This 42-story office building is located on Dearborn Street in the Chicago Loop. The project was commissioned by the General Services Administration of the US government as part of a plan initiated in the 1950s to update federal administrative and judiciary facilities nationwide.
Unicorn Theatre London: Tooley Street architecture design by Keith Williams Architects – UK’s leading theatre for audiences aged 2–21: English Arts building
The goal of the SILO development is to re-orient the site to the citizens of the city. It is replete with great potential but must be reconnected to the city.
Great Glen House, the new headquarters designed for Scottish Natural Heritage in Inverness by Keppie Design, has won the award for Sustainable Building of the Year sponsored by ‘Building’ and ‘Building Design’ magazines.
Shed development has never been the sexiest sector of the construction industry, but innovative shed specialist Gazeley is pushing hard to put warehouses in the vanguard of green buildings – literally.
The New Terminal Area (NAT), designed by a consortium of Richard Rogers Partnership, the Spanish practice Estudio Lamela and two engineering companies TPS and Initec, will establish Madrid as a major European hub.
An architectural solution which passengers can easily read, simplifying the travel process. That the main building reflects the sequential character of the passenger processing through the separation of the different functional volumes or modules.
The new museum for Cagliari serves as a landmark for the city – welcoming visitors from the sea, sharing its public dimension with the urban complex through a network of public paths.
Fluy House, Amiens, Picardie: French residential building by Ian Ritchie Architects, Londoon, UK. The core of the home – kitchen, bath, utility and energy centre is precisely organised to respond to the surrounding user areas
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) announce short list for 2006 Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland. This year saw the largest number of entries since the scheme began in 2002 – with 34 entries in total
Saltire Awards 2006, Scottish housing prize – winners, architects & buildings + news – Saltire Society, Scottish housing design awards, residential architecture in Scotland
Queen Mother Building, Dundee University architecture by Page/Park Architects – Department of Applied Computing, Tayside architecture photos, Scotland
Queen Mother Building Dundee by Page/Park Architects – new structure facing the edge of the proposed campus green – Tayside architecture photos, Scotland
Scottish Design Show – workshops + exhibition at the Tramway Theatre Glasgow in Scotland – new architecture Scotland
Roses Awards, Results, Buildings, Architects Roses Design Awards 2006 Roses Design Awards 2006 : Winners, Manchester, England, UK 20 Oct 2006 Roses Design Awards 2006 Architecture Winners Gold Medal for Best Place Making: St Vincent Place, Edinburgh Reiach and Hall Architects / Oberlanders Architects Roses Design Awards – information from gm+ad architects: 20 Oct 2006 … Read more
This is the regional parliament building for Wales, built around the same time as the Scottish Parliament for a lot less money and with slightly less controversy.
Given that this is a small building in a small town in a small country many will wonder what’s so special about it. But Zaha Hadid is a big architect.