Black Toe Running Shop Toronto
Design: +tongtong, Architects. Multi-disciplinary studio +tongtong recently completed a boutique retail space for Black Toe Running, a new high-end running store situated in downtown Toronto.
Hospital & Healthcare Facilities in Orkney by Keppie
Design: Keppie. Appointment as architects on the new Hospital and Healthcare Facilities in Orkney. The project is being constructed by Robertson Construction Group with AECOM and TUV SUD making up the rest of the successful team.
Getty Foundation Keeping it Modern: Post-war
The Getty Foundation award $1.3m in architectural conservation grants for exemplary 20th century buildings as part of its Keeping It Modern initiative: nine projects in nine countries.
STUDIOS 18 Apartments in Rajasthan Housing
Design: Sanjay Puri Architects. Situated on an undulating site in the deserts of Ras, Rajasthan, India, Studios 18 apartments are a part of an entire layout spread over 36 acres.
Bristol Metropolitan College Building
A strong partnership between school, architects and construction team has created a light, airy new secondary school in Bristol, highly valued by both students and staff, and an inspiring example for other schools to be built under the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme.
National Eisteddfod of Wales’ Gold Medal for Architecture
Llandegfedd Visitor and Watersports Centre Building wins this year’s National Eisteddfod of Wales’ Gold Medal for Architecture, supported by the Design Commission for Wales and Royal Society of Architects in Wales.
RMJM Architects Office News, Buildings
RMJM Architects news: RMJM Arta Tehran has been appointed by the Cultural Institute of Bonyad Museum as architectural consultant for the Iran Historical Car Museum.
Pacific Islands Developments: Building Design
Pacific Islands developments – best new buildings & architects – Pacific Islands architecture information, projects: index page for architectural designs
MPavilion by Bijoy Jain of Studio Mumbai
Design: Bijoy Jain of Studio Mumbai, India. MPavilion 2016 will be 12m high, made of bamboo with a roof encased in earth representing the Australian landscape. Adorned by an elaborate tower similar to a ‘tazia’ used in Indian ceremonies.
Manchester Toast Rack Flats
Renewal Design: Ollier Smurthwaite / SixTwo Architects. The Toastrack proposal is to refurbish and re-use the post-war Grade II listed Hollings Park Campus buildings. The unusual Brutalist building was designed by the city architect and completed in 1960.
Keeping It Modern 2016 Architectural Grants
Getty Foundation Keeping It Modern 2016 Architectural Conservation Grants – the nine buildings in more detail…including Casa de Vidro (pictured) by Lina Bo Bardi, a leading practitioner of the modern movement, designing many of the country’s most iconic buildings.
The Modular Lilong Shop Shanghai
Design: LUKSTUDIO Architects. The 150 sqm site is located in Yioulai Shanghai Village; a sister to Bicester Village in London – both global shopping developments. The intent of ‘Chuang x Yi’ is to create a retail experience specifically related to the context of Shanghai.
Eric Kuhne Architect, CivicArts
American-born, London-based architect Eric Kuhne has died aged 64. Key buildings include Titanic Belfast, Cockle Bay Wharf in Sydney, Bluewater Shopping Centre in Kent and the BurJuman shopping centre in Dubai.
Archaeology Museum Zurich Exhibition
Architect: ATELIER BRÜCKNER GMBH. The National Museum is opening its new permanent exhibition “Archaeology Switzerland”. It is located in the new building by architects Christ & Gantenbein.