On 5th November 2008, David Chipperfield received the prestigious German British Forum Award 2008. The award ceremony, held at the Hotel Atlantic Kempinski in Hamburg, was the finale of the 13th Annual Conference of the GBF.
Kyu Sung Woo Architects, the internationally renowned architectural practice headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., has received the Honor Award at the AIA Central States Design Excellence Awards for their design of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art (Overland Park, KS)
The requirements and habits of a family are in constant change. Corresponding to growing up children the spatial organization of the family is challenged every day.
The redevelopment of the former construction compound provided the first opportunity for a new building on the estate and a chance to forge a fresh urban identity
A brand new image of David Chipperfield Architects’ The Hepworth Wakefield art gallery project will be displayed in the Royal Academy’s Architecture Space from 7 November 2008 – 11 January 2009.
The Seattle Civic Square project, which completes the final phase of a ten-year civic masterplan, provides a vital new focus for Seattle’s civic life, reinvigorating the south downtown area for the whole city’s benefit.
This new headquarters building for Caja Madrid – the largest bank in Spain – continues investigations into the flexible workplace that can be traced through a family of recent office towers, most notably for Swiss Re and Commerzbank.
The University of Northampton has launched a design competition for architects to plan future developments at its 14.5 acre Avenue Campus on St. George’s Avenue in Northampton.
Zaryadye Project Moscow, mixed-use urban development Russia design by Foster + Partners – info + images of Zaryadye Project, Moscow: Russian architecture
Vauxhall Sky Gardens, London tower design by carey jones Architects – images of Nine Elms London architecture: skyscraper building development
The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority unveiled today OMA’s conceptual masterplan for a major new arts district in Hong Kong.
Millennium Tower: Tokyo skyscraper project design by Foster + Partners, architects, UK – new tall building in Japan.
The concept masterplan for a mixed-use development at Greystones New Quarter, Co Wicklow, will incorporate strong sustainability and environmental aims. The project comprises a variety of uses integrating residential, civic, educational, commercial and leisure facilities.
The city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands likes to think of itself as the forerunner of daring architecture. Yet recently the city has shied away from the design of a new bridge in the harbour, for being too innovative.