SOHO China Group in Beijing
Architect: gmp
The urban ensemble “Guanghualu SOHO 2“ for the SOHO China Group designed by architects von Gerkan, Marg and partners (gmp) has been completed in Beijing’s Central Business District.
10 Fenchurch Avenue Building, London
Design: Eric Parry Architects. A new office development for Italy’s largest insurance company Generali, a 420,000 sq ft, 15-storey office building with street level retail, a public passageway and a publicly accessible roof garden
Hills at Vallco, Cupertino Shopping Mall
Design: Rafael Viñoly, architect with OLIN Landscape Architects. Proposal to convert an ageing shopping centre in California’s Silicon Valley into a vast development featuring the world’s largest roof garden. The building would be located on a 50-acre (20 hectare) site, with a 30-acre community park and nature preserve.
Paradise Birmingham Development
Design: Eric Parry Architects
Planning Permission granted for first two buildings and public realm, part of Birmingham’s transformational Paradise scheme. This landmark city centre development brings over 350,000 sqft of speculative office development to the market.
Beyond the Wall in Almeria, Andalusia
Beyond The Wall and is a Contemporary Sculpture in Almeria, Spain, a remarkable result of the ongoing collaboration between Libeskind Design and Cosentino Group.
Manchester Engineering Campus Development
Design: Mecanoo, architects. The £350m Manchester Engineering Campus Development will be one of the largest, single construction projects ever undertaken by a higher education institution in the United Kingdom.
ZEB Pilot House in Larvik, Norway
Architect: Snøhetta. Powerhouse Kjørbo, located outside of Oslo, Norway, is the first Powerhouse project to be completed by the group. By optimizing and combining existing technologies in new ways, the two office buildings from the 80s were renovated into positive-energy buildings
New National Stadium Tokyo Building, Japan
Zaha Hadid Architects unable to secure a construction company in its consortium and therefore announce that they are unable to enter this architecture competition: “It is disappointing that the two years of work and investment in the existing design for a new National Stadium for Japan cannot be further developed to meet the new brief through the new design competition.”
Interchange in Camden Building
Design: Tom Dixon. Interchange, a new space for entrepreneurs, startups and creatives in the heart of Camden, is launching today to provide the ideal framework for growth and innovation.
Bath Quays Bridge Design Contest
Outstanding team required to deliver the design for the first new crossing of the River Avon in the World Heritage City of Bath for over 100 years. The bridge design will provide fully connected development of a previously overlooked quayside district linking it to the city centre.
Tour Montparnasse Competition – Skyscraper
An international architecture competition to find a new look for the 59-storey tower block and shopping precinct at its base. the skyscraper building is to undergo a major facelift costing up to €700million – with Paris mayor suggesting the neighbourhood could become the Times Square of the French capital
Museum of Modern Art Berlin Design Contest
This design contest seeks ideas for a new 14,700m² standalone structure within the German capital’s Kulturforum district. Planned to complete in 2021, the £80m gallery will be located adjacent to Mies van der Rohe’s Neue Nationalgalerie and Hans Scharoun’s Berliner Philharmonie.
The Temple House Hotel Chengdu
Design: Make Architects. Located in the heart of Chengdu – one of China’s key centres of finance and commerce – is The Temple House, a historically-rich hotel that opened in July 2015.
Boeselburg Student Housing Münster
Design: kresings architektur. What is it that people expect from a new large complex of dormitories? People expect such a housing complex to make efficient and effective use of expensive space by means of a log building system and straight borders