House in Possanco: Residential Building Portugal

The cultural meeting point joining the house owners and the architects was based on their common interest: an undoubtedly contemporary architecture, but one whose nature and final expression would also be the outcome of a research of the paradigms figuring in the traditional architecture of the region, the Alentejo

Fragile Shelter Sapporo, Hokkaido Building

Hidemi Nishida is a Sapporo-based artist, designer. The “Fragile Shelter” is one of his works of the “Shelter series”. This winter temporary shelter leads people to gather, have a party, stay, feel something and so on in the white woods.

MediaTek Headquarters, Taiwan Building

MediaTek Headquarters, Taiwan - Building

MediaTek, a creative micro-electronic design corporation, was planning on building its headquarters to incorporate global operation, research labs, design houses, conference and training facilities in a 3 hectare strip of land.

Grahame Park Regeneration, London Estate

Grahame Park Estate London, Barnet Building, Architecture Competition, Architect, Winner Grahame Park Regeneration Colindale Buildings, Barnet, London, England – design by Jestico + Whiles 22 Jun 2011 Grahame Park Redevelopment Consent granted for next phase of Grahame Park redevelopment A team led by Jestico + Whiles has secured planning consent for the next phase of … Read more

House in Durban: South African Residence

House in Durban - South African Residence

A quaint three-bedroom thatch cottage, nicknamed swallows’ nest, was to expand to add a new main bedroom, two studies’, a multi-use entertainment space and an art gallery.

Asker Sentrum, Norwegian Design Competition

Asker Sentrum, Norwegian Design Competition

Asker Municipality in Norway continues its urban development towards a larger, more dynamic city centre. DARK (N), ADEPT (DK) and a consultant team have just won the international competition for city development and expansion of Asker Centre.

Chelsea Barracks, West London Apartments

Chelsea Barracks, West London plan layout

Chelsea Barracks London apartments – new plans for this redevelopment were given the go-ahead yesterday by Westminster council, two years after the Prince of Wales intervened over the original plans for the site

National Automobile Museum Turin, NAM Torino

National Automobile Museum Turin, NAM Torino

The current museum complex, designed by Amedeo Albertini in 1958-60, is comprised of various bodies, the main section of which, a convex 114 meter façade faces onto the Po river and Corso Unità d’Italia.

Smart Cities World MENA 2011, UAE Event

$107 billion worth of regional urban development projects are ongoing in the Middle East. Embracing the “smart city” concept is high on the agenda for government, developers and investors.