Robert Matthew was best known for the Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh and for New Zealand House in London. His Edinburgh-based practice later developed into RMJM Architects which is still headquartered in Edinburgh but has offices throughout the world
Marco Dezzi Bardeschi Architects, Italy – Milano, Firenze, building – Marco Dezzi Bardeschi Architetto: architettura Italia, Milan architecture office
The first ever Surface Design Award winners were presented with their striking recycled glass trophies at a vibrant ceremony today, the last day of Surface Design Show
The Cultural Center of European Space Technologies (KSEVT) will supplement the cultural and social activities of the Arts Center in Vitanje, the town in Slovenia that was home to Herman Potocnik Noordung, the first theoretician of space.
The new Danks & Bourke strata commercial building is a refurbishment of a 1960’s concrete furniture warehouse. It is located in the former industrial area of Danks Street, which has lately become a trendy hub for the designer commercial set.
There has been a profound shift in the way we work; when all we need is a surface to work on and a place to plug in, the working environment is no longer static. Mobility, adaptability and flexibility are the new key elements of the modern office.
“We work the clay in the shape of a vase, for it is precisely where there is nothing that the effectiveness of the vase resides. We make openings for doors and windows to make a house, for it is precisely where there is nothing that the effectiveness of the house resides.
Bach & Mora Architects, Barcelona design studio – key buildings by this Catalan architecture office: Spanish building design firm, news and images
Toronto building designs, Ontario, Canada – info + pictures, Canadian architects – contemporary Toronto architecture news: find the best new Ontario building designs.
Allied Works Architecture, Portland architects studio, Oregon practice news – buildings by this US design firm – USA architectural office
We are in a population eminently rural, of twenty inhabitants, but with a census strangely multinational. The project develops the reform and adequacy of a “bicentenary” wine vault in restaurant.
Greig & Stephenson Architects, jointly working with MVDG Interior Architects, has designed a major upgrade to the 36,000 sq metre former Triport office complex at Schipol Airport, Amsterdam, for Schiphol Real Estate
Anne Frank House Amsterdam museum, Netherlands design by Benthem Crouwel: Dutch building on Prinsengracht just north of Dam Square in the capital’s city centre.
Boarding School of Excellence Montpellier, France – design by atelierphilippemadec – Montpellier building, French architecture, France education facility