Pacific Islands Developments: Building Design
Pacific Islands developments – best new buildings & architects – Pacific Islands architecture information, projects: index page for architectural designs
MPavilion by Bijoy Jain of Studio Mumbai
Design: Bijoy Jain of Studio Mumbai, India. MPavilion 2016 will be 12m high, made of bamboo with a roof encased in earth representing the Australian landscape. Adorned by an elaborate tower similar to a ‘tazia’ used in Indian ceremonies.
Manchester Toast Rack Flats
Renewal Design: Ollier Smurthwaite / SixTwo Architects. The Toastrack proposal is to refurbish and re-use the post-war Grade II listed Hollings Park Campus buildings. The unusual Brutalist building was designed by the city architect and completed in 1960.
Keeping It Modern 2016 Architectural Grants
Getty Foundation Keeping It Modern 2016 Architectural Conservation Grants – the nine buildings in more detail…including Casa de Vidro (pictured) by Lina Bo Bardi, a leading practitioner of the modern movement, designing many of the country’s most iconic buildings.
The Modular Lilong Shop Shanghai
Design: LUKSTUDIO Architects. The 150 sqm site is located in Yioulai Shanghai Village; a sister to Bicester Village in London – both global shopping developments. The intent of ‘Chuang x Yi’ is to create a retail experience specifically related to the context of Shanghai.
Eric Kuhne Architect, CivicArts
American-born, London-based architect Eric Kuhne has died aged 64. Key buildings include Titanic Belfast, Cockle Bay Wharf in Sydney, Bluewater Shopping Centre in Kent and the BurJuman shopping centre in Dubai.
Archaeology Museum Zurich Exhibition
Architect: ATELIER BRÜCKNER GMBH. The National Museum is opening its new permanent exhibition “Archaeology Switzerland”. It is located in the new building by architects Christ & Gantenbein.
The Sanctuary at Bunurong Memorial Park
Design: BVN Architecture. Australian industrial design firm, TILT, has delivered a one-of-a-kind sliding glass façade for the new BVN-designed chapel, The Sanctuary, at Bunurong Memorial Park, south east of Melbourne.
Metal Hut – Lucky Bar in Beijing
Architects: Robot 3 Studio
Each ring road of Beijing is a rough division of social class. The invisible wall made up of power and wealth divides Beijing into pieces of fixed territories, some of which are inaccessible for majority of people in their whole life.
Wood Awards 2016 Building Shortlist, Designs
Twenty outstanding buildings have been selected for the Wood Awards 2016 shortlist, featuring some of Britain’s best architectural designs in wood.
Poolhouse in Toronto property
Design: +tongtong, Architects Designed to be multifunctional, the open-space interiors can easily transform from pool house to guesthouse to entertainment space to work studio to event space.
MahaNakhon Bangkok Tower, Thailand Skyscraper
MahaNakhon – a visionary new 77-storey high-rise complex located on a 3.6 acre site in the heart of Bangkok’s Central Business District with a direct link to the Chongnonsi BTS Skytrain station between Silom and Sathorn Roads.
New Publicis Group Offices in Milan
Architects: D2U – Design To Users. Redevelopment of abandoned property into new generation office building: “a space that allowed us to work differently, breaking down the silos and facilitating a free flow of ideas”.
Structural Archaeology Belo Horizonte
Design: Vazio S/A architects. Considered for a time Brazil’s largest cinema, Cine Theatro Brasil was built in 1932 at an important intersection in downtown Belo Horizonte. Structural Archeology sought to activate this now unused space, coating the roof framework with a translucent screen, and turning the bleak void into an active venue.
LEAF Awards 2016 Shortlist, Buildings
The 13th annual LEAF Awards to include policy announcements from the Greater London Authority and talks from some of Europe’s leading architects practices. Shortlisted projects include buildings that are setting the benchmark for the international architectural community.
South Australian Architecture Awards 2016 News
The redevelopment of a former car manufacturing plant in Adelaide’s suburbs into an innovation hub for high-value industries dominated the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2016 South Australian Architecture Awards.
Eagle Point House San Juan Island
Design: Prentiss + Balance + Wickline Architects – the result of careful allocation of resources and rigorous design decisions is a solid, secure, energy-efficient example of living well without excess.