Top 10 London Buildings, UK Capital Architecture
June is dominated by the London Festival of Architecture. And to help sift through the range of contemporary classics in the capital, here is an accessible Top 10 guide to London’s finest buildings.
Ilot Queyries Mixed-Use Development Bordeaux
Architects: MVRDV
Designed to fully exploit this exceptional location, Ilot Queyries’ facades adapt to their opposite views towards the River Garonne and the historic city. The plan aims to reflect the qualities of Bordeaux World Heritage Site city centre whilst adding new qualities.
Embodied Computation Lab Princeton University
Design: The Living, Architects – commissioned by Princeton University, this lab is a simple but futuristic building hosting research on the future of buildings. Just as biologists use an electron microscope to study organisms, architects will use this structure to study buildings and construction systems.
Alserkal Avenue Building in Dubai
Design: OMA: Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Alserkal Avenue will preview a new multi-purpose venue to be designed by The Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) during Dubai Art Week, 14-19 March 2016.
Youthscape Headquarters in Luton: HOK
Design: HOK. The 10,000-sq-ft headquarters and youth centre for UK charity Youthscape, designed by HOK, has been recognised with an Inspirations Award by Contract magazine.
House Annandale in Sydney
Day Bukh Architects believe that a green home’s success can be determined as a measure of receptiveness and contribution to its local and wider environment.
Bernardas Convent Reconversion, Portugal
Design: Souto Moura Arquitectos. Award for the restoration of the Convento das Bernardas building, based on the construction of a resort with 78 residences. The architecture design has two types of intervention: new construction work and the recovery of the existing building
The AccorHotels Arena Paris
Ranking as one of the most emblematic structures in the landscape of the capital city, the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy has been reborn under a new light, thanks to the work of the architects from the DVVD agency
Palm Island Dubai Property, UAE Houses
Dubai Palm Island will include a huge amount of new property – 2,000 villas, up to 40 luxury hotel buildings, shopping complexes, cinemas and the Middle East’s first marine park.
Guilin Wanda Cultural Tourism Exhibition Center
Design: TengYuan Design Institute Co. In this project, we hope to establish a linkage between architecture and nature as well as architecture and culture in a simple and plain way. Just as art and literature both have sketches, this project is a construction sketch to some extent.
44 Lincoln’s Inn Fields: LSE Design Competition
Dublin-based architecture practice Grafton Architects wins unanimous approval for a £100m redevelopment of the London School of Economics’ Paul Marshall Building. In 2016 they won the architectural competition to design 44 Lincoln’s Inn fields for London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Building Awards Winners: Project of the Year
The biggest names in the industry will gather to celebrate success across the built environment on Tuesday 7 November at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London where the winners will be revealed
Co-Working and Lifestyle Hub Singapore building
Architects: HASSELL. The aim of the project has been to turn the office cubicle inside out with an array of inspiring spaces for every type of working style or activity, complemented by hospitality, lifestyle and wellbeing offerings.
Huawei Technological Factory Buildings Beijing
Design: Architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The development, with its gross floor area of 85,000 sqm and campus-like layout, provides a working environment that benefits from a close relationship with the surrounding landscape – nearly all workplaces face the park outside.