Knight Dragon has announced the arrival of London’s first purpose-built district designed for the creative industries. The Design District will sit at the heart of Greenwich Peninsula and will provide a permanent base for over 1,800 of London’s creatives in a range of architect-designed workspaces.
Caruso St John Architects and artist Marcus Taylor will represent the UK at the 16th International Architecture Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia, the British Council announced.
The inaugural Africa Architecture Awards winners news – the Grand Prix went to Umkhumbane Museum, South Africa by Choromanski Architects won from 20 shortlisted projects out of 307 buildings from 32 African countries.
PLP’s proposal to revamp the tower embodies the incarnation of “La Parisienne” chic, elegant, and sometimes even exuberant.
Architecture Contest finalists news: Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, Adam Khan Architects and UAB Paleko Archstudija + UAB Baltic Engineers. Competition to submit concept designs for a substantial new building for this leading Lithuanian city including a world-class concert venue.
The Royal Institute of British Architects announce Neave Brown will receive the 2018 Royal Gold Medal, the UK’s highest honour for architecture. The revered Modernist architect is best known for his visionary 1970s Alexandra Road estate near Swiss Cottage in London.
3000 heart-shaped triangles populating the Queen of the curves landscape. The building designed by Zaha Hadid Architects stands on concrete stilts allowing visitors to the Autostadt to pass through without having to interfere with the workings of the building.
Sustainable construction has become systematic and specific: this was emphatically shown by the results of the LafargeHolcim Awards in Europe: The first prize was shared by two projects in Brussels, both of which excel in terms of multi-functionality.
Sleep Sets at Europe’s hotel design event: two-day, free conference 21-22 Nov at London’s Business Design Centre. Sets by Il Prisma, 1508 London, Stonehill & Taylor and MKV Design.
Hugh Martin Partnership aarchitects of Monument Mall, Newcastle upon Tyne + Ferens Art Gallery, Kingston upon Hull: refurbishment and major extension + City of Hull Princes Quay Shopping Centre, Princes Dock, Kingston upon Hull
Robot 3 Studio were commissioned to transform the “Big House”, located at Fangjia Hutong, into a club at the end of 2016. The original intention was so simple. He hoped for music, beer and distant places.
The museum unveils architect David Adjaye’s design for the 82,000-square-foot building and announces $175 million capital campaign, as It looks ahead to its 50th anniversary.
1:1 was engaged to design a new factory building that would enable a handbag manufacturer to expand capacity on his current site in Mariveles, Bataan, Philippines.
The Architecture Centre Bristol events for Autumn 2017 – built environment talks and exhibitions including Meeting Points: Life on your Street, and Made in Bristol: HOME.