matterbetter international open ideas competition for architecture students and young architects to research new housing concepts for the future of the post-war Syria. The civil war in Syrian Arab Republic created the biggest refugee crisis after the World War II.
Plans unveiled for UK’s largest sustainable urban drainage network at Nine Elms on the South Bank. An ambitious new project designed to dramatically cut the amount of clean rainwater becoming contaminated in London’s sewers.
Design: ABK Architects. The project involved the renewal and reorientation of the building to address the new park to the east and the creation of an entrance that reconciled the different functions of Swimming with Gymnasium and Aerobics.
Under the chair of 2012 Pritzker architecture prize laureate, Wang Shu, the jury of the TERRA Award selected the winners of this prize, the first of its kind dedicated to recognising excellence the field of contemporary earthen architecture design and construction, in Lyon on 14 July.
Design: YH2 Architecture. In order to build upon the natural qualities of the location while respecting the rigorous municipal regulatory constraints, we adopted a concept that gave its name to the project.
Design: Laboratorio di Architettura e Design. The site’s peculiarity was the presence of olive trees, while the architecture of the villa, in its simplicity, had an indentation on the façade, placed at the exit to the garden: these two elements were used as starting points in the design.
Design: Rolfe Judd Architects. Artelia was appointed as the Project Manager, Quantity Surveyor and Principal Designer of The Peter May Stand at the Kia Oval. The Kia Oval, Kennington, hosted the first Test cricket match on English soil in 1880, as well as the famous ‘Ashes’ rivalry in 1882.
Daniel Cardno’s project proposing transition from skills associated with the oil and gas industry towards an economy concentrated on maritime industry and tourism won the RIAS Rowand Anderson Silver Medal.
Shelter Global has just announced the winners of its second annual Dencity Competition, highlighting innovative solutions that will improve living conditions for over 1 billion slum dwellers worldwide
Design: Shane Thompson Architects
Shane Thompson Architects’ design of the central facilities and accommodation (94 villas) is inspired by local naturally-occurring forms – sand dunes, native trees, ocean and lakes.
Design by Fox Johnston Architects. In an area where many houses are monumental, inward looking and truly ‘larger than life’, this family home overlooking Sydney’s iconic Balmoral Beach presents as something of a paradox
Design: Blaze Makoid Architecture, Architects. The homeowners wanted to see the water as they drove up to the house: a glass cube at the center of the home forms the living room and affords views from the driveway straight through to the bay.
This is Frank Lloyd Wright by Ian Volner and Michael Kirkham and published by Laurence King in August 2016 brings the projects and persona of this world-famous architect into vivid focus through witty narrative and specially commissioned contemporary illustrations.
Design: LAB 100, architects. Being the first commercial boxing gym in the region, The Burrow introduces a modern combination of boxing exercises to Kuwait. The gym is composed of a welcoming lobby, semi-private workout halls, a boxing arena and an elevated cross fit area.