The design and build project by Modscape evolved from a pragmatic response to the challenges of occupying an exposed coastal site. The house shape design acts as a barrier to often extreme winds, protecting the external courtyard tucked in behind.
Mecanoo Architects win competition for Perth City Hall redevelopment as cultural attraction: Also shortlisted were Richard Murphy Architects, Hoskins Architects, Austin Smith Lord and LDN. The public had their say on initial concept designs, picking the Dutch architect office.
The timber frame structure clad with corrugated Onduline sheets, can be dismantled and re-erected. The materiality and approach evoke agricultural building forms. The interior is dominated by British Douglas Fir wood, bathed in natural light.
Remodelled former parking area on the site of VW Autostadt in Wolfsburg, Germany, by graft architects. A quiet area where the buyer of a new car can get familiar with all the functions in an almost private atmosphere. Planning of the structural framework is by Schlaich Bergermann und Partner
Shortlisted architects for Peabody / Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) international design competition for a new library building in Southmere Village, Thamesmead. This new civic building will be at the heart of the first phase of 1,622 new homes to be delivered in Bexley.
Working with Mace to produce a turnkey project, architects Bennetts Associates complete a new Training and Operations facility for the Metropolitan Police Service at their historical Hendon site, creating a contemporary, flexible learning and working environment.
Renewal of Carnegie Library building to become a retail, events and education facility by UK architects Foster + Partners. The lease gives Apple 19,000-sqft of the Carnegie Library. The Historical Society will also continue to operate its museum and library in the building as per existing lease.
Fairfax House by architect office Coupdeville replaces a modest 1930s bungalow, which sat on a generous plot that the family had lived in for 10 years, always with the idea of creating a new family home on the site.
This Devon house design by 6a architects is an early-twentieth century family home with extensive views of the sea. The home has been stripped back to its stone walls. The ground-floor has been lowered from a plinth to the level of the ground.
Developer Bellward Properties receives planning approval for 363 unit PRS (private rented sector) residential development Cornbrook Works, Trafford, designed by Tim Groom Architects on a 2.5 acre site.
24h architecture competition news – 1st prize won by Arnaud Charoy, Aachen, Germany.
“A clear winner. Proposal was imaginative, well structured and clearly set out. The writing was intelligent, considered and informative. All presented beautifully with strong and compelling graphics, including 3D drawings, diagrams and rendered images.” Alan Dunlop, architect
Architect Dou Zhi tried to use the way of dynamic expression to emphasize the direction and guidance of the Exhibition Center. At the same time of realizing iconic, the architecture has become a dynamic line of sight guide for the north main building group of the Innovation Park
Annual lecture by the Museum of Finnish Architecture pays tribute to the legacy of the Finnish American architect Eero Saarinen. Internationally acclaimed architect Sebastián Irarrázaval from Chile to hold a lecture about his work, career and sources of inspiration.
