Omaha Marriott Downtown at Capitol District
Anchored by the Omaha Marriott Downtown at the Capitol District, the Capitol District to bring apartments, retail, office and outdoor space to downtown Omaha, USA
Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand
An anchor of cultural life in the Brazilian city of São Paulo, the Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand (MASP) is a concrete and glass tour de force. Suspended on four massive pillars, the building shell hovers 26 feet above the ground and contains a total floor area of over 110,000 square feet.
Getty Foundation Keeping it Modern Grants news
The Getty Foundation award $1.7m in architectural conservation grants for exemplary 20th century buildings as part of its Keeping It Modern initiative: twelve projects including St Peter’s Seminary, Glasgow ; Price Tower, Oklahoma by Frank Lloyd Wright ; Bauhaus Building, Germany by Walter Gropius.
Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Yoyogi National Gymnasium’s state-of-the-art technology and exacting engineering, along with its elongated sweeping roofline, introduced a new modernism to Japan while still evoking the grace and timelessness of traditional Japanese architecture.
Sidi Harazem Thermal Bath Complex, Morocco
Nestled in a Moroccan oasis where ancient mineral springs have drawn visitors for centuries, the Sidi Harazem Thermal Bath Complex represents a marriage of nature, public space, and modern architecture. Built four years after Moroccan independence, the complex is the ambitious statement of a new nation determined to create modern and forward-thinking gathering places for its citizens.
Bauhaus Building Dessau Architecture: School
Bauhaus Building, Dessau, Germany – revered Dessau structure designed by architect Walter Gropius one of twelve recipients of Getty Foundation’s Keeping It Modern Grants, architectural conservation grants dedicated to significant 20th century buildings.
Casa Invisibile in Austria prefab property
Design: Delugan Meissl Associated Architects. Casa Invisibile is a flexible housing unit, which consists of a prefabricated wood structure designed for turnkey implementation at any designated site
House W in Beijing, China Property
Design: Atelier About Architecture. It took three years to complete the design of House W with numerous redesign and adjustments in between. Atelier About Architecture has invested great effort and the process witnessed its own growth
Gemma Observatory Southern New Hampshire
Gemma Observatory Southern New Hampshire, rural North East American building design by Anmahian Winton Architects in the mountains this building sits at the end of a steep, half-mile gravel drive. It is situated at the center of a three-mile radius “dark” landscape with very little light pollution, USA.
METU Faculty of Architecture Building in Ankara
The Middle East Technical University Faculty of Architecture Building in Ankara is considered the premier example of modern architecture in Turkey. Designed by Turkish-born architect couple Altuğ and Behruz Çinici as a manifestation of a forward-looking nation.
KMAC Museum Louisville, Kentucky Building
A 20,000-sqft space in a historic cast-iron building in downtown Louisville’s West Main Street Historic District. The gut-renovation aimed to restore strength and clarity of the original building whilst creating a dynamic new space for contemporary art and performance.
AIA American Institute of Architects News
AIA news – “Architecture can have great impact on meeting climate challenges, as we well know. But this is just one of the pressing issues on which architects can make a difference. We can—and must—do more.” says American Institute of Architects 2017 President Thomas Vonier.
2017 A’ Design Awards Last Call
The A’ Design Competitions are held in numerous creative fields to acknowledge the greatest design works from all countries in all disciplines. Entries to the A’ Design Awards are blind peer reviewed by an influential jury panel of leading scholars, top press members and experienced professionals
The Boilerhouse for Royal Holloway, UoL Campus
Building design by Cartwright Pickard Architects comprising new café pavilion and event space carefully inserted into original Boilerhouse courtyard. The project also renewed the Grade I Listed Founders Building plus the original stable block.