RIBA ICE McAslan Bursary: John McAslan

RIBA ICE McAslan Bursary: John McAslan

RIBA ICE McAslan Bursary – Call for Entries : The RIBA ICE McAslan Bursary 2012, worth £7,500 and generously funded by John McAslan + Partners, will open to entries on Wednesday 2 May – Buildings, Images, Architecture Fund, RIBA ICE Bursary, News, Development, Design

Grand Hotel Birmingham accommodation building

Grand Hotel Birmingham accommodation building

After 11 years of dereliction the council and locals feared for the future of this landmark hotel until, in 2010, Hortons’ Estates commissioned Berman Guedes Stretton to design a scheme that would rescue the hotel and restore it to its former glory.

Osgoode Hall Law School York University building

Osgoode Hall Law School York University building

A newly transformed Osgoode Hall Law School opened officially today at York University in Toronto. An extensive renovation and expansion of the 43-year-old facility adds study and administrative space and brings a welcome infusion of natural light and improved amenities to better serve Canada’s largest law school.

Beaumaris Dental Victoria dentists building

This project began when two dentists, who are also father and son, decided that they needed a new building for their growing dental practice – a building that would reflect the quality of their dentistry and modern equipment and a building that would serve their business well into the future.

The Spiral Malaysia Residential Building

Connecting three levels of a multi-generational home the spiral concerns both the poetic and the pragmatic. The skill and delicate craft of traditional boat builders was enlisted to build the curving tapering form.

Nile Tower Cairo, Egyptian Skyscraper Building

Nile Tower Cairo building design by Zaha Hadid Architects

The main structural elements of this 70 storey hotel and apartment tower are concrete fin walls that rotate gently over the full height of the tower. The gradual rotation of the fin walls generates a wide selection of orientations for the hotel rooms and apartments.

LEGO architecture, Brickstructures building

Big Ben - LEGO Architectur

Big Ben, one of the UK’s most recognizable buildings and a global symbol of Victorian London and the Gothic Revival style, has been recreated as the latest set in the LEGO Architecture series.

Hospitals Alexandria, Egypt Health Buildings

Mowassat Hospital Alexandria

The Keppie team, headed by its Health and Wellbeing Director, Graham McCorkindale, has emerged victorious from an international competition, contested over 18-months, to design and build a series of facilities for the Smouha and Mowassat Hospitals in Egypt’s second largest city, Alexandria.

Paeco House: Italian Residence

Paeco House in Castel Di Lama Italy

The building evokes some of the characteristics elements of the Marche architecture, especially through the use of materials such as brick, typical of rural constructions.

Shopping Centre in Aracatuba, Brasil

Aedas, in conjunction with Davis Brody Bond Brazil, has been appointed to design a major new shopping centre in Aracatuba in Brazil. The 120,000 m² scheme is located on the fringe of the town centre and will incorporate retail and entertainment, including parking, food and cinema operators

Emmen Theatre, Dutch Zoo Building

Emmen Theatre and Zoo incorporates the surrounding outdoor spaces in a unifying scenography: The large new urban square; the landscape element, introducing the zoological park; the roof landscape, providing visitors with the opportunity to take a break from the noise and activity of the city.