Hotel Brosundet Building: Snøhetta Norway

Hotel Brosundet Building - Snøhetta Norway

Hotel Brosundet has been designed in a warehouse along the harbour in the old part of Ålesund on the west coast of Norway. The warehouse was built as part of a prestigious rebuilding effort after the great fire of Ålesund in 1904

Ambar Reggiani Richard Rogers, Light Fitting

Ambar Reggiani Richard Rogers Light design

Leading European lighting specialist, Reggiani has teamed up with renowned architecture practice, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, to create ‘Ambar’, a new versatile light fitting for exhibitions and retail spaces.

BBVA Bancomer Headquarters Mexico City building

BBVA Bancomer Headquarters Mexico City building

Design: Rogers, Stirk Harbour + Partners with Legorreta + Legorreta. “We are thrilled by the opportunity to work for BBVA Bancomer on such a unique project for Mexico City and to collaborate with Legorreta + Legorreta, one of the world’s leading architectural practices. The form of this building is based on a rethinking of conventional approaches to office space.

Shanghai Expo UK Pavilion Building Design

Shanghai Expo UK Pavilion Building Design

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office today reveals updated designs for the UK pavilion that will represent this country at Shanghai Expo 2010; its theme being ‘Better City, Better Life’.

Gillette Building Hounslow, London Art Deco

Gillette Building Hounslow, London Art Deco

Designed by Sir Banister Fletcher this high brick tower has a four-faced neon-illuminated clock. The tall structure forms a strong local landmark. From the early 1930s this building was the European headquarters of the Gillette Company, of Boston, Massachusetts, USA