The Twentieth Century Society welcomes listing of Sir Michael Hopkins’ landmark Schlumberger Gould Research Centre. The C20 Society Director said it’s “an innovative and influential example of High-Tech design, by an extremely interesting architect”.
Laban is the largest purpose-built contemporary dance centre in the world. The building was designed by Herzog & de Meuron, the Pritzker Prize winning (2001) Swiss architects who also designed the Tate Modern and the National Stadium in Beijing (2008 Olympic Games)
Centro Botín by architects Renzo Piano – a permanent home for the art, cultural and educational programmes of Fundación Botín, Spain’s most important private cultural foundation, will open in Santander on Friday 23 June,.
Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem and Ramon Vilalta, RCR Arquitectes, Catalunya, Spain, selected as 2017 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureates. The award is known internationally as architecture’s highest honor.
Design: BoysPlayNice. One of several buildings by Zdeněk Fránek, created in partnership with scientists. The task was to develop an innovation center for a family business.
Capita is a leading UK provider of technology enabled customer and business process services and integrated professional support services. The company is quoted on the London Stock Exchange
Design: Austin-Smith:Lord, Architects. Planning permission granted for new Business School and Growth Hub building at the University of Gloucestershire’s Oxstalls campus.
Design: noa* – network of architecture. An architectural journey from the “Base Station” – the reception with gondola – up to the “hut cabins” (rooms & suites), to the relaxation area with a view of the Dolomites.
Architects: Masquespacio. Combining the 2 disciplines of their founders, interior design and marketing, the Spanish design agency creates branding and interior projects through a unique approach.
Architects: Buckley Gray Yeoman. Four new buildings on a site bordered by Dace Road, Monier Road and Smeed Road will provide 110 new homes and 6,300 sq m of commercial and light industrial space arranged around a central landscaped courtyard.
Riverside Gallery and landscape design: Tom Stuart-Smith. The designs for the new garden are inspired by Barbara Hepworth’s love of the Yorkshire landscape and its unique location between a 21st century art gallery and 19th century textile mill.
Architects: Bornstein Lyckefors arkitekter. Conceived as a wooden palisade this new layer defines an envelope within which the museum can continue to expand, converting class rooms into new exhibition spaces as additional funds are raised.
The United States of America takes the first place among 98 represented countries in 2017 with 557 Design Awards won globally. WDR ranks all the countries based on the number of designers that have been granted with the A’ Design Award. China came second with 520 Design Awards and surprisingly (as it isn’t a large country) Taiwan came third with 447.
Architects: NFOE / HCMA consortium
The destination facility will offer a unique experience for recreation and competitive swimmers alike. The team looks forward to seeing it come to life in the coming years.