded facades reduces the tower’s environmental footprint and provides an internal environment with extremely high levels of occupant comfort, flooded with diffuse natural light.

Madinat Al Soor Dubai, Nakheel UAE

Madinat Al Soor Dubai, Nakheel UAE

International award-winning architecture firm RMJM has been selected by Nakheel, one of the world’s largest real estate developers, to design the one-million-square-metre “Madinat Al Soor” mixed-use development, a sustainable, modern pedestrian city for approximately 22,000 new residents.

Village Duplex New York – East 10th Street Duplex

Village Duplex New York, East 10th Street Home, NY Architecture New York Village Duplex East 10th Street Apartment Renovation, Manhattan, NYC, USA – design by Studio ST Architects Oct 6, 2008 Village Duplex New York Duplex for a Bachelor 70 East 10th Street, New York, NY Design: Studio ST Architects The project is a 2200 … Read more

Blackwood Bus Station – Caerphilly Building

This is a fairly simple building design by a borough council architects department. The roofline is interesting and the building is fairly well articulated but the UK does not have a strong tradition (these days) of high quality council architecture departments.