A record 57 entries were submitted this year and eleven short-listed projects located within the Edinburgh Chapter were visited by the judging panel in early April 2017. Awards were made in five categories: Large Project; Regeneration and Conservation; Small Project, Wood and Ambassador
Boran Ekinci Architects new – BUILDING & GREEN E-BOOK published online with a large amount of mostly residential projects by this Turkish architecture firm.
Architects: Roy David Studio. Blanco is a fresh and revolutionary advertising company specializing in projects from varied fields. As the team started getting bigger, Blanco partnered with Roy David Architecture Studio to design their new 200 sqm office.
Design: Richard Murphy Architects. EAA Building of the Year Award for 2017 Winner: £9m building integrated with the world’s first Andrew Carnegie library, at the heart of the historic medieval centre, close to the Romanesque Abbey.
Festival des Architectures Vives – a School of Architecture is invited each year to participate at the FAV: this year it is the Higher Technical School of Architecture of San Sebastián.
President Donald Trump approves a public memorial commemorating the Gulf War’s Operation Desert Storm and Operation Desert Shield in Area I, near the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Design: Frost*collective with Joey Ho and Patrick Leung of PalDesign Architects. Built around best practices for early childhood education through the lense of play, NUBO supports play and educational growth through exploration and connection.
Design: Olson Kundig Architects – set in the remote, harsh high desert of California, Sawmill is a family retreat that reflects and weaves into the beautiful, tough, scrubby site.
Winners news for Young Architects Competition which invited architects / designers to provide ideas for transforming the ruins of a medieval castle in Italy into a holiday destination.
Design: ELÍAS RIZO ARQUITECTOS. The commission for casa Oval came from a young family with clearly defined needs and aspirations. This project presented a challenge that has become increasingly prevalent among Mexican architects.
Design: C. F. Møller Architects. The 22-storey high-rise building marks a new significant silhouette in Västerås skyline and a characteristic landmark for the entire district of Lilludden
Design: SPARK Architects. Gateway One Shekou project to this mail. It is a 71,600-sqm mixed-use development and transportation hub for China Merchants and already opens for business now
Architects: 5V Studio
The purpose of the creation of “Sinkhole Floor Drain” is to strengthen the geological characteristics and historical memory of the field. This project is in the shape of “funnel” .
Architects: Daniel Arev Architecture – new photos. The clients desired “Provence” characteristics. Traditional details were adopted but given a modern twist. Key characters were the roof design and the simple geometry of the façades.