Hudson’s Site, Downtown Detroit

Detroit Developments - Hudson’s Site in Downtown

Hudson’s Site Redevelopment, Downtown Detroit, Michigan, USA Design: SHoP Architects with Hamilton Anderson Associates (HAA). Rock Ventures selects SHoP Architects as the architect of record to lead the design process for the 2-acre site of the former Hudson’s Department Store in downtown Detroit. SHoP will partner with Hamilton Anderson Associates to create an innovative concept for a signature development on Woodward Avenue in the heart of Detroit’s Central Business District.

Roominaroom London, Limehouse Flat Interior

Roominaroom by atmos

Roominaroom – a highly sculptural refurbishment of a Limehouse (London) flat – all done with a CNC-carved kit of timber parts. It has recently won a UK Wood Award in the Small Project category. The judges praised its “beautiful curves and delicate stairs” and called it a remarkable, ingenious jewel.

Indeed, this is an excellent, creative piece of work, using the warmth and suppleness of wood to make a delightful interior.

Los Angeles Public Park + Community Center

Potrero Heights Community & Senior Center

Los Angeles Public Park + Community & Senior Center, California, USA – Lehrer Architects is honored to announce that Spring Street Park and Potrero Heights Community & Senior Center are both nominated for a Best of Year Award, by Interior Design magazine. Both architecture projects are national finalists in the “Outdoor” category.

Tollgate Gardens in Maida Vale, London

Tollgate Gardens in Maida Vale

Tollgate Gardens in Maida Vale, London. BDP has secured detail planning consent for its competition winning housing and regeneration project at Tollgate Gardens in Maida Vale, London. The redevelopment of the 1960s estate forms the first step in Westminster City Council’s ambitious Housing Renewal Strategy.

F.3 Fellbach aquatic centre, Pool & Sauna

F.3 Fellbach

F.3 Fellbach aquatic centre, neat Stuttgart, Germany, surrounding landscape forms guiding theme for 4a Architekten in shape and design. The new F.3 family and recreational aquatic centre in Fellbach: 4a Architekten have transferred the three separate areas – the sports area with indoor pool and open-air pool, the adventure pool and the sauna world.

Hotel Ukraina Competition, Moscow

Hotel Ukraina

Hotel Ukraina Competition Finalists, Moscow, Russia. The names of the first round finalists were revealed for the ‘sketch’ category. The Hotel Ukraina is one of seven Stalinist skyscrapers whose silhouettes have come to form an instantly recognisable symbol of the city. Constructed in the 1950s, the hotel building is an architectural landmark.

Natural Resources Defence Council Office Chicago

Natural Resources Defence Council Office

Studio Gang Architects announces the completion of the Natural Resources Defense Council’s new Midwest Office, a project that raises the bar for sustainable spaces in Chicago and across the nation. In addition to its LEED Platinum rating, the new NRDC office is the first project of its kind to meet the Living Building Challenge, a rigorous certification program that exceeds the environmental standards of the LEED system.

LSE Global Centre for the Social Sciences Competition

LSE Global Centre for the Social Sciences Competition

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has chosen Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSHP) to design its new £90m Global Centre for Social Sciences (GCSS).

They were selected as the winner from five architect teams shortlisted via an architectural competition organised by LSE with the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects).

Royal Docks Cable Car: London River Crossing

Cable Car Royal Docks, River Crossing London, Emirates Air Line Project Royal Docks Cable Car : New London River Crossing East London Dock Building, England, UK – design by Aedas, Architects 19 Nov 2013 The Structural Awards 2013 This project is one of the winners of The Structural Awards 2013. photograph : Luke Hayes (left) … Read more