Business of Design Week: BoDW 2016
Asia’s leading annual design event due to open: some of the world’s most influential architects will share their knowledge and conception of architecture.
John Ronan Architects, Chicago
Dallas Architecture Forum presents Lecture by architect John Ronan. Founded in 1999, John Ronan Architects is an internationally-recognized design firm based in Chicago. JRA is one of seven architecture practices on the shortlist to design The Obama Presidential Library.
Acute House in Melbourne
Design: OOF! Architecture
The total limitations of an extremely narrow, triangular site and the demanding heritage context have resulted in a pointy wedge shaped house designed to exploit the problems.
Glass House in Doonan, Queensland
Architect: Sarah Waller Design, Architecture + Interior. A limited palette and clean lines define the minimalist kitchen which is both functional and strikingly sculptural. Generous kitchen islands break up the open plan layout and reflect the linear monochrome feel throughout.
Cross Tower in Shanghai
Architects: Lead 8. Located in the Huangpu district of Shanghai, the reorientation and renovation of Cross Tower adopts a sophisticated industrial character, complementing the original art-deco style architecture of the tower.
INSIDE: World Festival of Interiors
INSIDE World Festival of Interiors, has announced the best interior designs of 2016 across the categories of Bars and Restaurants, Offices and Retail.
World Architecture Festival 2016 winners
World Architecture Festival 2016 Finalists, WAF Berlin shortlisted buildings + architects news. Architects from around the world are in Germany for the world’s largest architectural awards programme.
Surface Design Show 2017 Event News
Discover the latest architectural lighting designs at Light School, hosted within Surface Design Show 2017 – focused on interior and exterior surfaces, connecting innovative materials with architect and designer specifiers – from 7-9 February.
Quarry House in Brunswick East property
Design: Hook Turn Architecture. Extending and renovating the client’s small two bedroom terrace house in Brunswick East, has made it possible for the family to enjoy living there for years to come.
Carlisle Street Extension in Adelaide home
Architects: Sans-Arc Studio: the Carlisle Street extension is a foray into a new-Australian vernacular. Common materials and forms are used with consideration to context and passive design, exploring a vernacular for the modern-day.
Zentral Mixed-Use Development Jalisco
Design: ARCHETONIC. Zentral is located on a property with unusual geometry. It is a mixed-use development with offices, a shops, and apartments. To better serve the large number of homes each tower has its own amenities section on the middle and upper levels.
Villa Arcadio, Marbella Property
Design: Maíz y Díaz Arquitectos. Best residential property 2016 in the European Property Awards: the house is characterized by the predominance of straight lines, the strong connection between interior-exterior and adaptation to a complicated natural environment.
Shanghai Planetarium Building, Lingang, China
Design: Thomas Wong / Ennead Architects. Start on site for the new 38,000 sqm / 409,000 sqft planetarium that will define a new identity for the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum (SSTM) and the Lingang district.
World Trade Organization HQ in Geneva offices
Design: Wittfoht Architekten. The extension of the World Trade Organization in Geneva houses offices, restaurant and underground parking. The new building is essentially divided into two sections – the base structure at ground level and the glass structure suspended above.