David McManus

Federation Island, Sochi – Russian Black Sea

July 7, 2019January 19, 2014 by David McManus

Design: (designed by) Erick van Egeraat. The artificial Federation Island is located in the Black Sea, near the city of Sochi – the host of 2014 Winter Olympics. Like the UAE ‘world’ project it relates to the outline of the Russian Federation, ie the coast line of Russia.
Sandy beaches, dunes, grasslands, bushes, small forests and riverside offer much variety for accommodation ranging from beach residences, luxury villas and apartments to dune, river and cliff houses.

Rochdale Town Centre Competition, Lancashire

June 20, 2022January 19, 2014 by David McManus

BDP has won a RIBA competition to transform Rochdale town centre, seeing off a strong shortlist which included Adam Khan Architects, Atkins, Bauman Lyons and Land Use Consultants.

The competition was launched to improve the look of the town centre and better connect the two sides of the River Roch, following plans to reopen it.

Dialogue Architecture by Juan Herreros

March 20, 2020January 17, 2014 by David McManus

Dialogue Architecture brings together the materials included in the installation which Herreros Arquitectos displayed in the Central Pavilion at the most recent Venice Biennale for Architecture by invitation of David Chipperfield and under the slogan of Common Ground.

Mumbai T2 Airport Terminal, India Building: SOM

March 22, 2020January 17, 2014 by David McManus

Design: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The recent inauguration of Mumbai airport’s new state-of-the-art T2 terminal reveals an impressive engineering and architectural achievement. The newly opened Terminal 2 building at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, is designed by the New York office of architectural firm SOM and built by India-based conglomerate GVK Power & Infrastructure Ltd.

Jade Apartments, Sydney Property

March 13, 2020January 17, 2014 by David McManus

Design: Tony Owen Partners. The Jade apartment tower has just been completed in the centre of Sydney’s CBD. The 15-storey tower consists of 27 one, two and three-bedroom apartments, plus double-level penthouses with vaulted glass ceilings. The building faces north yet it has a fully glazed façade.

League of Shadows – Los Angeles Pavilion

November 28, 2019January 16, 2014 by David McManus

SCI-Arc has traditionally relied on erecting temporary graduation pavilions in its parking lot. But in 2012 they staged a competition to design a permanent structure. The winning team, P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S, came up with a dramatic space that completely transforms the downtown architecture school’s campus and the surrounding Arts District.

Re-Creation – Shenzhen Architecture Biennale

March 27, 2020January 16, 2014 by David McManus

Design: Lassila Hirvilammi Architects. RE-CREATION: TWO-PART INSTALLATION NOW COMPLETE. The second part of Re-Creation, an installation by Lassila Hirvilammi Architects, was completed at the Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale for Urbanism and Architecture (UABB) in January.

Chalet Husky, Val d’Isere – Alps Accommodation

April 13, 2020January 16, 2014 by David McManus

Design: Jean-Charles Covarel. Location: Val d’Isere, Espace Killy mountain range, French Alps. A brand new 7 bedroom chalet, with 609 sqm (6,555 sq ft) of living space, designed and built by Jean-Charles Covarel, complete 32 sqm swimming pool and full array of wellness facilities.

Hare Krishna Villa: Gurgaon Residence

August 26, 2020January 16, 2014 by David McManus

Design: Horizon Design Studio. The brief for this project was to design a house for Mr Ved Prakash and his small family of two. Mr. Ved Prakash wanted to build his house keeping the ancient Hindu tradition, philosophy and “Vastu Shastra” (ancient science of Indian architecture) as basic principal and reflecting that in his house.

Iran Pavilion Expo 2015 Milan – Design

January 27, 2022January 16, 2014 by David McManus

The main design idea has been based on “A living process narrative in central plateau of Iran”. Due to the existence of two mountain range of Alborz in north and Zagros in West of Iran, The main portion of the country consists of arid and semi arid deserts. From several thousand years ago, the Iranians were in search of ways to live in such arid region of the world.

Aquaterra Environmental Centre France

November 1, 2020January 15, 2014 by David McManus

Design: Tectoniques Architectes. A new building on the site of the former Drocourt Coking Plant Building, northern France. After a call for ideas addressed to the local residents, the Maison de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable (Centre for the Environment & Sustainable Development) of the Hénin-Carvin Joint Urban Authority adopted the name Aquaterra.

United Arab Emirates Pavilion Expo 2015 Milan

March 8, 2020January 14, 2014 by David McManus

Design: Foster + Partners, Architects. Designs evealed for the United Arab Emirates pavilion at the 2015 Milan Expo. Bringing the planning principles of the traditional desert city to Milan, the pavilion’s interior of self-shaded streets evokes the experience of the UAE’s ancient communities, while demonstrating the natural energy efficiency of their compact urban form.

Olympic Museum Lausanne – Switzerland

May 9, 2019January 14, 2014 by David McManus

Design: Mather & Co. The new International Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland has opened. The museum has three floors of permanent exhibition galleries. Mather & Co developed the narrative and themes and 3D designs of all the museum spaces. The building is the largest centre dedicated to telling the story of the Olympic Movement.

Park Russia Design Competition

December 27, 2020January 13, 2014 by David McManus

The Cushman & Wakefield consortium announces that it has been selected as the winner of the contest organized by the Russia Geographic Society and Moscow Region Government for the Masterplan and Business Strategy for the development of Park Russia. Park Russia is an ambitious tourism and cultural project on over 1,000 hectares and 30 km south of Moscow near Domodedovo airport.

The Boetzelaer Amsterdam building design

December 31, 2024January 13, 2014 by David McManus

Design: M3H architecten. Amsterdam’s Staatsliedenbuurt is a former working-class neighbourhood with a great deal of social housing that was established in about 1900. The architectural quality of the original buildings often left much to be desired, and many of the old buildings have been replaced. M3H built a housing project earlier in this area, on Van Beuningen Street.

Arquitectura à Moda do Porto, Building Pictures

August 28, 2022January 13, 2014 by David McManus

In order to promote the quality of Oporto Architecture, Building Pictures, Architect Filipa Figueira and Architect Tiago Vieira, first episode of “Arquitectura à Moda do Porto” project completed

New Aspen Art Museum Building

January 1, 2025January 13, 2014 by David McManus

Design: Shigeru Ban Architects

The Aspen Art Museum opened In 1979 at the renovated Holy Cross Power Plant on the banks of the Roaring Fork River. For 33 years that facility has served the mission of the organization well, fostering a program of art, dialogue, and creativity that has grown into a major cultural institution. The new building by this celebrated Japanese architect is now structurally complete.