Bread Museum: Ilópolis Building, Brazil

Bread Museum: Ilópolis Building, Brazil

Culture needs to be understood as something ranging from tradition to invention. There are certain things created and built in the past that need to be preserved, otherwise we will be trapped within a distorted, disfiguring present

Orange County Groundwater System Building, USA

Orange County Groundwater System Building

Orange County has responded to Southern California’s escalating water crisis by building a sophisticated $480 million microfiltration system that transforms waste water into drinking water: Orange County Groundwater Replenishment System design by HOK

Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai Beach Resort

Set across its own private beach, Madinat Jumeirah resort in Dubaim UAE, is an authentic recreation of ancient Arabia, capturing the natural beauty of the region.

Kolkata Book Fair Pavilion Competition, Architect

Edinburgh-based practice, Graeme Massie Architects, are delighted to have been confirmed as first prize winners in the open competition, organised by the Lighthouse on behalf of the British Council, for the design of a pavilion to represent Scotland at the Kolkata Book Fair 2009.

Wild Wadi Water Park Resort Dubai

Wild Wadi breaks new ground in that 16 of its 24 pulsating rides are interconnected, meaning that thrill seekers of all ages can experience one adrenaline rush after another without ever leaving the water.

Zenith Music Hall Amiens Concert Venue

The building was designed as an architectural element like a sculpture, autonomous. Adaptation to the needs of the “Zenith”, the building also reveals its role emblematic of room for performances, a playful space

Cooroy Art Temple: Australian Studio, Queensland

Cooroy Art Temple: Australian Studio, Queensland

Oceanic art within shows how mountains connect heaven and earth. The studio retreat consists of two pavilions. A separate introverted service pavilion sits within a hillock crater freeing the main translucent winged atelier.

Arade Congress Centre, Parchal Building, Algarve

Arade Congress Centre, Parchal Building, Algarve

The Arade pavilion, with some metrical differences, sought to retain the memory of the previous building (Marques Neves canning factory), as well as the old brick chimney stack which constitutes its unique local icon.

Zhongguancun Christian Church Beijing

Zhongguancun Christian Church Beijing

This design for the largest Christian church in China is characterized by a Chinese type of “triple p”, meaning public-private partnership with commercial spaces on the ground floor, and by its striking facade rod system.

Arreletes Day Care Center, Els Alamús Building

The nursery is located on the border between the town and countryside, next to the only road to the village, surrounded by a sports area, an orchard that will be transformed into a plaza in the future.