Flowerbed Hotel, Aalsmeer Building, Holland

Project developer Kloos2 presents today the MVRDV design of the Flowerbed Hotel in Aalsmeer, Netherlands. The 19.500m2 Hotel and conference centre devoted entirely to flowers will be located next to the future Bloomin’ Holland theme park and business centre. The Hotel with 280 rooms will include 2.100m2 flowerbeds and host tourists and business travellers.

Silk Museum Chengdu, Sechuan building

Silk Museum Chengdu, Sechuan Building by hpa architects

Recently rebranded architecture studio hpa (Ho and Partners Architects) have won an international design competition for a mixed use development in Chengdu, China.

Zorlu Center Istanbul, Design Competition Turkey

Zorlu Land, is opened for an international competition. 117 companies applied to the “Zorlu Center Architecture and Urban Design Competition” started in June 2007 and concluded in 2008 by Zorlu Real Estate.

Istanbul Sapphire, Turkish tower building

261-meter Istanbul Sapphire, a residential, leisure zone and shopping center project, is the highest structure in Maslak, CBD of Istanbul. Rising upward, the building gets slightly thinner.

Maggie’s Nottingham Cancer Caring Centre: CZWG

Maggie's Nottingham Cancer Caring Centre building design by CZWG

Maggie’s Nottingham serves the Mid Trent Cancer Network and is situated next to the Breast Institute at Nottingham City Hospital. The Mid Trent Cancer Network covers the populations of Nottingham, North Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire – approximately 1.3 million people.

Angkasa Raya, Kuala Lumpur Tower

Ole Scheeren, the architect behind one of the most iconic buildings of the 21st century, the CCTV headquarters in Beijing, today revealed his design for a new landmark tower in the heart of Kuala Lumpur.

Dalmore Distillery Alness, Ross-Shire

Dalmore Distillery, Ross-Shire, Scotland

The waters of the River Alness (River Averon), which runs through the village, are used to produce the Dalmore distillery single malt scotch whisky. The distillery is owned and operated by Whyte and Mackay Ltd, which is owned by Philippines based Emperador Inc.

Waterloo Road Building, Baylis Road Development

The building responds to the Old Vic theatre opposite and the setting of the listed former fire station next door. A large retail unit at ground level provides active frontages along Waterloo Road and Baylis Road, encouraging shoppers to visit Lower Marsh.

Giacomuzzi, Caldaro Building, Bolzano, Italy

Giacomuzzi Ltd. in Kaltern is a modern plumbing firm specialized in sustainable and ecologic technologies. The new headquarters building reflects the future-oriented core-business through the architectural appearance and sustainability.