Transforming a former German WWII bunker, within the protected shorelands of Blåvand the new building has four main volumes, housing four independent institutions: a bunker museum, an amber museum, a history museum and a special exhibitions gallery.
Design: Rafael de La-Hoz Arquitectos. The new building hosts the Universidad Popular, the headquarters of the PhotoEspaña International Centre in Alcobendas, as well as a media library and a citizen’s advice service of the City Council.
The Southern California Institute of Architecture news for 2106 – SCI-Arc Launches New Scholarship for LAUSD Students, full-tuition scholarship for current Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) students.
Foster + Partners Architects Designs: contemporary architecture practice London, UK: major design office in England, United Kingdom – international architectural firm, building photos & practice news
Barcelona architectural news, Catalunya – archive of best new Catalonian buildings, photos, architects updates up to 2016 – Barcelona building news, Catalan architecture, Spanish property projects
Design: Melvin Villarroel, architects. Integrated resort located on Tenerife’s west coast: shapes, materials and landscaping relate to local traditions and similar tropical destinations in order to provide a strong sense of place in exceptional surroundings.
Scottish building news 2016 archive – info on architecture developments, key new construction in Scotland + architectural projects – Scottish architecture news 2016, property images & architects info.
Design: OMA. How does one make a project from ingredients one is usually keen to avoid? What repertoire should be invoked when (modern) architecture’s most instant reflexes: asymmetry, prismatic volumes and smooth exteriors instantly prove impossible?
Zaha Hadid Architects 2016 news – find architectural updates, building design images, books and recent awards information – ZHA 2016 office news
Liverpool architecture news, contemporary property developments in Merseyside: Northwest England built environment, UK – building updates from 2016, architectural design projects, English architects offices.
Dubai building news 22016 – Concrete Dubai by OMA: Alserkal Avenue to inaugurate UAE’s first OMA-designed space with exhibition of modern and contemporary Syrian art.
With Endless Space 57STUDIO wanted to provoke something beyond the products exhibited, which in fact were very few as we seek to highlight them much better through the white backdrop and lighting.
Design: architect Richard Martinet of Affine Design. Five buildings house 21 luxury boutiques in the city centre: eschewing classical rationality the curvaceous geometry of the architecture is no stranger in the site context.
Architects Elenberg Fraser claim the building design is inspired by the music video of ‘Ghost’ by Beyoncé. The twisting architecture is created entirely by parametric modelling, its spiralling curves recall the “twists and turns of a woman dancing in black cloth”.