Design: Schmidt, Hammer and Lassen, Architects. Det Kongelige Bibliotek – The Royal Library was ahead of its time and the first in Denmark to introduce ground-breaking values to a previously dusty institution.
Design: gmp · von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects. A new campus for the German and French schools is being created in the Yangpu district of Shanghai to plans
by gmp Architects.
Design: Gareth Hoskins Architects / Keppie Design. The new building is designed around a welcoming, three-storey entrance atrium, stepping down to a two-story block formed around an external courtyard space. The atrium and courtyard create a highly legible layout with natural ventilation and daylight.
Design: MVRDV, Architects. Rotterdam is to host a temporary new eye-catcher: a giant staircase with 180 steps leading from Stationsplein to the top of the Groot Handelsgebouw, an iconic building in the city’s history.
Design: Manuelle Gautrand Architecture. Located in Saint-Louis, Alsace, in the “Three Borders” region and in the inner suburb of Basel, the “Forum” dedicated to replace the old “Palais des fêtes” of the town, is a cultural facility designed to host associative, sporting and cultural events.
Design: John Portman & Associates – BRIC Phase One is a dual-branded Marriott with a 253-key select service Springhill Suites hotel and a 147-key extended stay Residence Inn hotel, leased retail areas for shops and restaurants and above-grade structured parking.
Design: Pascal Arquitectos. The remodeling of the Bolivia Building on Reforma Av. is a project based on the respect of the original building – a work of the master Villagran – dignifying it and lending a contemporary contribution to the surroundings.
Atrio Interlomas Huixquilucan – residential building development in Mexico, Central America – design by MIGDAL ARQUITECTOS
Design: OMA / Hassell, Architects: the new Western Australian Museum building in Perth reaches a significant milestone, with a design team led by international architects OMA led by Rem Koolhaas now in negotiations to oversee the project.
Alejandro Aravena receives the 2016 Pritzker Architecture Prize in New York. This architect from Chile practices architecture as an artful endeavor in private commissions and in designs for the public realm and epitomizes the revival of a more socially-engaged architect.
Populous, with Feilden Clegg Bradley Architects & BuroHappold Engineering. Approval for 12,000-capacity Bristol Arena building and outline plans for the rest of Arena Island
Design: THEEAE LTD (The Evolved Architectural Eclectic Limited), architects
The design is for a central library combining 6 different buildings throughout the city. Its purposeful development will bring extensive services to visitors in the center of Varna.
CCS Tegucigalpa Honduras: more than a defined project, this is a scalable and reconfigurable system by Pascal Arquitectos, which is based on a triangular module which generates specific geometry that defines space, forms and a four by four feet grid that allows an efficient and effective use of prefabricated materials.
Design: Caramel Architekten
Located on the periphery of the city, the plot of land offers a spectacular view of Linz, as long as one builds high enough to be able to gaze over the neighbouring properties.