Mediahuis Offices in Antwerp
Design: ELD partnership
In the light of day the surface of the Mediahuis building comes into it’s own. The dark stone effect finish catches the light wonderfully and makes the building shimmer.
Solar Chapel Cluster in Franschhoek
Design: Dr. Margot Krasojevic
Solar Chapel at the HoldenManz Wine Estate, Franschhoek, Cape Town. The project utilizes the same solar panel technology used on the farm to clad the expanding wedding chapel’s roof structure.
Metamorfose, Porto Mesh Building
Design: FAHR 021.3. Amid the architectural diversity around the São Bento train station in Porto, Metamorfose this green metal ‘mesh’ design really stands out.
A’ Design Awards and Competition 2015
The International A’ (A-Prime) Design Award 2015: the world’s largest event for design, innovation and creativity. It features the best designers, architects, innovators, inventors, brands, design press and institutions from around the world.
Vietnamese Food Pavilion Hanoi Building
Design: MIA Design Studio: An architectural space based on the Vietnamese traditional folk house, replicating its proportions and dimensions. The design is transparent and interactive with its surrounding environment
Gymnase Neudorf Sports Hall in Strasbourg
Design: AZC
The Neudorf area of Strasbourg is undergoing a major programme of redevelopment to fill the void that currently separates the city centre from its southern neighbourhoods.
Unto Restaurant in Palermo, Sicily
Design: Studio DiDeA. The former antique shop’s space was composed by interconnected rooms, that the architects have turned into a singular grey-tones place marked by an extended counter made of visual concrete and wood.
University Buildings at Europa Point on Gibraltar
Design: Ayalto Integral s.l. Since the first time we visited the barracks located at Europa point we take account of the great possibilities of this project, or his location as well as for the buildings intrinsic value as cultural heritage.
2 and 3 Star Hotels Hauptbahnhof, Berlin
Two new hotels, IBIS and AMANO around the Berlin´s Hauptbahnhof, design by nps tchoban voss architects. With Europaplatz to the east and the main train station to the north, these two buildings perfectly connect to the public transportation system
Maggie’s Aberdeen: Snohetta Scotland
Design: Snøhetta, Architects. Maggie’s Aberdeen at the Elizabeth Montgomerie Building, designed by world renowned Norwegian architects Snøhetta working in association with architects Fraser Halliday Munro: Aberdeen Civic Awards commendation in the Craftsmanship and Design category.
Contemporary Iraqi Architects: Design Offices
An Iraqi Architect on Hold? Get in Line! Salt-and-pepper haired in a black turtleneck with a refined taste in the arts, literature, wine, and minimalist Japanese cuisine; architects are perennial emblems of human perfection. And when they die, their souls only leave their bodies to inhabit the buildings they’d designed…
UN Climate Change Conference Paris Deal
Climate deal reached in Paris. Over 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions are buildings-related, and emissions could double by 2050 if we don’t change. Cooperative climate action is essential to keep the global average temperature rise below 2°C degrees.
SCAF Fugitive Structures Architecture Pavilion
Design: Vo Trong Nghia Architects, Vietnam – one of the world’s edgiest architects will design the fourth iteration of SCAF’s Fugitive Structures architecture pavilion series in 2016, bringing his work to Australia for the first time.
Firth 114802 Residence Cape Town
Design: Three14 Architects. Designed for a young family in the suburban area of Rondebosch, Cape Town, this house sits on an elongated site with views towards Devil’s Peak and The Back Table, which is the south-eastern edge of the iconic Table Mountain.
Scottish Church Lottery Funding News
Seven distinguished churches and a cathedral are to have urgent and essential repairs carried out thanks to a funding package announced today (Thursday 17 December) by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and Historic Environment Scotland (HES).
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center Building
Design: Heatherwick Studio / Diamond Schmitt Architects – collaboration of Visionary, Award-Winning Firms to Lead Transformation of Lincoln Center’s Largest Concert Hall, Home of the New York Philharmonic
Airport Traffic Control Tower Istanbul, Turkey ATC
Architects RMJM Istanbul has been shortlisted in a global competition to design the iconic 95m high Airport Traffic Control (ATC) Tower of Istanbul New Airport, due to open in 2018.