David McManus 
Architects shortlised for RIBA Moorside architecture competition – anonymous design contest asked designers to come up with architecture and landscape ideas for Europe’s largest new nuclear power station.
Design: Contaminar Arquitectos. From the slope it is possible to contemplate the Castelo de Bode dam and all the magnificent surrounding landscape. Avast landscape marked by the tones of earth and pinewood.
Design: OMI Architects. A scheme for 349 apartments approved, within the Greengate/Exchange quarter of Salford, close to Manchester City centre. The largest element is a 44 storey rectilinear point block.
Bund SOHO: China Best Tall Building Overall, design by von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects (gmp) – the building “resolves a difficult site, historic surroundings, therequirements of the modern office building, and the responsibility of a high‐profile waterfront location.”
Design: BIG architects. Images of the design by this up-and-coming Danish architect’s next major US project: the new stadium building for the Washington Redskins in Washington DC.
Design: Dmitry Pozarenko, Architect. A building inspired by “old barns made of stone; forest streams running through the bushes; summer kitchens for open-air cooking; apiaries and 100-foot high pines by the river”.
Design: John McAslan + Partners, architects. The art museum building is part of the redevelopment of the historic Bolshevik Factory. The building will display Russian Impressionist art, temporary exhibitions, lectures, concerts and multi-media presentations.
Design: Studio Gang Architects ; Architect of Record: bKL Architecture. Three connected supertall skyscraper buildings in a row, with heights of 46, 70 and 95 storeys. The residential & hotel complex will be 1,140 feet (348 metres) high at its pinnacle.
Design: Create + Think Design Studio, architects. A building designed with abundance of natural light and beauty. Echoing the hexagonal shape of a honeycomb structure.
British Land, joint owner of Meadowhall in Sheffield, reveals details of the proposed Leisure Hall at Meadowhall design by BDP Architects: Yorkshire’s premier shopping destination, as the company begins a public consultation on the proposals.
Designed by Andrew Bromberg of Aedas, Abdul Latif Jameel’s Corporate Headquarters is currently in construction and will provide a centralised facility for 2,500 associates.
Design: WestonWilliamson+Partners, architects. Design issues are balanced in this project, including heritage, conservation, transport integration, way-finding, orientation, servicing and security to create a world-class pedestrian space alongside existing buildings, according to the architects.
Manchester based SimpsonHaugh and Partners will lead on the design of the £30m plus Engineering Innovation Centre (EIC) in collaboration with Reiach and Hall Architects. BDP will provide the engineering expertise for the project.
Beijing Architects – Architecture Studios in China, Chinese Design Practices, Offices, Links – Beijing Architecture Offices
The London Construction Awards are the leading and most prestigious awards ceremony for the booming London construction industry: Build Expo 2016 event, England, UK – categories information.
Design: Haworth Tompkins, Architects. RCA Battersea Dyson Building wins a RIBA London Award: the judges stated: ‘The enthusiasm and synergy between architect and client was evident”.
Design: SOM, architects. Twentieth Century Society criticism of 40-storey “cultural quarter” buildings at the Elephant & Castle, previously attacked by both Historic England and the Ministry of Sound.