University Student Centre & Library Wenzhou
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects win international design competition for Sino-US cooperation Wenzhou-Kean University Student Centre & Library, China
Aix University in Aix-en-Provence
Design: Dietmar Feichtinger Architects. “A major gesture is not always needed”. The architects develop a 1960s campus – adding value through restraint, carefully positioned cubes, and subtle facade rhythms, rather than “showy sculptural symbols”.
Foundation Louis Vuitton in Paris
Design: Frank Gehry Architecture. Fondation Louis Vuitton present a temporary work by Daniel Buren. The building was designed for contemporary French and international artistic creation.
City Center New York Building, Architects
Design: Ennead Architects. This historic building won the 2013 Outstanding Historic Theatre Award by The League of Historic American Theatres.
RIBA International Awards 2016: Longlist
Longlist of 30 buildings for the new global architecture awards and the International Emerging Architect Prize. Open to architects who’ve designed a building outside the UK, they lead on to the RIBA International Prize.
Beijing Architects: Architecture Studios China
Beijing Architects – Architecture Studios in China, Chinese Design Practices, Offices, Links – Beijing Architecture Offices
Martis Camp I Resort in Truckee, California
Design: Blaze Makoid Architecture. Martis Camp is a 2,200 acre multigenerational ski and golf club located between historic Truckee, California, and Lake Tahoe.
Arts & Crafts Terraced House Glasgow
Design: Ewan Cameron Architects. Re-modelling of existing Arts & Crafts terraced property including new dining area, kitchen and extension into rear garden.
Aberdeen Football Stadium, Pittodrie: Loirston Loch
Aberdeen Football Club has revealed plans for a new £40m stadium and training facility at Kingsford near Westhill with earlier plans to move to Loirston now abandoned.
London Construction Awards 2016: Build Expo
The London Construction Awards are the leading and most prestigious awards ceremony for the booming London construction industry: Build Expo 2016 event, England, UK – categories information.
Royal College of Art Battersea, RCA London
Design: Haworth Tompkins, Architects. RCA Battersea Dyson Building wins a RIBA London Award: the judges stated: ‘The enthusiasm and synergy between architect and client was evident”.
Multifunctional Art Complex in Guangdong
Design: Keremidski Architects. The concept is a set of green cubes “packed with sculptural surface”, as a part of the form goes beyond the main building. Green cubes symbolize the nature and provide optimum microclimate in the area.
Casa Brutale in Lebanon, Faqra Mountain House
OPA Open Platform for Architecture announce plans to begin construction of Casa Brutale building in Beirut, Lebanon. This new Lebanese property on Faqra mountain will be set at an altitude of 1600m.
Centre for Sustainable Development Montreal
Design: MSDL. This building is equipped with a geothermal heating and cooling system, a high-performance thermal envelope, triple-pane windows, and an approximately 800 sqm green roof.
Hegel Apartment in Mexico City
Design: Arqmov Workshop. The refurbishment of the Hegel Street apartment in Polanco, Mexico City, started with the idea that interior design should faithfully reflect the user’s lifestyle.
Elephant & Castle New Cultural Quarter, London
Design: SOM, architects. Twentieth Century Society criticism of 40-storey “cultural quarter” buildings at the Elephant & Castle, previously attacked by both Historic England and the Ministry of Sound.
Chalet La Pedevilla Residence, Tyrol
Design: Pedevilla Architects. Hamlets, also called viles in the regional dialect, are small urban settlements, a unique cultural & architectural tradition which evolved throughout the centuries.