Porto Architecture Competition Portugal
Porto architecture competition, Portugal for Oporto water towers and surroundings of underground water tanks – Portuguese architectural contest news
William Adam Architect, Scotland Buildings
William Adam, father of famous Scottish architect Robert Adam, was born at Kirkcaldy in 1689. He was appointed in 1729 as the Surveyor of the Kings’ Works in Scotland
Lingnan University Student Activity Centre
Walking along the running track of the Lingnan University, there stands the newly constructed Student Activities Centre, which was completed in 2007.
WestQuay Shopping Centre, Southampton Retail
Developed by Hammerson and opened in 2000, WestQuay has established Southampton as the region’s premier shopping destination.
Stockley Park Office Building, England
The site of today’s Stockley Park masks a heritage that is rich in archaeological discovery dating back some 250,000 years, according to the site’s owners.
Leaning Tower of Pisa, Historic Architecture
The Miracles Square of Pisa (Piazza dei Miracoli, named by Italian writer Grabriele d’Annunzio) is one of the most beautiful and most visited squares of Italy, famous and unforgettable due to the silhouette of the Leaning Tower, that is in fact the Bell Tower of the Cathedral.
Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art: EMERGENT
This proposal for MoCA/PE creates a world-class institution which is characterized by both its response to its local environment but also by its formal and structural elegance
Student Residence in Manitoba property features
Student Residence in Manitoba: 3 features to look for. Being a college student is both stressful and exciting. As you approach the freedom to live and decide things on your own, you’ll encounter several struggles along the way
Plymouth Grove Tower – Upper Brook Street Flats
Plymouth Grove Tower, student housing Manchester – Nick Everton House, Upper Brook Street Manchester – Plymouth Grove building, Upper Brook Street flats
Uppsala Concert and Congress Hall Building
Henning Larsen Architects won the international, open competition for Uppsala Concert and Congress Hall, among 134 proposals from all over the world.
BRE Approved Certifiers: Certification of Design
BRE Scotland has held a launch event to announce the opening of two new certification schemes – one for Approved Certifiers of non domestic buildings and one for Approved Certifiers of homes.
Almere Masterplan, Rem Koolhaas Buildings
Almere dates from 1976. OMA won the competition to design the centre in 1994. Largely complete in 2007 some buildings are still being finished, eg Block 3.
Roland Levinsky Building Plymouth University
The vision for the new arts building was to create a centre for arts and culture that fused both city and university campus as a core for activity and learning. A central cross point constitutes a mini city, in which both the public, the Center for Visual Art and various university activities create the city life.
Stockholm Library designs, Asplund contest
Asplund Architecture Competition in Stockholm, Sweden: six designs shortlisted Feb 2007, over 1,100 entries, images released Nov 2007.
Long House London, St Johns Wood Property
Keith Williams’ latest London project, a radical new build 706 sqm house for a private family client in a St Johns Wood conservation area has been completed.
Roman Forum Photos, Rome Architecture
Located in the small valley between the Palatine and Capitoline Hills, the Forum today is a sprawling ruin of architectural fragments and intermittent archaeological excavations attracting 4.5 million sightseers yearly.
Strata Dudley Building, Wren’s Nest Project
In the middle of the town of Dudley, in the West Midlands, is a world-class nature reserve called the Wren’s Nest. The Wren’s Nest is internationally famous for the number of perfectly preserved fossils that can be seen there