A primary school, a mountain bike visitor centre and a host of private dwellings including an ‘upside down’ house are among the buildings shortlisted for this year’s National Eisteddfod of Wales’ Gold Medal for Architecture, supported by the Design Commission for Wales.
Ruichang Housing: competition entry for Molewa – design by Vazio Arquitetura – Ruichang apartments, Chinese homes, Jiangxi project, design, images
The suburban area of Galinciems is lacking a space dedicated to the community, therefore the municipality of Ventspils is planning to construct a new library building that could serve this function.
BA Head Office, Waterside, Uxbridge building, Hillingdon, London design by Niels Torp + RHWL Architects – BA Headquarters: Harmondsworth HQ
BYTR architects designd the extension of One under Three Roof House, a charming detached house in the old town of Zeist, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Idyllically located, Brackenhurst is a low energy new home located within a heavily conserved and protected area on a 1.75 acre New Forest plot surrounded by natural ancient woodland and meadows
Where most carports have a simple format and are derived from a standard product range, in Almere Overgooi 70F completed an architectural 2-space carport, including an electronic charging point.
Presented at the Maison de l’architecture du Québec (MAQ),’Vivre et concevoir avec la neige au Québec’ (To live and design with snow in Québec) is literally a storm of innovative projects from more than forty architectural and design agencies and creatorsfrom the province of Québec.
“Poor old Northwich. It has waited more than 40 years for a new municipal building in the town centre and when one finally arrived it turned out to be the very model of an architectural carbuncle. Worse, it’s a turquoise-coloured carbuncle.”
Architecture and design firm Studio Otto Felix was chosen to create Nosotros Bar, a second house from Nosotros Restaurant, an Iberian restaurant of tapas in Campinas, São Paulo
Coronado Bungalow, contemporary Phoenix real estate, Arizona property design by Contramark: half historic half Modern bungalow remodel and addition in Downtown Phoenix.
123DV architecture, Dutch architects, Rotterdam designs studio – buildings photos, architectural practice: 123DV architectuur & consult bv
Foster + Partners has won the competition to design Cardiff Interchange, the city’s central bus station and part of the wider Central Square regeneration masterplan for the area, also by Foster + Partners. Bordering a vibrant public plaza, it will be a spectacular new gateway for visitors arriving to the city by train or bus.
Moshe Safdie, the noted architect, urban planner, educator, theorist, and author, has been announced as the recipient of the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award from the LEAF Awards. The award recognizes Safdie’s enduring contribution to the built environment