Washington Union Station building: rail hub renewal

Amtrak recently released a master plan, developed with HOK and Parsons Brinckerhoff, to revitalize Washington Union Station. The plan envisions a vibrant intermodal center with increased capacity and renewed commercial activity.

B Tower Rotterdam Skyscraper: Wiel Arets

B Tower Rotterdam Skyscraper by Wiel Arets Architects

The apartment building ‘B-TOWER’*, in the middle of the picture, at the east-side of the LIJNBAAN, now finished. Architect Wiel Arets. *‘B’ because it stands next to the department store Bijenkorf. (Bee-hive).

Fort Werk aan ‘t Spoel, Holland Landscape

Fort “Werk aan ‘t Spoel” is a national monument dating from 1794. Part of the New Dutch Waterline – a military defense line making use of intentional flooding – it served to protect one of the inundation locks.

Imperial West London White City Building

Imperial West London White City Building

The 7 acre site on Wood Lane will become a new technology campus for Imperial College London delivering research, commercial application, translation and collaboration with industry, side by side with postgraduate education.

Paddington Station building, commercial office

The scheme’s main office reception is housed in a double-height space that faces onto the canal towpath. A glazed lift core on the west facade provides access from reception to the 15 office floors above.

Open House Dublin: Irish Architecture Foundation

The Irish Architecture Foundation (IAF) is delighted to announce highlights of Open House Dublin 2012. Over one weekend, almost 100 buildings of all types and periods will open up their doors to allow citizens and visitors explore the architecture of their city.

Metro San Sebastian: Basque Subway

Metro San Sebastian Basque Subway building

As the tubes of the metro network are generated by excavating and perforating the ground, the access is created by cutting the pavement in correspondence to the superficial world.