London’s status as the global capital of museums has been confirmed by a new study. With four museums in the global top 20 by visitor numbers in 2016, the capital has achieved first place in the global list jointly with Washington DC, which also has four entries in the top 20.
The final pour of concrete into the Northwest chimney marks the completion of the Battersea Power Station chimney rebuild. The four iconic chimneys have been rebuilt using the same construction technique as when they first graced London’s skyline.
Design: Caramel Architekten. Intimacy and retreat crated in this luxury property: a concrete ground floor and a light wood construction on the first floor. Vertical battens on the facade are made of impregnated grey fir wood.
3RW arkitekter from Bergen and NORD architects from Copenhagen won the competition in 2013 for a new healthcare centre in Randaberg, Norway, which is designed to be like a modern Norwegian hamlet.
Estonian Centre of Architecture news – five proposals selected for the 2nd stage of curator call for the Estonian exposition at the 2018 Venice architecture biennale. The winning design will be selected on 19th of June.
On 6 June Vision 2017 will open its doors for the third iteration of the annual built environment exposition. The event promises to gather some of the best architects, designers, researchers, manufacturers and suppliers from across the UK and Europe, for two days of CPD-certified learning and networking.
Design: KELUN, architects. The architects had a request from the client for “a house that can feel the resort feeling”. In order to look at the beautiful scenery, terraces were formed.
This will be the first standalone medical research centre in the UAE and will focus on five regional health challenges: diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular diseases, cancer and mental health: IBI Nightingale and Al Jalila Foundation have unveiled the concept design for Al Jalila Foundation Research Centre in Dubai
Architects: Corpo Atelier. This house is largely a horizontal volume, containing a swimming pool, emerging from the walls to offer a possibility of volunteered exposure, for a brief moment, before returning to the house.
Design: David Kohn Architects. The first phase will more than double the display space dedicated to photography. It forms part of an ambitious two-phased FuturePlan development project to dramatically reimagine the display of the photographic collection at the V&A.
With innovation front of mind, US architects Gensler developed a flexible and diverse environment. This allows Microsoft London’s different teams to work in a place that is built upon community and knowledge sharing
New riverwalk and sequence of waterfront outlooks in Oregon designed by Architects Snøhetta will restore public access to North America’s second largest waterfall for the first time in over 150 years.
Six buildings shortlisted for RIBA Northern Ireland Awards 2017. The jury is formed from architects Alastair Hall (Hall McKnight), Kieran McGonigle (McGonigle McGrath) and artist Colin Davidson.
Design: AART architects
Denmark’s Rowing Stadium at Bagsværd Lake fulfils the vision of creating a rowing stadium in an international league of its own. Beautifully situated with water and forest on all sides, it is a place that accommodates both the elite and the broader public.