David McManus 
Design: West 8 urban design & landscape architecture. The de Blasio Administration, Former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, and the Trust for Governors Island announce The Hills on Governors Island are open to the public, adding 10 new acres of public space for the City of New York.
Design: Sohne & Partner Architects. The focus of the Cafe is set in the center of the dome hall. To emphasize the outstanding center of the place and its characteristic setting, the whole design is oriented on the centerpiece.
Original, unconventional, relaxed and stylish – these properties describe the unique overall experience of pentahotels. With its unmistakable pentastyle, the young, dynamic hotel brand is one of the first to have made its mark and established itself as a pioneer in the lifestyle hotel segment.
Design: Studio Libeskind, Architects. Downtown Tower-k18B is a “harmonious progression of glass volumes” – an 18-storey tower above a 6-storey podium, connected by a luminous glass-covered galeria, according to the architects.
Architecture for Humanity news – court-appointed trustee filed a complaint against the group’s founders: the suit accuses AFH founders and board members of improperly using restricted funds and violating agreements with donors.
matterbetter international open ideas competition for architecture students and young architects to research new housing concepts for the future of the post-war Syria. The civil war in Syrian Arab Republic created the biggest refugee crisis after the World War II.
Plans unveiled for UK’s largest sustainable urban drainage network at Nine Elms on the South Bank. An ambitious new project designed to dramatically cut the amount of clean rainwater becoming contaminated in London’s sewers.
Under the chair of 2012 Pritzker architecture prize laureate, Wang Shu, the jury of the TERRA Award selected the winners of this prize, the first of its kind dedicated to recognising excellence the field of contemporary earthen architecture design and construction, in Lyon on 14 July.
Design: Rolfe Judd Architects. Artelia was appointed as the Project Manager, Quantity Surveyor and Principal Designer of The Peter May Stand at the Kia Oval. The Kia Oval, Kennington, hosted the first Test cricket match on English soil in 1880, as well as the famous ‘Ashes’ rivalry in 1882.
Daniel Cardno’s project proposing transition from skills associated with the oil and gas industry towards an economy concentrated on maritime industry and tourism won the RIAS Rowand Anderson Silver Medal.
Shelter Global has just announced the winners of its second annual Dencity Competition, highlighting innovative solutions that will improve living conditions for over 1 billion slum dwellers worldwide
Design: Blaze Makoid Architecture, Architects. The homeowners wanted to see the water as they drove up to the house: a glass cube at the center of the home forms the living room and affords views from the driveway straight through to the bay.
Design: Buchan Group Architects. Work has begun on a $74 m development masterplan for the Shellharbour Workers Club that will not only transform the long-standing clubhouse, but also deliver an extensive range of new community facilities.
Better use of technology including GIS, LiDAR, GPR, GDC – Geospatial Data Collaboration & 3D Engineered Models is the key to address challenges of ageing infrastructure. Using these innovations and software like AutoCAD, Revit, ArchiCAD, Blender, 3D Max, governments or PPPs can yield significant savings in time, money, and materials.
Alejandro Aravena is Director of the Architecture Sector for the 15th International Architecture Exhibition, taking place from 28 May to 27 November 2016.
Design: ANGATU Arquitetos
Center of artistic and cultural activities – the challenge was to gather in the same building activities such as classical ballet, choral, ballroom dancing, art exhibitions and martial arts.
Design: Shift architecture urbanism & Powerhouse Company. Tender win for Coulissen West, the last piece of the large urban development West of Breda Central Station. The dense proposal mixes 40,000 sqm of flexible work-meeting spaces, apartments and restaurants.