Architects: AL_A. Central Embassy brings a distinguishing new silhouette in the city, one that opens out both to the street and the skyline, and extends an invitation to the people of Bangkok and the world beyond.
So much for the sustainable building claims: urgent investigation required as use of plywood likely linked to tropical forest destruction and human rights abuses found at construction site of new Tokyo Olympic Stadium by Design: Kengo Kuma & Associates.
Faithful+Gould was founded in 1947 as a four-man Quantity Surveying business. 70 years on and they are now an integrated project and programme management consultancy with over 2,400 staff worldwide and a UK & Europe operation covering 26 offices over 7 countries.
Design: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe architect. News update on the Mies Museum in this Polish-German city. For almost 20 years, the stern, cuboid forms of the Wolf House loomed over the town of Guben.
A Buddhist Retreat Centre in the countryside and a local authority’s first housing development are amongst a record seventeen buildings to win one of this year’s RIBA East Awards from the Royal Institute of British Architects, in recognition of their architectural excellence and contribution to society.
Design: Walters & Cohen Architects
This exquisite building for meditation is in the depths of the Suffolk countryside. Although predominantly inward facing around courtyards it connects to the landscape beyond with views from shared communal rooms and bedrooms much as a monastic settlement might.
Design: Artikul Architects. The task for the architects was to design a mobile, easily demountable, seasonal hotel made from three shipping containers. Additionally, the building was supposed to be ultimately self-sufficient and environmentally friendly
Design: NKY Architects & Engineers. Turkey’s first Public Private Partnership (PPP) healthcare facility; the building consists of three hospital blocks, surrounding a central diagnostic & treatment core. The building flows with the natural topography of the site.
Design: LMN Architects. The Hyatt Regency Seattle building will activate the city at street level through a series of highly transparent spaces including the lobby, porte-cochere, restaurants, bars, and shops
Design: Jestico + Whiles. The original Theatre Peckham was situated within the community hall adjoining the former Southwark Town Hall building. The scheme features a new studio theatre complex comprising a 200seat auditorium, rehearsal space and dance studios which can be accessed from the new public piazza.
Design: Mole Architects. This is a contemporary house making a bold architectural statement on a sensitive site overlooking the River Alde estuary in Suffolk, eastern England, UK.
Architects: MARCEL MAUER. Italian brand Marazzi, leading international player in the ceramic tiles sector, will launch its first showroom in London at the end of May 2017, in the heart of Clerkenwell, one of the most renowned design hubs worldwide.
Design: GRID Architects. The buildings will provide 97 apartments, of one to three-bedrooms, as well as an extensive residents’ amenities floor and roof terrace. The design-led apartments vary in price and size, with one-bedroom apartments starting at £1,050,000.
Hong Kong’s skyline is one of the most recognisable in the world. With over 1,000 skyscrapers (the most in any city in the world) and a unique mix of Chinese and British influence, Hong Kong’s exceptional architecture is sure to impress every visitor.