Michael Faraday School, Southwark Building

Planning permission has just been granted by Southwark Council for the SMC Alsop designed Michael Faraday Community School – the first primary school to be transformed under the Southwark Schools for the Future programme.

New Palladians Exhibition, London

New Palladians Exhibition, Architecture Tradition, Buildings, Robert Adam Architect New Palladians Exhibition London Prince’s Foundation Gallery Show, London, England, UK 1 Sep 2008 New Palladians Exhibition Robert Adam calls for a ‘new modernity’ Prince’s Foundation Gallery Exhibition In a speech to be delivered at the opening of the New Palladians exhibition in London on 2nd … Read more

Mexico City School Garden, Landscape

The garden is located at the front facade entering through the security access from the main square, where a big apple tree complements the square, giving life to the seasons by its annual flowering, fruits and deciduous leaves.

Masdar Photovoltaic Factory, Ichtershausen

Masdar Photovoltaic Factory Germany

Less than three months after announcing a strategic investment into thin-film photovoltaics, Masdar, the Abu Dhabi renewable energy company, yesterday broke ground on its first photovoltaic production plant in Ichtershausen, Germany.

London Olympics Substation Building

Work is underway on a new Primary Electrical Substation that will supply electricity to the 2.5sq km Olympic Park and the Stratford City development in Games time and legacy. It is being built by EDF Energy.

Kuramure Hotel, Otaru Building, Japan

This is a traditional Japanese style hotel (Ryokan) in the city of Otaru. Its land area is 10,000sqm with its hotels built on the road side and on the other side of the land, it is surrounded by rivers and hills.

Oki House, Japan, Nakayama Architects: Rebirth

The client who spends their weekend in this house hoped to relieve their stress here and enjoy the nature. I tried using simple and natural materials as much as possible and enable the house to be resistant to erosion.

Tokiwa House, Sakai City Property

This is a house located in the north east of Sakai City, built for a couple in their 30s with one child (to be precise, the child was not yet born at the time of planning).

Mata do Cabo Leisure Park, S. Joao da Pesqueira

Mata do Cabo Leisure Park, S. Joao da Pesqueira

This building is a swimming-pool and sanitary facilities for the Mata do Cabo Leasure Park at S. Joao da Pesqueira, Portugal. The park has a swimming-pool, a camping, a basketball/football field, a tennis court and a mediterranean forest — now an urban park. Downhill, we designed a football stadium, to be built in the near future

Beijing TV Transmission Tower, China

Beijing TV Transmission Tower, China

The Olympic TV Transmission Tower that is broadcasting the signal of the Olympic Games to the world was designed by local Chinese architects in just three months to meet the final Olympic preparation rush.