Tour Granite Paris, La Défense Building
In Nanterre, at the western extremity of the district of La Défense, this project fits into an exiguous triangular site and figures as the prow of the Valmy district.
Mobile Art Chanel Pavilion: Zaha Hadid Hong Kong
The form of the Chanel Pavilion is a celebration of the iconic work of Chanel, unmistakeable for its smooth layering of exquisite details that together create an elegant, cohesive whole.
Desert Coast House Peru, Waterfront Home
Peruvian waterfront property: beach house in the desert coast of Peru by architect Javier Artadi – photos featured on e-architect a few weeks ago but now with text and more images, 12 Jun 2011
Ullswater Yacht Clubhouse, Lake District
Ullswater Yacht Clubhouse, Cumbria, Lake District Architecture Contest, England – entry by studioctopi – Cumbrian architectural competition
Southampton Police HQ, Operational Command Unit
Southampton police’s Operational Command Unit, designed by international architecture, urbanism and design practice Broadway Malyan and built by Kier Southern, has officially opened.
Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación Sevilla
This new building for the Faculty of Education at the University of Seville on the campus of Viapol – design by Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos – will house up to 5,000 students nine degrees.
Lambeth College, Sixth Form Building London
The new sixth form centre at Clapham for Lambeth College has opened to staff and students. The building includes performance space, flexible teaching studios, a library, and an open breakout area which acts as an environmental buffer dividing the learning space and the performing arts base.
15 Canada Square, Canary Wharf Building London
Designed by American architect Marshall Strabala, the 5 Canada Square Building is located in London, England’s Canary Wharf, a major business and shopping development
Galleria Centercity, Cheonan Department Store
Galleria Centercity in Cheonan design by UNStudio, Netherlands, new shopping mall in South Korea. Dutch architect Ben van Berkel says, “If museums are turning into supermarkets, why then should department stores not turn into museums?”
Marché Lier Restaurant, Norway
Our goal in this project was to create a roadside restaurant that defies this ignored typology, and to create a building that would unite a sense of speed and motion with a surprising sensation of tranquillity and proximity to nature.
Barvikha Village House – New Moscow Residence
Barvikha Village House, Moscow, Russia, by architect Anton Mosin of Mossine & Partners: The estate is situated in Barviha, near Moscow. It is placed on a green, а little sloped plot, which area is 0.5 hectares.
Pritzker Prize Citation 2011
During the past three decades, Portuguese architect Eduardo Souta de Moura has produced a body of work that is of our time but also carries echoes of architectural traditions. His oeuvre is convincing proof of modern idiom’s expressive potential and adaptability to distinct local situations
Corian Thistle, Scotland: SEPA Offices Aberdeen
Inverdee House reception desk fabricated from this multi-talented solid surface ‘tattooed’ with a ‘Thistle’ pattern that blooms upward across the facsia, under an alcove and over to the top of the desk.
San Telmo Museum, San Sebastian Building
The San Sebastian San Telmo Museum, Basque Country building design by Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos, Spain, is opening its doors with a multi-disciplinary view, open to dialogue and culture.