American Architecture Awards 2008 Architects

Established over 10 years ago, the awards program honors and celebrates the most outstanding new accomplishments for new architecture designed and built in the United States by leading American and international architecture firms practicing in the USA.

Zero-carbon Home: Barratt House, England, UK

Zero-carbon Home, Barratt Building, Architects, BRE Eco House, Sustainable Design Materials Zero-carbon Barratt House, England Sustainable English Home at Buildings Research Establishment (BRE): UK Eco Residence 15 Aug 2008 Barratt Developments unveils what they claim as the first zero-carbon house developed by a volume housebuilder Barratt Zero-Carbon Home, UK The Barratt Green House is built … Read more

Yingxiu Memorial Museum Building

Yingxiu Memorial Museum, Chinese Earthquake Building

During the earthquake as the rock fell from the mountains and the buildings collapsed the atmosphere was engulfed with dust, the light disappeared and it was difficult to breathe.

Mountain Retreat New Zealand House

Mountain Retreat by Fearon Hay, NZ

Mountain Retreat by Fearon Hay, NZ contemporary house in New Zealand Countryside – design by Fearon Hay Architects: World Architecture Festival Awards 2008 – Home, Housing Category

Onitori House, Japan: Kenji Tagashira Architects

Located at an altitude of approximately 400 meters, the premise in Onitori is nestled in the corner of an agricultural settlement on the eastern side of the Ikoma Mountain Range. Bordering Nara and Osaka Prefectures, the house has been constructed for a family of two.

Viikki Church Helsinki Building: JKMM

Viikki Church Building

Viikki Church, Helsinki, Finland design by JKMM Architects: the church forms the core of an area plan that will be implemented gradually. It extends into the narrowing scene amidst building fronts, between a park and a market place.

K:fem Stockholm, Vällingby City Department Store

K:fem Stockholm, Vällingby City

The building is an image of the content. A home for the fashionistas, who shall be catched like flies by light. No random additions were to disturb the tailored design. Shiny white letters in the red sky is the only exposure of the companies inside.

Turku City Library, Finland – Finnish Building

Turku City Library, Finnish Architecture, Architect, Photos, Project, Design, Info Turku City Library Building : Architecture Contemporary Architectural Development in Finland – design by JKMM Architects 14 Aug 2008 New city library Turku Design: JKMM Architects photos : Arno de la Chapelle Turku City Library Building The new city library in Turku is located at … Read more

New Martini Hospital, Groningen Building

New Martini Hospital building Groningen by Burger Grunstra architects

Flexibity is currently one of the most important factors in an ever mutating healthcare environment where rapid developments in medical technology make it difficult to predict the future.

Singapore Stadium MRT Station building

Singapore Stadium MRT Station Building

Stadium MRT Station was commissioned through the Marina Line Architectural Design Competition jointly organized by the Singapore Land Transport Authority and the Singapore Institute of Architects.