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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Twenty outstanding buildings have been selected for the Wood Awards 2016 shortlist, featuring some of Britain’s best architectural designs in wood.
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 – 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.
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”.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Design: Prentiss + Balance + Wickline Architects. The house was built to be both a place to gather for large dinners with friends and family as well as a cozy home for the couple when they are there alone.
The Pontio project received planning permission and was awarded £27.5m from the EU’s Convergence European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Assembly Government.
Sleep Set designers reveal their visions for hotel tribes. This year, Sleep has pioneered a collaboration of international design talent and social scientists that will transform the way hotels and designers think about the spaces they create.