Pliaconis Residence in El Segundo

Pliaconis Residence

Architects: O+ L Building Projects. An extreme remodel for a couple whose children are grown and left the house, this Project is a reduction of building size while drastically updating the design to reflect the Clients desire to have a simple, clean modern building.

MetLife Building Manhattan Tower, New York

MetLife Building

Reimagine a New York City Icon Competition. $15k in prize money for the Most Innovative and Energy-Efficient Redesign of the Façade of 200 Park Avenue, (formerly the Pan Am Building).

Serpentine Summer Houses 2016, London

Serpentine Summer House 2016 by Asif Khan

Opening soon – pavilion designed by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG architects) and four houses designed by Kunlé Adeyemi – NLÉ, Barkow Leibinger, Yona Friedman and Asif Khan.

The Opal in Copenhagen Offices

The Opal in Copenhagen

Design: Dorte Mandrup Architects. The building is named “The Opal”, which refers to the oval gemstone that reflects all colours of the spectrum. The reference is evident in both form and structure.

Norwegian Breakwater Exhibition Venice Biennale

Norwegian Breakwater Exhibition

Design: TYIN Tegnestue. Plans and prototypes made of Kebony of latest design by these architects – on a beautiful breakwater on Norway’s northern coastline – exhibited at the Venice Biennale.

Tamalpais House Mill Valley

Tamalpais House

Design: Zack/de Vito Architecture + Construction – goals for this project were multi-faceted and ambitious: design a new, modern, sustainable and energy efficient home with the highest level of craft and attention to detail.

WTC Transportation Hub New York: Calatrava

World Trade Center Transportation Hub building by Santiago Calatrava

Design: Santiago Calatrava. The world’s most expensive station has opened to the public in New York. The $4 billion ‘winged dove’ building is expected to serve more than 200,000 commuters daily.

Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Humlebæk

Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Design: RUBOW architects. Using architectural design elements such as light, scale, tactility and spatial relations, a simple conceptualisation has evolved into a pleasant and considerate atmosphere, combining the site’s character and inherent qualities.

First Bus Rapid Transit Station Cebu

First Bus Rapid Transit Station

19 bus station buildings serving nearly 1,000,000 riders: bus station modular system by Brooklyn-based architecture and design firm CAZA Architects inspired by ancient basket-weaving traditions of Cebu

Steedman Fellowship 2016 Awards News

hand-drawn map by Arthur Gallion

Sam Fox School, AIA St. Louis announce $50,000 fellowship for emerging architects. The “built environment is frequently characterized by rigid typologies and inflexible designs. How can buildings keep pace with changing cultures and contexts?”

McMahon Residence in Manhattan Beach

McMahon Residence

Design: O+ L Building Projects – a new 3,500 sqft single-family residence in the City of Manhattan Beach: the site is 4 blocks from the beach on a southwesterly-orientated lot with direct ocean views.

MediaCityUK Expansion Salford Quays

MediaCityUK

Design: Chapman Taylor. MediaCityUK is set to double in size over the next decade under ambitious plans with ten new buildings envisaged with a development value of more than £1 billion.

Hechingen Studio in Black Forest

Hechingen Studio

Design: Whitaker Studio. A German advertising agency approached the architect to design a low cost workplace in the Black Forest, using shipping containers to keep costs low.