Container Vacation House Competition Winners, [SYDNEY 08]. Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia. It is located in south-east coast on the Tasman Sea. The greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people.
Electric Coral Reef Station -Marine Building Proposal in the Indian Ocean
Design: Margot Krasojevic
Out in the Indian Ocean, protecting the Indonesian coastline from Tsunamis sits the design for an electric artificial reef station. The framework of moveable steel girders and steel reef ball structures is designed in a way to support the growth of natural coral.
Birkenhead High School Academy design by Aedas, Architects has just completed a series of complex refurbishment and new build phases. The work was completed in stages to ensure full operation during the entire build process
The pyramid viewpoint was realised as part of the Scottish Scenic Routes competition, an initiative by the Scottish government with the aim of showcasing young design practices based in Scotland.
Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Boston, MA, USA, design: Renzo Piano Building Workshop. Progress on Harvard Art Museum Project. Some photos of construction on this building by RPBW
Hotel Royalton Riviera Cancun, Riviera Maya, Mexico, design by Zyman & Zyman, Arquitectos, finishing ahead of three US firms and one Mexican firm to win invitational competition to design the Hotel Royalton Riviera Cancun of the Blue Diamond Group.
Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport Building architect: Massimiliano Fuksas ; engineers: Knippers Helbig. On 28th November 2013 the new Terminal 3 at Shenzhen International Airport will open after just five years of planning and construction.
New Gagosian Gallery in Mayfair, London Design: TateHindle. Westminster City Council has granted planning consent for the recladding and remodelling of 20 Grosvenor Hill. The building is owned by Grosvenor Britain & Ireland (Grosvenor), which was assisted with its planning application by architects TateHindle.
The ‘Kensal Voices’ project focuses on the heritage of historic council estate Kensal House. This large, Grade II* listed building in North Kensington, Kensal House was designed by modernist architect Maxwell Fry as a symbol of progression and hope.
Book Mountain: Biography of a Building
A captivating tale of creating a building with a mission
This publication is the second part in a new experimental series of books by MVRDV describing in a sizeable text the complex process of realising a building. Written in an accessible style by independent author Nicoline Baartman, the story follows the building, its context and the various protagonists: from the nimbi’s to the new-town whisperer, the good moments and the many difficulties.
Hudson’s Site Redevelopment, Downtown Detroit, Michigan, USA Design: SHoP Architects with Hamilton Anderson Associates (HAA). Rock Ventures selects SHoP Architects as the architect of record to lead the design process for the 2-acre site of the former Hudson’s Department Store in downtown Detroit. SHoP will partner with Hamilton Anderson Associates to create an innovative concept for a signature development on Woodward Avenue in the heart of Detroit’s Central Business District.
Roominaroom – a highly sculptural refurbishment of a Limehouse (London) flat – all done with a CNC-carved kit of timber parts. It has recently won a UK Wood Award in the Small Project category. The judges praised its “beautiful curves and delicate stairs” and called it a remarkable, ingenious jewel.
Indeed, this is an excellent, creative piece of work, using the warmth and suppleness of wood to make a delightful interior.
Los Angeles Public Park + Community & Senior Center, California, USA – Lehrer Architects is honored to announce that Spring Street Park and Potrero Heights Community & Senior Center are both nominated for a Best of Year Award, by Interior Design magazine. Both architecture projects are national finalists in the “Outdoor” category.
The concept masterplan has been completed for The Mall of Baltia, Kaliningrad, design by Broadway Malyan, Architects, the first ‘super’ retail and leisure centre in the region of Kaliningrad, a seaport city and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian enclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea.