Science Island International Design Contest
€25m National Science and Innovation Centre of Lithuania in Kaunas, known as Science Island: online gallery launched by the architecture competition organiser.
Gaia Building in Quito, Ecuador
Design: Leppanen + Anker architects. The building is located at an important intersection within the city where urban elements converge, such as a new metro stop, an important government building, a commercial shopping center and the most emblematic park of the city.
Computer Science and Engineering Building
Design: LMN Architects. The new 138,000-sqft facility will help meet the soaring demand for education in computer science, which has recently surpassed business as the most popular major at the University of Washington.
Eye_Beacon Pavilion Amsterdam Light Festival
Design: UNStudio & MDT-tex
The inspiration for the info booth pavilion originated from the theme of this year’s festival, biomimicry: the imitation of natural phenomena for the purpose of solving complex human problems.
Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli in Milan
The Feltrinelli Porta Volta complex, the first building in Italy by the architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron that is open to the public, plays an important role in a strategic area of Milan that has been undergoing a far-reaching process of urban regeneration in recent years.
King Fahd International Stadium Riyadh
Design: Schiattarella Associati, Architects. Rome-based architecture firm win commission for refurbishing this building for around 50,000 spectators, beating 5 internationally known architectural firms.
Integrated Commercial and Transportation Hub
Architects: Aedas
Located in front of the Sanya High-speed Railway Station, Sanya Integrated Commercial and Transportation Hub is a mixed-use tourist information point and transportation hub.
Penthouse V in Pörtschach, Austria
Design: Destilat Architecture + Design
In the course of the revitalisation of the former Werzer cinema in Pörtschach, which was designed by the well-known “Wörthersee-Architect” Franz Baumgartner in 1930, parts of the roof truss were raised to make room for a spacious penthouse.
Shanghai Library, China Building
Design: Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects. The main part of the library will float above two pavilions that will house a 1200 seat performance venue, exhibition and events space and a children’s library, that will all open up towards a series of landscaped courtyards and gardens.
Houdini Sportswear Shop in Oslo
Design: Snøhetta, architects. The Swedish outdoor company Houdini has opened its first store in Oslo. Situated in one of Oslo’s most bustling and fastest growing shopping areas, the recently opened signature store marks the launch of a new retail brand concept for Houdini.
National Masterplan 2040 in Kuwait Vision
Global architecture and design firm Perkins+Will has been selected by Kuwait Municipality to devise the country’s Fourth Structural Plan 2040, a national masterplan that aims to transform Kuwait into a commercial and financial hub.
SBID International Design Awards 2016
LW Design Win Restaurant Design Award At SBID Awards 2016 – rustic reclaimed timbers contrast with luxurious Italian Statuario Marble, with highlights in a brushed bronze metal finish.
Thermal Baths in Bad Staffelstein
Architects: Lucem Lichtbeton. The public swimming pool in the Bavarian city Bad Staffelstein is Bavaria’s hottest and strongest saltwater emerging from 1600 m deep drilled spring
RIBA House of the Year 2016 Winner
Murphy House in Edinburgh by Richard Murphy Architects wins the 2016 RIBA House of the Year. The architect designed for himself a deeply personal space filled with tricks, surprises and references to his own design heroes.
Chester Theatre Building + Library & Cinema
This cultural centre building design by Bennetts Associates Architects provides two theatres, a cinema and a public library in the historic centre of the city. It incorporates the listed shell of a former Odeon cinema and a new brick and translucent glass extension.
2016 Kent Design and Development Awards: KDDA
Kent Design and Development Awards revealed – The Wing at Capel-le-Ferne, designed by Godden Allen Lawn Architects, named Project of the Year.
Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone Building in Bristol
Design: Grimshaw Architects
This master plan includes a newly created site which unlocks a previously isolated piece of land. It prioritises pedestrians and cyclists with a new walkway, the Brunel Mile, and a new public square set to reinvigorate the area.