The original building was designed as a multi-purpose administrative building whose brief was changed to a Students’ Union whilst under construction. Since then it had become even less suitable for today’s requirements, having neither the flexibility nor the environmental performance to accommodate the range of activities expected of a modern Students’ Union building.
Kranhaus, Im Zollhafen, Cologne buildings, Germany – architecture design by Architect: BTR (Bothe, Richter, Teherani) – office buildings + luxury apartment block
The site is quite unique, sloping down to the confluence of two rivers, Ysgir Fach and Ysgir Fawr, that run across the full length of the property. It is in the centre of a small hamlet, Pontfaen, which is just outside the Brecon Beacons national park.
Bligh Voller Nield Architects, BVN Architecture, Australia – Queensland buildings projects, NSW design office – architectural studio news
The Paul Baumgartner-designed Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe is being restored. The campus of the court complex is to be revitalized and situated adjacent to the botanical garden and is part of the Schlossgarten.
The ambitious plan by Madrid’s mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón to submerge a section of the M30 ring motorway immediately adjacent to the old city centre within a tunnel was realised within a single term of office.
3D Athletics Track in Elda, Alicante Building, Spain – design by Subarquitectura – Perfectly standardized, sport architecture has become more universal than international style: Athletics Track Alicante
Nightingale Associates Architects, UK – buildings designs, architecture firm – IBI group UK practice, England architecture office news
Tower of London Hotel accommodation. Bennetts Associates has completed its second major project for Mint Hotels – a four-star 583-bedroom hotel in Pepys Street close to the Tower of London.
The project is composed of three buildings, it’s an ensemble which while being urban is formed of two contrasting architectural expressions.
Chinthaka Wickramage, Sri Lanka, got his Bachelor of Science honours degree in Built Environment from the Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa. Was Assistant Architect under renowned Anura Ratnavibhushana
Dublin Dental Hospital, Ireland: Irish healthcare building design by McCullough Mulvin Architects – Trinity College, architecture photos, news
Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin – design by McCullough Mulvin, Architects – new Humanities Research Building: a slim rectangular building, four stories high with higher rooflights penetrating the volume with shafts of light creating zones and double-heights for work and research.
Vantone Center Tianjin CBD development design by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG) – China corporate headquarters office building