Shanghai Expo UK Pavilion Building Design

Shanghai Expo UK Pavilion Building Design

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office today reveals updated designs for the UK pavilion that will represent this country at Shanghai Expo 2010; its theme being ‘Better City, Better Life’.

Gillette Building Hounslow, London Art Deco

Gillette Building Hounslow, London Art Deco

Designed by Sir Banister Fletcher this high brick tower has a four-faced neon-illuminated clock. The tall structure forms a strong local landmark. From the early 1930s this building was the European headquarters of the Gillette Company, of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Michelin House, Brompton Road Shop

Michelin House London Brompton Road

Michelin Trey Company British HQ, Grade II listed. Its exuberant stylistic individualism has been variously described as an example of Art Nouveau, proto-Art-Deco, Secessionist Functionalism and geometrical Classicism.

Punte Del Este Uruguay Waterfront Property

Punte Del Este - Uruguay Waterfront Property

Rafael Viñoly Architects complete Edificio Acqua, a six-storey luxury residential complex in the beachfront resort Punta del Este, Uruguay and the first building completed by Rafael Viñoly in his home country

Crystal Clear Oslo, Norway Building

Crystal Clear Oslo, Norway building design

C. F. Møller Architects, in collaboration with Kristin Jarmund Arkitekter, has won a major competition to design a spectacular new landmark project in the city of Oslo, for the client KLP AS, one of Norway’s largest property investors.

Lower 9th Ward Houses, New Orleans homes

Lower 9th Ward Houses, New Orleans homes

By April 2009 a total of 6 houses have been finished as part of the Make It Right Program in the Lower 9th Ward, the owners were able to move back and enjoy the benefits of their new homes.

Basrah Stadium Iraq Football, Iraqi Soccer Building

Basrah Stadium Iraq Football building design

A British construction consortium are awaiting a final decision from the Prime Minister of Iraq, Nouri Kamil Mohammed Hassan al-Maliki for the design and construction of a state-of-the-art 65,000 all-seat soccer stadium in the city of Basrah.

Overseas Union Bank Centre: OUB Singapore

Overseas Union Bank Centre - OUB Centre Singapore

One Raffles Place, formerly Overseas Union Bank Centre is one of the tallest skyscrapers in the city of Singapore. It was the tallest together with the UOB Plaza and Republic Plaza until the construction of Tanjong Pagar Centre in 2016.

Oostduinkerke Swimming Pool, Belgium

Oostduinkerke Swimming Pool, Belgium

The site for this new swimming pool is situated on the beach of Oostduinkerke, a small Belgian coast town. The design aimed to create a cross over between the beach and the city centre, extending the dike.