Edinburgh-based practice, Graeme Massie Architects, are delighted to have been confirmed as first prize winners in the open competition, organised by the Lighthouse on behalf of the British Council, for the design of a pavilion to represent Scotland at the Kolkata Book Fair 2009.
Chelsea Apartments London, property in SW10: flats for Manhattan Loft Corporation design by Dixon Jones – SW10 property, Hortensia Road development
The design, expressed in a spiralling form, folds around a central protected courtyard and twists up and outwards to form the Embassy’s public entrance invoking a sense of calm assurance.
The building was designed as an architectural element like a sculpture, autonomous. Adaptation to the needs of the “Zenith”, the building also reveals its role emblematic of room for performances, a playful space
Northwestern University Building, Evanston Campus, Henry and Leigh School of Music Building, Chicago design by Goettsch Partners, Inc. Architects, IL, USA.
LEAF Awards Young Architect of the Year 2008 – Winner: Arreletes Day Care Center by Xavier Vilalta Studio, Spanish building design news
Oceanic art within shows how mountains connect heaven and earth. The studio retreat consists of two pavilions. A separate introverted service pavilion sits within a hillock crater freeing the main translucent winged atelier.
The Arade pavilion, with some metrical differences, sought to retain the memory of the previous building (Marques Neves canning factory), as well as the old brick chimney stack which constitutes its unique local icon.
This design for the largest Christian church in China is characterized by a Chinese type of “triple p”, meaning public-private partnership with commercial spaces on the ground floor, and by its striking facade rod system.
The nursery is located on the border between the town and countryside, next to the only road to the village, surrounded by a sports area, an orchard that will be transformed into a plaza in the future.
The 7th of October University at Bani Walid is one of 27 new campuses commissioned by the Libyan government: the new school will accommodate 3,250 students from surrounding communities and provide academic programs in language, business, education and medical technology.
KILLKA Argentina: winery in Tunuyán, Salentein wine-making building, Mendoza, Valle de Uco design by Bórmida & Yanzón – Argentina architecture photos
The houses in Tokavaig and Bridge of Orchy were described by the judges as “outstanding”, and beat competition from much larger practices from across the UK.
Primetime Nursery School, Brasil building: São Paulo education project – design by Marcio Kogan, South America – SP kindergarten info & photos