WKCDA Arts Pavilion, Hong Kong Design Contest

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WKCDA Arts Pavilion

Design: XML Amsterdam (NL). For the West Kowloon Cultural District competition in Hong Kong, XML designed a new Arts Pavilion. By reimagining the classical Miesian pavilion typology of a glass box and roof, the XML proposal sets out to create a pavilion that offers two distinct types of exhibition spaces. Under a large canopy, a glass-enclosed box offers a 4.5meter high unobstructed space, that can be adapted to an infinite amount of layouts for the exhibition of painting, sculpture, video, photography and other media.

West Kowloon Arts Pavilion, Hong Kong

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West Kowloon Arts Pavilion 2

Design: VPANG architects ltd + JET Architecture Inc + Lisa Cheung. WKCDA announces the results of the Arts Pavilion Design Competition.

The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA) have announced that VPANG architects ltd + JET Architecture Inc + Lisa Cheung, have been appointed to design the Arts Pavilion in the West Kowloon Cultural District, after achieving first prize in a single stage international design competition.

BNP Paribas Fortis HQ: Brussels Headquarters

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BNP Paribas Fortis HQ 1

BNP Paribas Fortis outlines plans for its new headquarters designed by be baumschlager eberle. Following an architectural design competition run in 2013, BNP Paribas Fortis has chosen this architecture office to build its new HQ. After demolishing the current building, construction of the new premises is expected to be completed towards the end of 2021.

Siemens HQ Abu Dhabi building, Masdar City

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Siemens HQ Abu Dhabi building, Masdar City

Sheppard Robson-designed Siemens HQ in Masdar City officially opens, setting a new standard for sustainability. Multi international award-winning building achieves LEED Platinum standard, making it one of the most sustainable buildings in the Middle East

Aerospace Bristol: Concorde Building

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Concorde and aerospace centre project news, Bristol, England: Focus Consultants and architects, Purcell have been appointed to draw up designs for a multi-million pound heritage museum and learning centre dedicated to aerospace

Island School Hong Kong Design

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Island School 1

Danish schmidt hammer lassen architects and Hong Kong based Thomas Chow Architects appointed to design the new Island School in Hong Kong, China. The 28,000-square-metre new building is a sustainable learning landscape.

Maple House – London Office Refurbishment

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BuckleyGrayYeoman wins planning for City Road office refurbishment granted planning approval by London Borough of Islington Council. Commissioned by Helical Bar, the redevelopment of the 1960’s Maple House building will provide 5,700 sq m office accommodation in close proximity to Old Street’s Silicon Roundabout.

Durham Business School – University Building

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Design: GSSArchitecture

Pilkington Planar™ supports a new era at Durham University Business School

Durham University Business School’s new £16million fit-for-purpose building utilises NSG Group’s world class Pilkington Planar™ to create an inspiring space for students to learn.

Kaliningrad Design Competition Russia

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The city of Kaliningrad’ announces an open International architectural and city-planning competitive tender for the Concept of area development in the historical center of Kaliningrad – Korolevskaya mountain and its locality

High-rise Construction in North America – Toronto

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ÏCE II, 16 York Street, skyscraper in Toronto, Canada

High-rise construction in North America: Toronto continues to lead the way, and remains North America’s high-rise boomtown with 130 skyscrapers currently under construction. New York City, the “real” center of North American high-rise architecture, only appears in second place on 91 buildings.

Collective Spaces Milan Project

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Design: OAM Architecture. The project focuses on a close relationship between metropolitan areas and the countryside represented by large areas of cultivated fields named “Parco Sud Milano”.

551 West 21st Street New York condo

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551 West 21st Street West Chelsea luxury condominium Manhattan

Scott Resnick announce Foster + Partners as design architect of 551 West 21st Street – a modern, 19-story luxury condominium overlooking the Hudson River in West Chelsea. 551 West 21st Street features 44 large-scaled residences, including three penthouses. Beyer Blinder Belle is the executive architect, and construction of the fully-financed building is under way with anticipated occupancy in the fall of 2015.

Passatge Marimon Apartment Building

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Passatge Marimon Flats

Design: Josep Lluís Mateo – MATEO ARQUITECTURA

This three-storey row house was built on Passatge Marimon in the Sant Gervasi neighbourhood, with a direct view from the main thoroughfare of Avinguda Diagonal. The client wanted commercial premises on the basement floor, ground floor and mezzanine, and two floors of dwellings, with two apartments per landing.