Design: Fletcher Priest, architects. Landmark 16-storey office development: the building, which includes retail, basement and basement mezzanine spaces, will be 80% more energy efficient than the 1980s eight-storey structure it has replaced.
Kunshan Opera House building near Shanghai, China – design by Cui Kai, architects – the fluent shape of the facade and smooth interior space evoke the dancer’s movement and posture.
Zighizaghi multi-sensorial urban garden in Favara, Sicily landscape design by OFL Architecture. Stems from a collaboration with the client Milia Arredamenti and Farm Cultural Park, Italy
The arhiDOT architectural practice wanted an unconventional and representative space, small and manageable. Garage Conversion in Bucharest is place where we’ll feel more at home than at the office
Design: Arte Charpentier Architectes. The Central Market in Phnom Penh is a remarkable monument, not only because of its architecture but also by its influence on the shape of urban space. Inaugurated in 1937, nearly seventy years ago, it still remains an architectural model for the covered markets.
Design: SeARCH, CEBRA, JDS and Louis Paillard – new photos of this innovative and unusual residential development in the harbour of the main city in Jutland. These buildings develop Denmark’s second largest city in a socially sustainable way by renovating its old, out-of-use container terminal.
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore design by Moshe Safdie and Associates with Aedas Architects – info + building images of Marina Bay Sands Singapore development.
Japan Tobacco International (JTI) has unveiled its plan for further investment in Geneva with a new building for its international headquarters.
Mobile Acoustic Performance Shell, London Docklands, England, UK – design by BFLS + Arup Acoustics – tested by top musicians: Mobile Performance Shell to revolutionise open-air concerts
Design: ABK Architects. The proposed design seeks to work with the existing urban grain of the Town of Roscommon so as to create a coherent vision for the public realm.
archasm architecture contest winners news – 1st prize: Moussa Belkacem (France) ; 2nd prize: Hankang Jin, Dinullah Bayu Ibrahim (Italy) ; 3rd prize: Yang Fei, Weizhe Gao (China) – jury notes & images
Design: NatureHumaine, architects. The Saint-André residence is located on a heritage street of Le Plateau Mont-Royal, and the project consisted in adding a modern extension on the back alley side while retaining the character of the built environment on the street side.
Design: LAVA, with INBO and JHK. Golden light shines through a canopy of leaves to create a unique gathering space in the atrium of this new hq building.
Daylight House is an independent 4 bedroom house located in Bangalore, India, design by Ashwin Architects. The total built-up area is about 4000 sq. ft. The plot size is only 40′ x 60′ and is west facing.