David McManus 
Llandegfedd Visitor and Watersports Centre Building wins this year’s National Eisteddfod of Wales’ Gold Medal for Architecture, supported by the Design Commission for Wales and Royal Society of Architects in Wales.
Design: Bijoy Jain of Studio Mumbai, India. MPavilion 2016 will be 12m high, made of bamboo with a roof encased in earth representing the Australian landscape. Adorned by an elaborate tower similar to a ‘tazia’ used in Indian ceremonies.
Renewal Design: Ollier Smurthwaite / SixTwo Architects. The Toastrack proposal is to refurbish and re-use the post-war Grade II listed Hollings Park Campus buildings. The unusual Brutalist building was designed by the city architect and completed in 1960.
Getty Foundation Keeping It Modern 2016 Architectural Conservation Grants – the nine buildings in more detail…including Casa de Vidro (pictured) by Lina Bo Bardi, a leading practitioner of the modern movement, designing many of the country’s most iconic buildings.
American-born, London-based architect Eric Kuhne has died aged 64. Key buildings include Titanic Belfast, Cockle Bay Wharf in Sydney, Bluewater Shopping Centre in Kent and the BurJuman shopping centre in Dubai.
Architects: D2U – Design To Users. Redevelopment of abandoned property into new generation office building: “a space that allowed us to work differently, breaking down the silos and facilitating a free flow of ideas”.
The redevelopment of a former car manufacturing plant in Adelaide’s suburbs into an innovation hub for high-value industries dominated the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2016 South Australian Architecture Awards.
Sleep Set designers reveal their visions for hotel tribes. This year, Sleep has pioneered a collaboration of international design talent and social scientists that will transform the way hotels and designers think about the spaces they create.
Miami Marine Stadium was once among America’s most iconic destinations, hosting on-the-water performances from legendary acts like the Rolling Stones and The Beach Boys. Now a crowdfunding campaign aims to restore this bold concrete building.
Studio Bednarski Architects news
Inner Harbour Bridge – Inderhavnbroen, Copenhagen, Denmark, an innovative sliding ‘pedestrian and bikebridge’ crossing – a new landmark structure in Copenhagen harbour.
The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA) celebrated the completion of M+ Pavilion, the first permanent venue for exhibitions and arts events in the West Kowloon Cultural District, marking a significant milestone in the development of the art hub.
Design: Zaha Hadid Architects. Watch live construction of this residential skyscraper by real estate developers Louis Birdman and Gregg Covin. The condominium tower is represented exclusively by ONE Sotheby’s International Realty.
Commissioned by the DesignSingapore Council of the Ministry of Communications and Information and curated by the Department of Architecture of the National University of Singapore (NUS), the Singapore Pavilion presents Space to Imagine, Room for Everyone.
Design: Hudson Architects.Roots and Shoots provides vocational training in horticulture, floristry and retail, together with functional and life skills, to disadvantaged young people with additional needs. The new building will increase the charity’s capacity for helping young people.
IE Spaces for Innovation Prize for young architects and designers to attract. Prizes include full-time, six-month, paid professional internship in UNStudio, O+A Studio, Ingenhoven Architects and Viguier et Associes.
de Architekten Cie., Dutch design studio news – buildings, images, Dutch architecture office – de Architekten Cie. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, designs
Design: L. Benjamin Romano Arquitects (LBRA) + Arup. An instant architectural icon, a three-sided high-rise offers a new model for concrete construction in earthquake zones