London Metropolitan University Public Square
London Metropolitan University appoints landscape architecture practice Gustafson Porter + Bowman to design a new public square at its Holloway campus, giving a heightened sense of place.
INDEX Design Series 2017: Dubai Interior Show
Photos from the INDEX Design Series 2017, UAE interior architecture show and architectural awards event. This year’s event focused on design for the Senses.
The Peckham Toymaker, LFA 2017 London
The Peckham Toymaker, an installation on the forecourt of Goldsmith’s University and online audio tour, plus live events, will allow visitors to discover the legend of The Peckham Toymaker, and his dark and exotic tale of loss and playfulness.
Re-Think Competition 2017
“All humanity’s potential lies within the mind. Ideas are a testament to this fact. They change how we live, how we interact, how we feel. Ideas are everything”. Get your work published on TiP, Balmond Studio’s influential, interdisciplinary ideas lab.
Mies van der Rohe 2017 Award Winner news
2017 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture winner – DeFlat Kleiburg in Amsterdam by NL architects and XVW architectuur for client Kondor WesselsVastgoed.
Cartier in Motion Exhibition in London
Curated by Norman Foster
Exploring the creativity of Cartier and its links with the history of flight and design in the early twentieth century, Cartier in Motion, an exhibition curated by Norman Foster, marks the opening year of the new Design Museum in London.
Kuwait University Central Administration Facilities
Design: SOM / Pace. A unique shading system is implemented to overcome extreme heat, the design of which achieves this goal whilst ensuring each building retains an original and culturally appropriate identity.
SASSEUR Eco-tourist Village Chongqing City
Architects: HEIM Design. The Chongqing delegation to the National People’s Congress suggested that the city of Chongqing be the start of the Silk Road economic belt and the hub of a 21st century maritime Silk Road, connecting the Chinese interior with the rest of the world.
The Shed Arts Center Manhattan, New York
Design: Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Architects. An unorthodox new building for the Rockwell Group, inspired by Cedric Price’s Fun Palace. The project received a $75m gift from Michael Bloomberg. The six storey 18,500 sqm cultural centre will be encased in a 34m-high outer shell that can slide on rails to double the ground space.
Pastoral Center of Moscavide Building
From the need to serve multiple functions, the Pastoral Center of Moscavide building design by Plano Humano Arquitectos is composed by a set of facilities that include catechesis rooms, funeral chapels, and the parish residence, and these needs.
Sydney 2017 Vivid Festival
As part of Australia’s largest annual light festival, The Buchan Group has created, re/FRACTION – an installation that shoots glittering, refracted light across Martin Place’s landmark Lloyd Rees water fountain during Sydney’s 2017 Vivid festival.
Carlsberg City District Masterplan Copenhagen
Design: Schmidt Hammer Lassen. The former industrial site renowned for its rich architectural legacy has been re-emerging as a new sustainable city district: a dense city structure with attractive urban spaces, public transport, and new buildings that complement the existing historical structures.
Lauriston House in Kyneton, Victoria property
Design: Seeley Architects. A deep engagement with the expansive and undulating rural context of the house was the starting point for the design of the Lauriston house, with a design response that simultaneously buries into and leaps from the hilly landscape near Kyneton Victoria.
Ruyton Girls School, Margaret McRae Building
Architects: Woods Bagot. With a focus on collaboration and individuality, the building provides students with technology-rich, interactive spaces. These include a mix of formal and informal learning spaces – a dedicated base for year 7 and 8 girls, science, drama and event facilities.