Architecturally the buildings embody the concept of sharing in a variety of ways. They thus celebrate not only economy but the spirit of education, which best derives from spontaneous meetings, interaction, and gathering.
Three buildings celebrate the spirit of education, unfolding as a sequence of spaces for learning, socializing, and gathering: a new Sixth Form block, a remodelled Victorian vicarage, and a new assembly block which links to a sequence of other smaller external social areas.
The project to convert a dilapidated Methodist Chapel into an Arts and Heritage Centre was the initiative of a group of local people looking for a place to house a collection of local artefacts
Easton Neston Estate, Northamptonshire country house, central England, UK – original design by Nicholas Hawksmoor architect, renewal design by Ptolemy Dean Architects – refurbishment of a classic Hawksmoor country house in Great Britain.
Donbass Arena, Ukraine : FC Shakhtar Donetsk Stadium, Euro 2012 football venue: building design by Arup Associates: design efficiency achieved by interfacing the virtual prototype with the structural analysis model. This interface tool pioneered the way for international research projects.
Aware of the wilful form-making that has characterised a large number of Building Schools for the Future projects, the architects proposed a solution that comprised of two simple geometric forms, a triangle and a rectangle.
Saxton, Leeds: refurbishment of two derelict council housing blocks offers a paradigm for regeneration in these straightened times that combines both social and environmental sustainability. Intensive consultation has led to a genuinely mixed-tenure scheme.
The Office for Subversive Architecture has given its unique twist to Manchester’s Piccadilly Basin as part of the Cultural Olympiad.
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Architect Kisho Kurokawa gifted the concept sketch for this Maggie’s Centre before his death in 2007. The ensuing design presented a challenge to the architects tasked with delivering the sketch in that the complex geometries had not been defined.
This building might be described as a Modernist machine for preserving culture. The film stores protect 190,000 canisters of unstable nitrate film, and 240,000 acetate reels at minus 5C, and at a fixed humidity
Keppie Design appointed to design the redevelopment of Ross County Football Club. The project will see the Club’s Victoria Park stadium in Dingwall upgraded in preparation for promotion to the Scottish Premier League next season.
The new Palace of Justice in Córdoba is located in Arroyo del Moro which is characteristically dominated by anonymous housing blocks, products of the rapid urban development of 21st century Spanish cities.
China World Trade Center, CWTC Beijing design by SOM with 5+design architects – modern Chinese building construction images & news