Russian Character International Competition Winner

Russian Character Competition

Design: Megabudka. A winner has been chosen for the “Russian Character” international architecture competition, which was initiated by the Morton Group in order to develop a conceptual framework for a Russian Culture & Education Center in the new Butovo Park residential district.

Fray León House in Chile

Fray Leon House

Architects : 57 Studio

This is a residence for a family who looks for a more extensive terrain and ampler spaces, without leaving the traditional neighborhood where it has lived for almost 30 years.

Wine Museum in Lavaux – Lake Geneva Building

Swiss Wine Museum

How to generate a large-scale cultural attraction in a UNESCO World heritage site? This audacious building by architects Mauro Turin Architectes on the shores of Lake Geneva doesn’t try to fit in, but proposes a massive cantilever.

Torre Diagonal Zero Zero: EMBA Barcelona

Torre Diagonal Zero Zero

Design: EMBA, led by the architect Enric Massip-Bosch. This 110m high Barcelona building is a “contextual tower” that has a double reading, from near and afar, in response to the two scales that such tall buildings must address

Spordtgebouw in Dordrecht Sports Facility

Spordtgebouw Dordrecht

Design: NL Architects. Spordtgebouw is a combined sports facility for three separate schools in the so-called ‘Leerpark’. Traditionally, individual schools have their individual gymnasiums. A higher degree of collectivity of course enhances complexity but sharing also creates added value. During the day the building is dedicated to the schools, but in the evening and weekends it is open to everybody.

King’s Cross Pavilion in London

Kings Cross Pavilion

Design: Stanton Williams. A new canalside Pavilion at King’s Cross has been approved by Camden Council. The three storey building, designed by Stirling Prize winning architects Stanton Williams, will be located to the east of Granary Square, adjacent to Regent’s Canal.

Pipe Organ at Maison Symphonique in Toronto

Pipe Organ at Maison Symphonique in Toronto

Design: Diamond Schmitt Architects. The Montreal Symphony Orchestra tonight inaugurates the pipe organ at Maison Symphonique. The 6,489-pipe colossus is a design collaboration between Jack Diamond, Principal, Diamond Schmitt Architects and Quebec-based organ manufacturer Casavant Frères.

Goboat on Islands Brygge, Copenhagen

Goboat

Design: Carl Kai Rand

The course is set for happy days as Goboat, Copenhagen’s newest start-up, launches its fleet of solar-powered, Kebony-clad picnic boats.

Souzas House in Campinas, SP Property

Souzas

Architect: Flavio Castro. The slope of the land allows a great view that opens from the street level. This panorama establishes continuity between the project and the city of Campinas.

Mortuary House in Vila Caiz, Portugal

Mortuary House

Design: Raul Sousa Cardoso & Graca Vaz. Integrated in a hybrid residential context which crosses urban and rural references, the mortuary house emerges as a filter between them and a universe of contemplation of the distant mountains.

Urban Elevator Echavacoiz

Echavacoiz Elevator

This bold architectural project design by ah asociados emerged from an R+D+I study on Pedestrian Mobility in “Echavacoiz Norte”, commissioned by the City Council of Pamplona to the Innovation Department