Nyborg Castle Design Competition, Denmark

Nyborg Castle Design Competition

Design: Cubo and jaja, with VBM, Schul Landscape, Søren Jensen Engineers, and Professor Mogens Morgen of The Aarhus School of Architecture

International architecture competition to form a masterplan for Nyborg Castle on the island of Funen.

Millbank Tower Renewal by John McAslan

Millbank Tower Renewal

Design: John McAslan + Partners. Consent obtained for refurbishment of the Grade II listed Millbank Tower to form 207 flats as well as a 150 bedroom hotel, gardens and a new cultural facility.

House of Lords Zero Carbon Homes Ruling, UK

BRE Zero Carbon Home

The House of Lords ‘Select Committee on National Policy for the Built Environment’ announce a strong statement to the Government to reinstate the Zero Carbon new homes standard.

New Lucerne Theater Building, Switzerland

New Lucerne Theater Building

Innovative New Performing Arts Venue in European Cultural Hub

Arup help project stakeholders define a facility that supports exploration and experimentation in the future of dramatic performances with music.

People’s Daily HQ Office Beijing

People's Daily HQ Office Beijing

Design: ZHOU Qi Studio, Architects

The form of the High-rise building comes from Chinese character “People”, corresponding to the title of the media People’s Daily. The triangular plan is transformed from the structure of the character “People”.

Weekamp House in Dedemsvaart, Netherlands

Weekamp House

Design: hamhuis architecten. The team at hamhuis architecten has created a spectacular detached property that provides a modern twist on the design of the traditional colonial houses found in the peat cutting area of Dedemsvaart, the Netherlands.

Sberbank Technopark Competition Skolkovo

Sberbank Technopark Competition Moscow design by Zaha Hadid Architects

Architecture Contest in Moscow – winning design by Zaha Hadid Architects. Five leading architecture firms were selected to participate in the competition.

The Twins in Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada

The Twins in Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada

Design: YH2 Architecture
Built in Caraquet village, les Jumelles are two small sister constructions link in order to create a single family holiday house oriented towards the grandiose scenic view of the Baie-des-Chaleurs.

Boarding House Saint-Genis Laval

Boarding House

Design: rue royale architectes. A co-educational 96-bed boarding house with communal areas in addition to the teaching facilities composed of several heterogeneous entities, located on the Coin estate, 12 kilometres from Lyon.

Mountain House Nova Lima, Minas Gerais residence

Mountain House Nova Lima

Design: David Guerra, architect
The idea was to create a house linked to nature which works as a big deck of contemplation and sociability using natural material to make an atmosphere of snugness in a contemporary proposal.

Ski Jump in Moscow, Vorob’evi Hills Facility

Ski Jump in Moscow

Design: Architects of Invention. The proposed ski jump type K-75 is designed for training and demonstration jumps. The idea behind the scheme is allegorical representation of a “Beam of Light” as a symbol of speed and flight.

Battersea Square Housing in London SW11

Battersea Square

Design: Assael Architecture. The Royal Academy of Dance will move to the Homebase site on York Place, Battersea, paving the way for the £55 million residential development comprising 34 apartments and five townhouses.

St Mary Redcliffe Competition Shortlist, Bristol

St Mary Redcliffe Competition design by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios

Images of designs by the five finalist teams selected to develop concept designs in the second stage of this architecture competition: Carmody Groarke, dRMM, Eric Parry Architects, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and Purcell.