The Middle East Lighting Design Award was given to Speirs and Major Associates in recognition of the significant contribution the lighting has made to the internal spaces of the building and the technical level of difficulty in achieving the result.
The new Spa is housed in a mix of new build and sensitively restored buildings. The concept was to use artificial light to reinforce the legibility of the existing historic and new interventions, and enhance the enjoyment of spaces for the public.
This higher education facility is officially the University of Northumbria at Newcastle, is an academic institution located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the Northeast of England.
Andrea Palladio Exhibition, British architecture show – Royal Academy of Arts London, England, UK – Palladio Exhibition London, The Royal Academy of Arts
Less than three months after announcing a strategic investment into thin-film photovoltaics, Masdar, the Abu Dhabi renewable energy company, yesterday broke ground on its first photovoltaic production plant in Ichtershausen, Germany.
Commons at Mount Burdell, Novato building, Marin County architecture, northern California design by Carrier Johnson + CULTURE, USA
Work is underway on a new Primary Electrical Substation that will supply electricity to the 2.5sq km Olympic Park and the Stratford City development in Games time and legacy. It is being built by EDF Energy.
Hunkered into the earth, The Michael Hill Clubhouse seeks to integrate and intensify the experience of golf with the landscape. The design seeks an impression of form having evolved from the same forces that shape the land.
The programme for this house seeks to create a sense of belonging for a couple through the construction of a sense of place common to both Hunter and Bird.
Sarou Houmura, contemporary Sapporo building in North Japan – design by Nakayama Architects: new Japanese cafe / gallery architecture photos
This is a traditional Japanese style hotel (Ryokan) in the city of Otaru. Its land area is 10,000sqm with its hotels built on the road side and on the other side of the land, it is surrounded by rivers and hills.
The client who spends their weekend in this house hoped to relieve their stress here and enjoy the nature. I tried using simple and natural materials as much as possible and enable the house to be resistant to erosion.
Bourou Noguchi Noboribetsu Hotel, renovation project by Nakayama Architects of large hotel at Noboribetsu Onsen, a famous hot spring resort in Japan
Architecture Foundation Director London, Sarah Ichioka AF news, LFA deputy, Curator Architecture Foundation Director : Sarah Ichioka Sarah Ichioka – Architecture Foundation, London, England, UK 20 August 2008 The Architecture Foundation announced today that Sarah Ichioka has been appointed its new Director. She will take up her new post on 13 October 2008. Architecture Foundation … Read more