William Adam Architect, Scotland buildings
William Adam, father of famous Scottish architect Robert Adam, was born at Kirkcaldy in 1689. He was appointed in 1729 as the Surveyor of the Kings’ Works in Scotland
Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art: EMERGENT
This proposal for MoCA/PE creates a world-class institution which is characterized by both its response to its local environment but also by its formal and structural elegance
Student Residence in Manitoba property features
Student Residence in Manitoba: 3 features to look for. Being a college student is both stressful and exciting. As you approach the freedom to live and decide things on your own, you’ll encounter several struggles along the way
Plymouth Grove Tower – Upper Brook Street Flats
Plymouth Grove Tower, student housing Manchester – Nick Everton House, Upper Brook Street Manchester – Plymouth Grove building, Upper Brook Street flats
Uppsala Concert and Congress Hall Building
Henning Larsen Architects won the international, open competition for Uppsala Concert and Congress Hall, among 134 proposals from all over the world.
BRE Approved Certifiers: Certification of Design
BRE Scotland has held a launch event to announce the opening of two new certification schemes – one for Approved Certifiers of non domestic buildings and one for Approved Certifiers of homes.
Roland Levinsky Building Plymouth University
The vision for the new arts building was to create a centre for arts and culture that fused both city and university campus as a core for activity and learning. A central cross point constitutes a mini city, in which both the public, the Center for Visual Art and various university activities create the city life.
Almere Masterplan, Rem Koolhaas Buildings
Almere dates from 1976. OMA won the competition to design the centre in 1994. Largely complete in 2007 some buildings are still being finished, eg Block 3.
Stockholm Library designs, Asplund contest
Asplund Architecture Competition in Stockholm, Sweden: six designs shortlisted Feb 2007, over 1,100 entries, images released Nov 2007.
Long House London, St Johns Wood Property
Keith Williams’ latest London project, a radical new build 706 sqm house for a private family client in a St Johns Wood conservation area has been completed.
Coop Himmelb(l)au Book: BMW Welt Publication
Coop Himmelb(l)au Book : BMW Welt, Munich – architecture publication info, design, image, Vienna, Austria – Coop Himmelb(l)au Architects Book
La Defense Almere, Dutch Offices: UNStudio
La Defense Almere, 2004, UNStudio: Dutch office complex is well integrated with the larger urban plan. Both its height and the entrances into the inner courtyards tie in with the larger site.
Strata Dudley Building, Wren’s Nest Project
In the middle of the town of Dudley, in the West Midlands, is a world-class nature reserve called the Wren’s Nest. The Wren’s Nest is internationally famous for the number of perfectly preserved fossils that can be seen there
Roman Forum photos, Rome historic architecture
Located in the small valley between the Palatine and Capitoline Hills, the Forum today is a sprawling ruin of architectural fragments and intermittent archaeological excavations attracting 4.5 million sightseers yearly.