Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision

The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision in Hilversum contains the national archives of Dutch radio and television recordings and a museum called ‘Experience’ where visitors can feel, see and play with television.

Hotel Puerta America Architects: Images

Silken Puerta América (the building has been renamed since being built) features various interiors by famous architects & designers, such as Zaha Hadid Architects / Jean Nouvel / Arata Isozaki / David Chipperfield / Norman Foster.

Dubai Apartments: Rotating tower building

Glenn Howells Architects have been appointed to design and develop the first fully rotating apartment building, which offers its residents 360-degree views across the Dubai cityscape.

Chicago Federal Center Buildings: Architecture

Flamingo at Federal Center Plaza

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.

Scottish Natural Heritage Headquarters

Scottish Natural Heritage Headquarters - Great Glen House Inverness

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.

Sustainability Awards Winners: Architecture

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.

Barajas Airport Spain, Madrid Building: NAT T4

Barajas Airport Spain, Madrid Building

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.

Barajas Airport Photos: Madrid Building, Spain

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.

Nuragic & Contemporary Art Museum Sardinia

Nuragic & Contemporary Art Museum, Zaha Hadid Sardinia

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 Home, Somme, Picardie

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

Best Building in Scotland Award 2006 Winners

Best Building in Scotland Award 2006 Maggies Inverness

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