Aarhus School of Architecture Milan Design Week

Hypocaustum. Photo by Thomas Lillevang

How can architecture help improve people’s everyday lives in a society that is constantly changing? This is the question Aarhus School of Architecture will address in the exhibition ‘History as Catalyst’ at Milan Design Week

Matrera Castle Restoration, Cádiz, Spain

Matrera Castle Restoration

Controversial Andalusian fortress refurbishment: Castillo de Matrera – officially designated as important cultural heritage – the renewal design by architect Carlos Quevedo has caused ‘horror’ among conservationists.

West Smithfield Design Competition Shortlist

Museum of London West Smithfield Design Competition

The Museum of London announce the six architectural teams shortlisted to design its new museum in West Smithfield in the international design competition organised by Malcolm Reading Consultants (MRC).

Venice Biennale Giardini Pavilions by RAAAF

Venice Biennale Giardini Scandinavian Pavilion

Design: RAAAF [Rietveld Architecture-Art-Affordances] + Marcel Moonen. ‘Giardini in Silence’ is a proposal for the annual period of absence in between the Venice art- and architecture biennales. It reclaims public space from vandalism and security companies.

Dame Zaha Hadid architecture designs

Jockey Club Innovation Tower

Remembering Zaha Hadid: the architect was recently awarded the RIBA’s 2016 Royal Gold Medal, the first woman to be awarded the prestigious honour in her own right. She also won the Stirling Prize twice, for the MAXXI Museum in Rome, and for Brixton’s Evelyn Grace Academy.

Sina Plaza Beijing, China by Aedas

Sina Plaza

Design: Aedas, architects. Sina Plaza is the principal office in China for Sina Corporation, a Nasdaq listed company that operates Sina.com and Weibo social platform and has more than 85 million unique users per day

Bangkok Artists Retreat Design Competition News

Bangkok Artists Retreat Design Competition 1st place

Winners of Bee Breeders architecture competition for the Bangkok Artists Retreat. This competition aims to revitalise part of Bangkok’s Old Town and re-purpose one of the city’s notable landmarks – the Nightingale shopping mall – as an artists retreat.

Nordhavn Islands Project Copenhagen

Nordhavn Islands Project

Design: C.F. Møller Landscape

Nordhavn Islands project design wins international competition for an innovative learning, activity and water landscape in the harbour basin in front of the new Copenhagen International School.

Food Villa Market in Bangkok

Food Villa Market

Design: I Like Design Studio

Food Villa Market is a local open-air market open daily features outstanding standard of fresh market, offering a variety of high-quality food, life style shops and many more at a reasonable price.

God’s LoftStory Home in Haarlo, Netherlands

Gods Loftstory

Design: LKSVDD architecten. This project demonstrates that a transformation of a church with limited resources is possible, when using a smart design and an efficient plan. The concept was; strip, isolate and furnish.