Elements Square, the £130m extension to the Almondvale shopping centre at Livingston in Scotland opened to the public on Thursday 16 October. This marks the sixth major retail-led scheme designed by BDP to open this year.
Steven Holl Architects has been selected to design the first academic buildings for the new arts and transit neighborhood at Princeton University. The project includes buildings for the Program in Theater and Dance, components of the Department of Music, the Lewis Center for the Arts and the Society of Fellows in the Creative and Performing Arts.
The museum liaunig projects out on two sides over steep-sided ground, high up in the landscape. a cut through the hill marks a precise intervention in nature.
New Business Park Building in Austria design by HOLODECK architects. The central urban business location is transformed to become an intelligent and functional business park with urban flair.
Shanghai expo 2010 Italian pavilion competition project: Pavilion’s dynamic shape represents italian innovation and fantasy, meanwhile the better city – better life theme is represented trough the main features of italian urban quality.
The project comprises alterations to and extension of a two storey artisan’s cottage dating from the 19th century which is an elongated room thick building which itself had been extended and adapted several times in its life.
Grand Designs magazine Jan 2008 edition features return visit to the Leijser House. The house was offered for sale by Savills for offers over £575k.
Stirling Prize 2008, winner – Accordia, Cambridge, England: information on architects, buildings, photos – Stirling Prize 2008 winner, shortlist, designs
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 – information on architects, buildings, images – International Architecture Awards 2008 Winners, Chicago Athenaeum results
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
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.
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 is located in Zurich’s Seefeld district on a beautiful hillside, which enjoys excellent lake and mountain views.