Biomuseo Panama: Biodiversity Museum by Frank Gehry
Biomuseo Amador Causeway, Biodiversity Museum: Panama Bridge of Life building, architecture design by architect Frank Gehry. The site was at the end of the Causeway facing the Pacific Ocean
Postmodern Buildings in London: PoMo Architecture
Postmodern Architecture in London: An article in The Guardian by Rowan Moore focusing on Postmodern buildings in London and increasing attempts to list those that remain.
Manchester Metropolitan University Student Union
Design: Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, architects. A tough, flexible and fun new building for the students of Manchester Metropolitan University, made from materials that reflect its cultural importance and pay homage to neighbouring Victorian pubs and playhouses.
Tetris House: São Paulo Home
Contemporary São Paulo Home architecture by Studio MK27 – Marcio Kogan + Carolina Castroviejo, interiors by Studio MK27 – Diana Radomysler: A wooden volume in line with the eastern façade – with a little more 2.85m high and 19m long – rests within a ceiling height of 5.15m and 11.75m in the front.
The Circular Pavilion Paris
Design: Encore Heureux Architects. A singular building, the Circular Pavilion has nothing round. The name describes the process, which follows the circular economy principles, according to which ones’ waste become others’ resources.
Garden Bridge across the Thames, London, UK
Design: Heatherwick Studio / Arup. Yet more controversy…Lambeth Council councillors rebel against their leadership to formally call in the decision to hand over land saying it was unaccountable and not properly scrutinised.
VM House in Jalisco Residence
Design: Di Vece Arquitectos. The house borders the limits in the back, forming an “L” shape diagram that adds privacy to the intimate areas of the house and also amplifies the horizon towards the public areas of the neighborhood.
European Prize for Urban Public Space
The European Prize for Urban Public Space is a biennial competition organized by seven European institutions with the aim to recognize and encourage the recovery projects and defense of public space in our cities.
RIAS Festival of Architecture: Bread and Circuses
Article by Professor Alan Dunlop. Architects’ Journal: “The RIAS needs to tackle the toughest issues facing the profession rather than focus on easy-win, media-friendly initiatives”
Hamburg Hybrid Housing Competition
The Hamburg Hybrid Housing Ideas Competition:
Winner – ‘We are here to stay’ by Gabriele Filippi from Genova, Italy – “true embodiment of the spirit of the location of St. Pauli, a struggling, rebellious, unconventional neighborhood.”
Benoy Projects’ Biggest Ever Win at MIPIM
Benoy is honoured to announce its most successful year on record for the firm’s projects at the 2015 MIPIM Asia Awards. Four Benoy-designed projects have been recognised with five awards for excellence in real estate development.
Luxury Cinema at Hawthorne Deluxe Precinct
Luxurious Brisbane cinema building design by Buchan: $3.5m refurbishment based around an existing pre-1900 Queensland cottage which has been raised and re-purposed.
Wythenshawe Transport Interchange Building
Located next to The Wythenshawe Forum and the town centre Metrolink Stop, the new interchange building design by AHR creates a modern, fully integrated service for the public in the heart of Wythenshawe, south Manchester, UK
Ai Giudici Bar in Palermo, Sicily
Design: Studio DiDeA. The project has provided a dual identity trough two basic materials: light coloured wood for the cafeteria and rust colored iron for the lounge bar.