Designing Places Awards, Scotland

Prudential Assurance building by Alfred Waterhouse Architect

Homes for Scotland, which is intent on ensuring that the 35,000 new homes pledged by the Scottish Government will form part of high quality, integrated and sustainable communities, has launched a new award scheme to encourage best practice

Brit Insurance Design Awards 2010: BIDA

Folding Plug - Brit Insurance Design Awards 2010 winner

British student, Min-Kyu Choi from London, has won the Brit Insurance Design of the Year 2010, for his elegant reinterpretation of the humble plug, beating over 90 international nominees in the process

Eco Chimneys Madrid Buildings: Barrio

Eco Chimneys Madrid Buildings

This project is about 5 ECO chimneys – “ECOndicionadas” – that are now being built in Madrid in a new residential area called “ECO BARRIO” (Eco neighbourhood) integrated in a programme of sustainable architecture.

Buber-Rosenzweig Medal: Award, Germany

Buber-Rosenzweig Medal winner - Daniel Libeskind

Studio Daniel Libeskind is pleased to announce that Daniel Libeskind has been chosen as the 2010 recipient of the Buber-Rosenzweig Medal, which was awarded in Augsburg, Germany.