University of Leicester Engineering Building Book

University of Leicester Engineering roof

The Herculean task of replacing the iconic roof of one the world’s most revered pieces of 20th-century architecture is captured on the page by its lead designer. University of Leicester Engineering building book

Prague Congress Centre Design Competition 2017

Prague Congress Centre Design Competition

Architecture competition is to propose new exhibition spaces for the Prague Congress Centre (KCP), for conventions, concerts and other social events. The proposal aims to add value to a building belonging to the architectural heritage of the 1970s.

Citu Home in Leeds, Sustainable Buildings

Citu Home in Leeds

The first CGIs and detailed designs for groundbreaking Citu Home has been unveiled – a new timber framed housing system which will create one of the most airtight and energy efficient homes in the world.

UN Building New York: United Nations Building

United Nations Building New York City

The U.N. is building a new tower to house its operations across the street from the under-renovation U.N. Secretariat, the only Corb building in New York. Architects are Fumihiko Maki with local partner FXFowle. The UN Tower architecture competition was only open to Pritzker Prize-winning architects.

Statue of Liberty Museum Building, New York

The Statue of Liberty sculpture

Topping off for new $70 m free-standing 20,000-sqft museum building. It is due to accommodate far more people than the current exhibition space. It will be constructed of glass, granite, and concrete–materials inspired by the waterfront.

AT&T Building New York – 550 Madison Avenue

AT&T Building New York

Former AT&T Building is being considered for landmark designation. This famous Postmodern building with its so-called ‘Chippendale Chair’ top is a 647 feet tall, 37-story skyscraper at 560 Madison Avenue (at 56th Street), designed by US architect Philip Johnson with John Burgee.

East Austin District, Texas Sports Arena

East Austin District Texas building design by BIG

Celebrating world-class sports and cultural experiences under one checkered roofscape designed by BIG, anchored by a 40,000-seat outdoor bowl and a 15,000-seat arena building featuring a revamped Rodeo Austin.

Fringe Apartments in Perth, Western Australia

Fringe Apartments in Perth

MJA Studio designed the Fringe Apartments in Perth. The building is located on a corner site with excellent solar access to the North and with city views to the South and is strategically placed halfway between both the Beaufort and Angove High Streets.

Chaoyang Park Plaza Beijing Buildings

Chaoyang Park Plaza Beijing Buildings

Project by architects MAD, including the Armani apartment complex, on the southern edge of the largest remaining park in Beijing’s central business district area. The 220,000 sqm complex includes 10 buildings.

Tree House in Bethesda, Maryland, USA

Tree House in Bethesda

Residential building fabric is all too often razed in order to create new residential structures that maximize the zoning envelope, to the detriment of the neighborhood fabric and scale. The redesign was carried out by Gardner Architects LLC.

The Grain House in Sussex, Country Home

The Grain House in Sussex

The Grain House, designed by Studio Bark, is a multi-generational family home and a truly landscape driven piece of architecture. The driving force has been the client’s desire to create a profound and unique home in a beautiful setting.

Urban Nation Museum in Berlin Building

Urban Nation Museum in Berlin

GRAFT developed the architectural concept for the conversion of an old residential building, located in Berlin. Through a clever modular façade the building itself can change and became a piece of art.

Landsec Headquarters Victoria Street Offices

Landsec Headquarters Victoria Street Offices

Landsec’s new health-focused headquarters at 80-100 Victoria Street has set the benchmark for sustainable office space and showed what can be achieved when sustainability, energy efficiency and employee occupancy are prioritised at the outset of development plans.

Green Residence Yu Hang

Green Residence in Yu Hang

Peter Ruge Architekten’s concept takes up this specific landscape feature. Flat residential buildings, townhouses and a kindergarten will be placed along this small river. Residential high-rise buildings in combination with commercial ground-floor buildings will be set up along the main streets in North and West.