MediaCityUK Expansion at Salford Quays

MediaCityUK

Design: Chapman Taylor Architects. MediaCityUK to double in size with ten new buildings in a development of over £1 billion: major new offices, BBC production facilities and studios, a hotel, University of Salford building, an energy centre, plus retail and catering facilities.

N Strips Residence in Osaka Building

N Strips Residence in Osaka

Design: Jun Murata architect, JAM. A new white louver of cedar is painted white. The surface is ‘dimly grained’ in terms of reflectivity, like metal. With sunshine angles through the day various expressions are apparent.

Bienvenue Turkey, Bozüyük – Bilecik Building

Bienvenue Turkey Building

Design: Emre Kuzlu, Ertuğrul Yurdakul, Architects. This structure embodies with Bien’s essence – the ceramic tiles inspire the design. Being an inspiring landmark positioned on a prominent highway intersection, the building design provides a strong statement for the company.

Architectural Social Media: Architecture Online

The Hampshire Observatory

Architectural Social Media: e-architect have revitalised their instagram feed after a few year’s of absence! we also are on facebook, twitter, google+, linkedin and pinterest: new building articles, architectural information + discussion for and about architects across the globe

Modular Cafeteria, Vizovice building design

Modular Cafeteria Vizovice Building

Design: Chybik+Kristof Associated Architects. Few young architects under the age of 30 can boast of two completed commissions in their portfolios: their first commission – a modular cafeteria for in Vizovice (featured) and the Czech pavilion at EXPO 2015 in Milan.

Vila V Beskydech, Czech Republic

Panské Dvory house

Design: KOHL ARCHITEKTI. The new building of Vila V Beskydech is situated in the quiet location of Panské Dvory in Frýdek-Místek on an ideal plot with a beautiful view of the Beskydy mountains facing the south

Jiefangbei Book City: Xinhua Bookstore

Jiefangbei Book City in Chongqing

Design: Aedas, architects

An interesting concoction, a far cry from the simple podium and tower of Lever House in New York! The tower form widens out at its base into a fluid series of verdant balconies. Below this a golden ‘slab’ floats above a lower, amorphic base that ripples along the street.

SKA Global Headquarters Jodrell Bank

SKA Headquarters Jodrell Bank building interior

Design: Hassell, architects. Approval for this new HQ building to accommodate 135 staff building and operating the world’s largest radio telescope, at Jodrell Bank: the Square Kilometre Array.

Carved Cube House in West Austin, Texas Home

Carved Cube House in West Austin

Design: Bercy Chen Studio, Architects – The house design results from a subtractive process. The original volume, a perfect cube of 38′×38′×38′, was deconstructed with subtle level changes, carefully placed windows, and outdoor terraces shaded by cantilevered louvers, which open up the space as one ascends towards the sky.

BARGE 2011 Design Competition, Boston

BARGE 2011 Design Competition Boston entry

SHIFTboston is calling on architects, installation artists, designers and landscape architects professionals and students to submit a concept for an experience installation, to be installed on a barge in Boston’s Fort Point Channel.

Article 25 Research Design Competition

Destroyed in the 2010 earthquake, this site has a tumultuous history which has seen the likes of Simon Bolivar, colonial governors, and rebel armies pass through its environs.

Every Building in Baghdad: Rifat Chadirji

Every Building in Baghdad

The Graham Foundation is pleased to present Every Building in Baghdad, an exhibition examining the work of Iraqi architect Rifat Chadirji through the collection of his original photographs and building documents held at the Arab Image Foundation in Beirut.