La Calma House near Barcelona, Maresme
Architects: Ramón Esteve Estudio
La Calma House is placed in a small town close to Barcelona. Its site is located in a forest area with a very steep slope and an abundance of pine, oak and olive trees.
Villa Sval in Bergen Property
Bergen self-build project completed by architect at one of Scandinavia’s most prestigious architecture firms. Offering exceptional views of the surrounding landscape, Frønsdal’s inspiring yet simplistic design has gone on to receive widespread TV coverage across Scandinavia.
S333 Architects: Architecture + Urbanism
S333 Architects – architecture office, images, Dutch architecture studio, English buildings – S333, Architects, England, UK: design studio news such as masterplan for Jurong Lake District in Singapore.
Haifeng Da’an Temple, Guangzhou, China
During the design, the architects found that its landscape, centuries-old history and the passion of local people required a temple building which is magnificent but remains noble to reshape the memory of the site.
Namdaemun Office Building in Seoul: Mecanoo
With its stark linear facade patterns, this office building in Seoul stands out from the vibrant market district that surround it. The office tower is Dutch architects Mecanoo’s first completed project in South Korea’s capital.
565 Broome Soho New York Building
565 Broome Soho aims to be Manhattan’s first ‘Zero Waste’ residential high rise. The pair of 30-story luxury condo towers designed by famous Italian architect Renzo Piano, partnered with NYC-based consulting firm Think Zero.
Archidoodle Book by Steve Bowkett
Author: Steve Bowkett. Archidoodle: Architects’ Activity Postcards by Steve Bowkett and published by Laurence King in August 2017 is the perfect gift for architecture lovers, featuring 20 postcards that can be doodled on and coloured in.
Xi’an South Gate Plaza Shanxi Province
Design: China northwest architecture design and research institute. Using the space transition and restriction of Okimichi, drawbridge and green within the principle of limited developing and utilization, the outer plaza of South Gate design captures the iconic gesture of Xi’an South Gate.
Swiss House XXXIV in Galbisio, Switzerland
Design: Davide Macullo Architects. The design is like a constellation of points, each one’s luminosity defining our priorities, corresponding to the ambitions of those who live within it and is an interpretation of the spaces that embrace the joys of life.
Robarts Library University of Toronto building
The new building design by Diamond Schmitt Architects brings daylight and views to a five-storey, glass-enclosed addition. The original concept for Robarts Library included three pods surrounding the core of the library.
Top 25 US architecture firms in 2017: American architects
The top four firms in Architectural Record’s yearly ranking held tight to their places from 2016, reports the Architectural Record. AECOM, Perkins+Will, and Jacobs followed San Francisco–based Gensler, which clinched the No. 1 spot for the sixth year in a row, seeing more than $1.19 billion in revenue—an increase of more than $100 million since 2015.
Piccadilly Gardens Manchester: Tadao Ando design
Demolition of concrete pavilion by Tadao Ando, the only building by this celebrated Japanese architect in the UK. Manchester City Council desire to “refresh” Piccadilly Gardens, a green space in the city centre
One Independence Square Beirut Building by OAB
One Independence Square is a development by Hejeij Group, designed by BAD. Built by Associative Data – a young international design and architectural practice with several offices in Spain (Barcelona), Dublin (Ireland), Lebanon (Beirut) – with OAB, Carlos Ferrater, and Vicente Guallart.
New Terminal of the Marco Polo Airport in Venice
One Works + SAVE Engineering complete complex architectural and structural challenge of bringing the airport up to 21st century standards. The building extension is defined by a new 280-metre-long plaza featuring a dramatic gridshell roof that allows sunlight to filter down to the passengers below.