Estadio Pasaron, Pontevedra, Spain
Design: ACXT / Idom, Architects
Facing Pontevedra, on the other side of the river Lerez, an untidy urban setting has developed with a mixture of houses and amenities. It is an environment that demands clear actions that will regenerate the urban surroundings. The structure of the stadium is formed by concrete frames that rest upon a great wall-beam that defines the building’s envelope.
Heated conservatory at the Botanical Gardens, Aarhus, Denmark, design by C. F. Møller Architekten – transparent roofing made of ETFE foil cushions with an interior pneumatic shading system planned by formTL and C. F. Møller Architekten the building “is like a drop of dew in its green surroundings”.
Ningbo Library Architecture Competition, China, by Danish architects schmidt hammer lassen architects. shl win 1st place in the competition to design a 30,000 sqm central library in Ningbo. Located in the heart of Ningbo New East Town the new library sits on the edge of a new ecological wetland area which will form a new cultural hub of the city.
The college is based in a refurbished Georgian townhouse complex in Soho and offers an introduction to all aspects of the fashion industry, from the international fashion calendar to the retail sector, from styling and art direction to fashion journalism and PR. Business and social media are also covered. It is designed to help students understand which aspect of the fashion industry they want to go into.
Ushuaïa Beach Hotel Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain: Estudio Vila 13 wins the Architecture of the Year Prize for their conversion work at Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel – biggest European architecture award
Metropolitan Cathedral South Tower Rehabilitation, Montevideo, Uruguay, Design: Estudio / LT _ Arch. Martín López + Arch. Juan Pablo Tuja. The intervention focuses on the interior of the building
Nanjing Zendai Thumb Plaza, China. Exhibit at BI-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture 2013 in Shenzhen, China – design by MAD. Ma Yansong presents its work, ‘ Shanshui Experiment Complex’ in the Border Warehouse of BI-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture 2013 in Shenzhen. This is an artwork in-between architecture model and landscape installation, created based on MAD’s latest project, ‘Nanjing Zendai Thumb Plaza’.
Launch of International Design Ideas Competition
Aesthetic Overhead Line Structures for the UK Rail Network
RIBA Competitions are delighted to announce the launch of a new international ideas competition which asks competitors to consider new, aesthetically pleasing designs for the gantry and cantilever structures on the UK rail network which could play a part in the way Britain’s railway implement future electrification schemes.
Business of Design Week, Shenzhen Architecture Biennale, China. BODW 2013 wraps up with Culture & The City. Asia’s leading annual design event wrapped up its 11th edition with a final day of seminars at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre.
Recent anderson bell + christie buildings + designs – William Quarrier Scottish Epilepsy Centre, Govan + St Beya Gardens project, Millport + Bhaltos Outdoor Education Centre, Isle of Lewis + Tyne Tees site, Newcastle + East Pollokshields Health Centre
Joel Solkoff – on disability issues relevant to architects. Daniel Libeskind, master architect to rebuild Ground Zero, watched the original World Trade Center being built in the 1960s. Libeskind’s father worked in the neighborhood.
The building known as “Palazzo Campari” was designed in the 1960s by Ermenegildo and Eugenio Soncini in the heart of Milan and was one of a series of buildings that emerged during the economic boom years, representing a new aspect of corporate identity for Italian industry.
Air Traffic Control Center (ATCC) Slovenia, Airport Ljubljana building design by SADAR + VUGA. It appears as a monolithic shell, opening towards outside only when necessary. The building is wrapped in belts of glazing and combined aluminium parapets and brise-soleils.
Tintin Building, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, design by NL Architects. Nieuw-Crooswijk is a residential area in Rotterdam, strategically located near the city center and Kralingse Bos, a beautiful park, everything within 10 minutes. Large parts have recently been demolished and will soon be reconstructed