Design: Marks Barfield architects
The world’s tallest moving observation tower, Brighton’s British Airways i360, has been closed after it broke down for a second time, trapping 200 passengers in the observation pod.
This tiny house is made up of three main spaces: blue for sleeping, psychologically most suitable for a good night´s sleep ; white for the day zone ; red for the wood-burning stove and kitchenette.
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Architect: Shawn Ewbank Design Collaborative – A small building for an established painter and avid gardener. The building is an ‘artwork’ to arouse the client’s creative impulse, connecting to his house via a courtyard.
OBR Open Building Research, Genova design studio, Italy – news + building images – OBR Open Building Research Italy, Genova architects office
Dublin T2 Airport, Ireland building design by Pascall + Watson Architects with Arup and Mace – €395million T2 to handle 15 million passengers per year
Design: Hellin-Sebbag, architects
New photos of reception building for a high school specialising in building trades. Its elevated curved facade marks the crossroads between the “Paillade” neighbourhood and the new Eco-District of “Pierre Vives”.
Design: Mei Architects and Planners. A spectacular new pavilion building shines on the Coolsingel after only two months of construction. The former kiosk once voted the ugliest building in Rotterdam no longer reflected the ambitions of either McDonald’s or the city.
Architects: wurm + wurm. New photos of this transfiguration and new construction of a production hall near Dresden, 2009: the original building is clad on all sides with a facade of stainless steel shingles and translucent materials.
Design: Glenn Howells Architects. EcoWorld Ballymore launches apartments and penthouses situated in two tall towers rising to 50 and 55 storeys.
Design: REX, Architects. Images of the Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center at the WTC – an 80,000 sqft building that will serve as a major new addition to New York’s cultural landscape, producing and premiering works of theater, dance, music, musical theater, opera, and film.
Design: Goettsch Partners, Architects. Chicago-based architecture firm and Hong Kong-based multidisciplinary architecture and design studio design a five-building, 320,000-sqm mixed-use complex in the Qianhai district of Shenzhen, China
Design: Daniel Libeskind, architect. New photos of Germany’s largest museum, focused on the German Armed Forces. The five-storey extension, a14,500-ton wedge of concrete and steel, cuts through the former arsenal’s structural order
Design: depA+Margarida Leitão. A comfortable scale, an appealing compositional structure and a captivating atmosphere. The big challenge was to keep its domestic spirit, refraining from a big design or a deep intervention.