House of Oxymorons – Design Competition Poland
House of Oxymorons, Polish design competition – ‘perhaps this is the task of life: to unite the opposites’ – architecture contest in Poland, architect, building – architectural news
Peabody Trust Housing, Silvertown Homes
In December 2002, we won a design competition organised by the Peabody Trust. It was called Fresh Ideas for Low Cost Housing. The site was in Silvertown in East London, between Royal Victoria Dock and the River Thames.
Clonakilty Ireland Home: Dirk Cove House
Galley Head Lighthouse is one of a chain of beacons built to protect shipping along the rock-bound, stormy Atlantic coast of Ireland. Its name belongs with Fastnet and Mizen Head, among the litany of famous storms and wrecks synonymous with this coastline.
Media House Schwäbischer Publishers Germany
The widespread functions of the media group ‘Schwäbischer Verlag’ will be housed in one building in the city of Ravensburg, the economic centre of Upper Swabia, Germany
Lumiere Tower Leeds Skyscraper Building
A mixed-use development comprising residential, including serviced apartments, retail and commercial use. The scheme consists of two towers, one that is 171m / 54 storeys high and one that is a 113m / 32 storeys high.
Twechar Building – HL&E Centre, Scotland
The Twechar Healthy Living & Enterprise Centre is a community run, publicly funded project, recently completed by jmarchitects.
Hadspen Parabola, Somerset Competition
The Parabola project at Hadspen represents a commitment to seeking out radical solutions to planting, and to exploring the links that gardening can make to other fields of creativity
Brooklyn Children’s Museum New York
Rafael Viñoly Architects’ expansion of the Brooklyn Children’s Museum, located at the intersection of Brooklyn Avenue and St. Marks Avenue in Crown Heights, has reached substantial completion. It is applying for LEED certification at the Silver level, which will make it New York City’s first LEED-certified museum upon approval.
Bronx County Hall of Justice New York Courts
The Bronx County Hall of Justice stands prominently on its two-block site facing East 161st Street near the borough’s Grand Concourse. The building houses forty-seven courtrooms, seven grand jury rooms, offices, and provides underground parking for 240 vehicles.
Scottish Biomass CHP Plant, Muirton, Perthshire
Planning approval has been sought for a large Biomass plant at Muirton Estate, Perthshire, that will provide heat and power to 330 new homes. Woodchip sourced from local sustainable forests and woodchip bi-product will fuel the plant which will maximise the energy efficiency of the housing scheme.
Wageningen University & Research Centre
This new building is located on a new campus, Centrum de Born, north of Wageningen. Atlas is one of the most visually distinct buildings of Wageningen Campus. This robust building was named after the primordial Titan who held up the celestial sphere.
Vienna Building Photos: Austria Architecture
Vienna architecture photos, Austrian capital building pictures – Viennese architectural images, images of key works: Austria building photographs
Tanatorio Chapel Lima, Peru, Metropolis Architects
Lima Architecture: the project is located in the peripheral area of Lima, in Peru. Close to the ocean and to a highway, it was planned to be on the higher portion of the land in order to become the focal point to the public view
Avila Congress & Exhibitions Municipal Centre
Ávila resulta ser una ciudad intensa y densa. La lectura de su planta, centrada y acotada por la tersa factura de su muralla, confirma esta visión.
How to Move to San Diego, California
If you are thinking about moving to San Diego, California, then you are making a wise decision. Let us take a closer look at how and why to move to San Diego.
Stealth House, London: Camberwell Property
Stealth House London, Architect, Photo, Infill Home Design, Camberwell Property Image Stealth House, London New Camberwell House, England – design by Robert Dye Associates Architects 10 Jan 2007 Stealth House London Robert Dye Associates building – photo from 2006: photo from Robert Dye Associates 100107 ‘stealth house’ project Location: Camberwell, South London, UK Architects: Robert … Read more
Bauhaus Building Competition: Dessau Contest
The Bauhaus Building and the Masters’ Houses in Dessau, by architect Walter Gropius, have been listed as UNESCO World Heritage since 1996.