Mies van der Rohe Awards 2009 Nominations
Mies van der Rohe Awards Nominations 2009 – buildings, European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture, prize winners images, news
Aurora Belfast Building – Residential Tower
At present the Aurora building site sits on the southern fringe of Belfast City Centre with most recent re-development work centred on the Lagan River.
London Buildings N: English Architecture
London buildings N, key architectural / property projects in British Capital, England, UK built environment developments, architecture
Western Isles Schools Project, Scotland
3DReid has won the Design Team Contract for the £55 million Western Isles Schools Project (WISP) in Scotland. The private sector development partner is Faithful & Gould. The project will see the development of 5 schools over 5 sites.
New Trade Fair Milan – Milano Fiera, Rho-Pero
New Trade Fair Milan building, Italy – design by Massimiliano e Doriana Fuksas, architects – pavilions on sides, with big facades made of reflecting metal
Soweto Football Training Centre: Nike Center
Situated in the heart of Soweto, the Football Training Centre is the centre of football in South Africa, where 1200 teams and 20,000 footballers will play each year.
Alvar Aalto Medal Winner 2009: Tegnestuen Vandkunsten
Alvar Aalto Medal – winner in 2009: architects Tegnestuen Vandkunsten from Denmark win, jury, practices, architects – Alvar Aalto Medal Award
Oslo Opera House Building by Snøhetta
The Norwegian National Assembly voted in 1999 that the operahouse was to be built in Bjørvika, on the seafront at the Oslo fjord.
Rotterdam Tall Buildings Debate Event
Public Lecture on Rotterdam tall buildings and icons by Jan Willem van Kuilenburg of Monolab. Other speakers are Han van den Born of KCAP who will speak about the Red Apple and Prof. David Dunster of Liverpool School of Architecture who will moderate.
Wellington Academy, Wiltshire School Building
Wellington Academy, Wiltshire School, Architect, English Project, Proposal, News Wellington Academy Wiltshire : New School Building Wiltshire Educational Building – design by BDP in southwest England, UK 10 Feb 2009 Wellington Academy WELLINGTON – ANOTHER ACADEMY FOR BDP Design: BDP BDP, with Kier Education, has been selected as preferred bidder to design The Wellington Academy … Read more
De Telegraaf Amsterdam office building
The Telegraph is the largest Dutch daily morning newspaper at the time of writing. De Telegraaf was founded by Henry Tindal. The first issue appeared in 1893. Following Tindal’s death the printer HMC Holdert took over De Telegraaf in 1902
Sustainable Architecture Accreditation Scotland
The RIAS (The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland) has scored a world first on 1st February, launching an accreditation scheme for sustainable building designers.
Kuala Lumpur Office Tower, Malaysia Skyscraper
International engineering consultancy Web Structures has been appointed to work on a RM170 million office tower development in Kuala Lumpur being created by top architect Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF).
TVCC Building Beijing Television Cultural Center
The Office for Metropolitan Architecture has learned that there has been a serious fire at the Television Cultural Centre (TVCC), the building adjacent to the headquarters of China Central Television (CCTV).
Spinningfields Office, Pinsent Masons Manchester
Manchester-based commercial property fit out specialist, Overbury, has started work on site for Pinsent Masons stunning new office at No 3 Hardman St, Spinningfields, Manchester.
Historic Scotland Pilot Scheme: Listed Building
Historic Scotland launch a pilot scheme with three of Scotland’s local authorities to improve the process of dealing with category-B listed building consent (LBC) applications. The pilot runs with The City of Edinburgh, Glasgow City and Perth and Kinross Councils.
Four Seasons Seychelles, Indian Ocean resort
International engineer Web Structures has completed a complex three year project for holiday resort group Four Seasons at its luxury new development in Seychelles.