Summit Centre Heathrow, Bath Road Building

Planning Permission has just been granted by the London Borough of Hillingdon for the redevelopment of the Summit Centre, a 1980’s warehouse complex in the Bath Road to the north of Heathrow Airport.

Dundee Railway Station Building

Dundee Railway Station Building

Design by architects Nicoll Russell – planning application approved for £14m railway station. The six-storey complex, over an archway and featuring ticketing facilities, a hotel, shops and cafe, is to be built before the V&A opens in 2015.

National Graphene Institute, Manchester University

Jestico + Whiles’ design for the new National Graphene Institute at The University of Manchester has been granted planning consent. The new £61m facility will be a world-leading research and incubator centre dedicated to the development of graphene.

Stadshal Gent: City Hall Ghent, Belgium

Stadshal Gent City Hall Ghent, Belgium

The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe have announced the five finalists who will compete for the 2013 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award.

Paloma Nimes Music Venue, France

Paloma Nimes Building, French Music Venue, Modern France Architecture Photo, Architect Paloma Nimes Music Venue Building New Music Venue in Nimes, France design by TETRARC Architects 30 Jan 2013 Location: Nimes, France Design: TETRARC Address: 250 Chemin de l’Aérodrome, 30000 Nîmes, France Phone: +33 4 11 94 00 10 Contemporary music venue at Nîmes Métropole … Read more

Kuntsevo Plaza – Moscow Development

The first-ever, integrated mixed-use destination in Russia designed by the Jerde Partnership, a U.S. architecture firm renowned for creating experiential destinations, is under construction in central Moscow.

Shenzhen Xiasha Project Masterplan Design

“I’m sorting out a time now to go again to China. I’ve been invited by the Mayor to Guangxi, near Vietnam and Liuzhou to visit the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regional Committee and also the Liuzhou Urban Planning Bureau.”

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Arkansas

Located in the heart of the new Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (Moshe Safdie, 2011) in Bentonville, Arkansas, USA, the museum store is an insertion by Marlon Blackwell Architect into an existing 3,040 square foot curved concrete space.

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Arkansas

Store at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

The new Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art designed by Moshe Safdie in 2011 in Bentonville, Arkansas, USA. The mission of this American institution is to welcome all to celebrate the American spirit in a setting that unites the power of art with the beauty of nature.

House in Abiko – Chiba Residence

House in Abiko

The monocoque form made of concrete was inflated and squeezed, following the necessary spatial volume at the living room, cutting space and the wet area. The stiff structure enabled a sash-less detail of glass and the exterior wall aligned in the same surface and realizes the exterior that emphasizes various facets.

Heinrich Tessenow Gold Medal Winner, 2012

Alberto Campo Baeza - Heinrich Tessenow Gold Medal Winner 2012

Among the distinguished architects to have received the award are the Portuguese architect, Eduardo Souto de Moura, Peter Zumthor from Switzerland and the Norwegian Sverre Fehn, all laureates of the Pritzker Architecture Prize.

BP Upstream Learning Centre – Sunbury Building

BP Upstream Learning Centre Sunbury, BAM Construct London, Building, Development BP Upstream Learning Centre : Sunbury Building International Centre for Business and Technology, London, England – design by Broadway Malyan Architects 29 Jan 2013 BP Upstream Learning Centre Building Construction starts on Broadway Malyan’s latest project for BP, south west London, UK Design: Broadway Malyan … Read more

Workshop Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Workshop Siegen. This scheme’s abstract form references the classic garage format with forecourt. The simple steel frame structure is clad in translucent panels to reduce energy consumption and facilitate productivity.

120 HOURS Architecture Competition, Norway

120 HOURS Architecture Contest, Norwegian Architecture Competition, News 120 HOURS Architecture Competition : Norwegian Design Contest Design Contest in Bergen, Norway 28 Jan 2013 120 HOURS Competition 120 HOURS release details about this year’s competition The sign up deadline for the world’s biggest student-driven architecture competition, 120 HOURS, is on Friday the 1st of February. … Read more