West Bank Wall – Israel World Heritage Site
It’s a mistake to say that heritage has to be nice, I think the painful aspects of heritage can be quite important too because you need to confront those, in order to come to terms with your past.
British Embassy Bangkok, Thailand building
MJP have re-planned the British Embassy Compound in Bangkok, to provide 7,000sqm of new residential accommodation, recreational facilities and staff amenities for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office.
Slussen Bridge Competition, Stockholm Contest
Foster + Partners and Berg Arkitektkontor, part of C.F. Møller Architects, have been appointed to design a masterplan for the heart of Stockholm, transforming the waterfront area of Slussen from an urban aberration to a popular destination.
Co-op Headquarters Manchester HQ
The 3DReid design for The Co-operative Group’s new head office building in Manchester has been revealed. The consultant team includes Buro Happold and Gardiner & Theobald, with Jones Lang LaSalle and WHR acting as commercial agents.
BDP Studio Manchester office building
BDP’s Manchester studio, designed by BDP’s architects and engineers, is the first naturally ventilated office building in Manchester to achieve an Excellent BREEAM rating.
Alior Bank Warsaw, Poland Building
Under Alior’s wings – new Private Banking network designed by Robert Majkut Design for Alior Bank Poland is now open.
Villa Holmenkollen, Oslo Home
This contemporary house on the hilly outskirts of Oslo is orientated toward the southwest, where the viewshed features forests, lakes, and the Oslo fjord.
Villa Hesthagen – Asker House, Norway
Villa Hesthagen Asker: 350 sqm single family residence is located in Asker outside Oslo. The site is secluded and faces towards a field.
Østfoldmuseet Norway: Sarpsborg Building
The client wanted a signal edifice and a building that would convey the different and intertwining aspects that constitute a museum of cultural history.
Norwegian Summerhouse, Cabin Inside-Out
The Norwegian summer house in Papper, Hvaler Islands is beautifully situated on the top of a hill overlooking the ocean and the horizon, placed in the midst of an uncultivated landscape on a small peninsula.
RIBA Awards 2009 Scotland buildings, architects
RIBA Awards 2009 Scotland Shortlist: Scottish buildings & architects news – winners, Royal Institute of British Architects, architecture, building prize
The Shed Meigle home, Perthshire property
Designed by Graeme Hutton, Dean of the Dundee University School of Architecture and the late David Jameson of the University of Dundee and LJRH Chartered Architects.
Riverfront Hotel London River Thames
Proposals for a £250m luxury hotel development next to Blackfriars Station on the banks of the River Thames, a landmark stand-alone building to rejuvenate one of the few remaining major development sites in the City of London.
Yew Tree Lodge London: Hillingdon Building
Duggan Morris Architects challenged these perceptions with a fresh approach and the result is a well designed, flexible, functional contemporary building for client Look Ahead Housing and Care, which sits sensitively next to its listed Arts and Crafts neighbour