Stirling Prize 2008 Winners: Buildings + Architects
Stirling Prize 2008, winner – Accordia, Cambridge, England: information on architects, buildings, photos – Stirling Prize 2008 winner, shortlist, designs
Finsbury Park London – City North Site, Islington
Benson & Forsyth has won a competition to help with the re-development of a significant north London site. The result follows an RIBA design competition organised on behalf of City North Islington Ltd, a subsidiary of Business Design Centre Group.
International Architecture Awards 2008 Winners
International Architecture Awards 2008 – information on architects, buildings, images – International Architecture Awards 2008 Winners, Chicago Athenaeum results
Meridian line Akashi Ferry Terminal, Japan
Meridian line Akashi Ferry Terminal Hyogo design by Waro Kishi + K.ASSOCIATES, Japan. This building is for a sea transport line linking Awaji Island to the mainland. Functionally, it is quite simple and consists of two spaces
Yamaguchi Memorial Hall, Japan Building
This building is for the medical faculty of Yamaguchi University. It commemorates the 50th anniversary of the institution and was donated by the alumni association.
Stadium600, Nagoya pachinko hall, Japan Building
This is a 470-seat pachinko hall in a commercial area near the center of Nagoya. In part because of their flashy exteriors, suburban pachinko halls have attracted a great deal of attention in recent years, but this project involved the rebuilding of an existing facility in the middle of the city.
Cocoon Offices Zurich, Seefeld building
Cocoon is located in Zurich’s Seefeld district on a beautiful hillside, which enjoys excellent lake and mountain views.
Nipponbashi House, Japan: Waro Kishi
Nipponbashi House, new Downtown Osaka home design by Waro Kishi + K.ASSOCIATES: contemporary Japanese residence built on an extremely small plot of land
Wing Luke Asian Art Museum – Seattle Building
Wing Luke Asian Museum, Seattle building designed by Rick Sundberg, FAIA LEED AP of Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects has received awards in two major national design competitions.
Falkland Palace Building, Fife, Scotland
Set on the north side of this lovely, traditional Fife village, located in the middle of the county. A visit to this building can be combined with a trip to St Andrews.
Higashi-Otsu House, Japan: Waro Kishi
Higashi-Otsu House, Japan home design by K.Associates: contemporary Japanese residence for two generations of a family, private rooms & living/dining space for all to gather in.
Glashaus Osaka, Utsubo Park House, Japan
Glashaus, Utsubo House, contemporary Japanese housing design by Waro Kishi + K.ASSOCIATES: prototype living space for people clustered in the city.
Fukaya House, Japanese Home in Saitama
Fukaya House, Japan design by Waro Kishi + K.ASSOCIATES, Architects in Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture on the north Kanto plain: contemporary Japanese home
whitehouseredux competition, New York
“rediscovery” is a dual concept for the whitehouse, consisting of a building and a airship as a mobile part (including a mobile oval office). the airship is set to establish a world wide network in pursuit of new green technologies, making it possible to one nation to learn from another