The Olympic Stadium is being built on a compact island site which is surrounded by water on three sides. The footbridge now in place is the first of five new bridges that will be constructed into the Stadium site to create essential new links in Games time and legacy.
Moxon Architects have received planning permission for Oliver’s Place Preston, a new 40,000 sqft commercial development with associated car parking. Planning has been granted for a four storey office building and a multi-deck car park.
The most interesting trends in the design of shops are concerned with the coherence of the products and their environment – thus the space in which they are presented.
The Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar, a new cultural icon for the Gulf region: dedicated to reflecting the full vitality, complexity and diversity of the arts of the Islamic world – MIA Doha building
Nursery School Treviso, Covolo di Pederobba building, Italy – design by C+S Associati, architects – Veneto Nursery School: Covolo di Pederobba architecture
60th Film Festival Wave, Venetian Building, Biennale di Venezia Design, Image 60th Film Festival Venice : Biennale di Venezia Architecture Venetian Building, Italy – design by C+S Associati 7 Apr 2009 Venice Film Festival : Building The wave, Entrance of the 60th Film Festival, Venice, Italy 2003 Design: C+S ASSOCIATI Film Festival Wave A wave … Read more
The students’ university housing in the former Fiat area at Novoli, Florence, was designed to adapt to the constraints of the brief – the perimeter of the lot, the alignment, the building height – and to use them as a springboard.
Alex Lifschutz comments “This is really great news for London, coming on the heels of the large scale regeneration planned as a result of the Olympics and Crossrail.
Barcode Soho, London Club Design, Interior, Image, Vauxhall Barcode Soho : London Club Interior Soho Club Development – design by Woods Bagot in London, England, UK 7 Apr 2009 Barcode London Barcode in Soho has now closed down but Barcode in Vauxhall continues Phone: 020 7582 4180 Address: BARCODE, ARCH 69, ALBERT EMBANKMENT, LONDON, SE1 … Read more
Called the Helix Hotel for its staggered floor plates, it rests in the bay, partially floating in the water and adjacent to the serpentine Sheik Zayed Bridge currently under construction by designer Zaha Hadid.
Foster + Partners’ Capella Resort on Sentosa Island has opened today. Comprising a six-star hotel, villas and a centrepiece garden courtyard, the project frames two carefully restored historic colonial buildings.
The University of Sheffield’s new Arthur Willis building, complete with ‘bee holes’ for insects to fly in and out, has been handed over by Bond Bryan Architects.
House K, Croatian Residential Architecture, Sljeme hill Home, Design House K : Croatian Residence Zagreb Residential Project by 3LHD Architects, Croatia, Europe 3 Apr 2009 House K Croatia 2009 Design: 3LHD architects, Zagreb Photos : Damir Fabijanic Family house K is situated on a large residential plot on a moderate eastern-facing slope at the edge … Read more
Student Housing Delft, Holland Building, Dutch Project, Photo, Design, Image Student Housing Delft Holland : Architecture Information Delft Residential Development – design by Mecanoo in The Netherlands 3 Apr 2009 Student Housing Delft Date built: 2009 Design: Mecanoo Architecten Shortage The numbers of students enrolled at the Technical University of Delft has increased dramatically in … Read more