Camley Bridge in King’s Cross
Moxon Architects have designed a new pedestrian bridge for the King’s Cross Central Development Partnership at its landmark project in the heart of London, King’s Cross.
Zagorje Cottage, Kumrovec: Croatia House
Design: PROARH, architects
The unintrusive design interprets the traditional straw covered house. This humble building was renovated taking into consideration the characteristics of local heritage and design.
Villa Materada, Istria House, Croatia
Design: PROARH, architects
The main inspiration was found in the idea to make an homage to Istria-red soil and bright skies in coordinance with functional demands.
St Thomas’ Hospital East Wing London
Design: Arup. Redevelopment of the 13-storey building, which includes intensive care and cardiac care facilities, has allowed St Thomas’ Hospital to improve both patient care and the working environment for staff in one of the UK’s largest hospitals.
Fusion Sale Center in Xiamen, China: Building
Design: Kris Lin architect
Design of this Chinese building is dominated by two themes: “opposition” and “harmonization”.
125 Greenwich Street Tower New York
Design: Rafael Viñoly Architects. This condominium tower is due to house 275 units. The building is due to be 91 stories high. Units range in size from a 403-sqft studio to a three-bedroom 3,625 sqft apartment.
Walmer Duplex Residence in Toronto, Ontario
Design: Mehdi Marzyari
Restoration and Transformation of a landmark Edwardian residence built in 1905-1910 is the new owners, a university professor and his family’s contribution to the historic neighbourhood of the Annex in downtown Toronto.
Boston University School of Law Master Plan
Original building design: Josep Lluis Sert, architect. Bruner/Cott’s restoration, renovation, and expansion of Boston University’s School of Law campus includes a comprehensive renaissance of the 265-foot, eighteen-story Law Tower and Pappas Library and a new 93,000 sf classroom addition.
Gensler Moves to Custard Factory Birmingham
The world’s largest global architect, design and planning practice, Gensler, has launched a new office in Birmingham – its first UK office outside of London.
The Seedworks Urban Offices in Hamilton
Design: DPAI Architecture Inc. Hamilton’s downtown renewal is well underway after suffering a fate similar to many post-industrial North American cities during the late 20th century. Notably, its renewal is grassroots, centering on the arts and entrepreneurial communities.
Scheepmaker Apartments in Haarlem, Netherlands
Design: vanOmmeren Architects. At the intersection of the bigger scale industrial landscape and the smaller scale of the inner city canal houses, a 52-57 apartment building is designed.
Kaufhaus des Westens Berlin Building
Design: OMA, architects – Rem Koolhaas. KaDeWe, Continental Europe’s largest department store, is to be renewed: the mass is broken into four quadrants, with a glass rooftop extension and new sculptural staircases.
ISA: Ian Springford Architects Edinburgh
‘Ian Springford Architects’ change their name to ‘ISA’ . The studio believes the abbreviated name better reflects the joint contribution that everyone in the practice makes to its ongoing success.
Charing Cross Station London, Embankment Place
Charing Cross Station London building design by Terry Farrell Architects: Embankment Place, office and shopping complex, architecture photos
West Shanghai Workers’ Cultural Palace
schmidt hammer lassen architects have won an international competition to design a new cultural home for the city of Shanghai, China.
Relentless Pursuit of an Architecture
Architecture book for MKPL Architects, Singapore, by ORO Editions, San Francisco, CA: the complexities of working in a densely urbanised, highly regulated environment with an extreme tropical climate…
Great Portland Street Office in London Marylebone
Design: Ben Adams Architects. A striking pavilion on the roof creates the perfect corporate hideout that transforms from an apparent solid into a translucent prism as night falls.