565 Broome Soho New York Building

565 Broome Soho New York towers | www.e-architect.com

565 Broome Soho aims to be Manhattan’s first ‘Zero Waste’ residential high rise. The pair of 30-story luxury condo towers designed by famous Italian architect Renzo Piano, partnered with NYC-based consulting firm Think Zero.

Archidoodle Book by Steve Bowkett

Archidoodle Book

Author: Steve Bowkett. Archidoodle: Architects’ Activity Postcards by Steve Bowkett and published by Laurence King in August 2017 is the perfect gift for architecture lovers, featuring 20 postcards that can be doodled on and coloured in.

Xi’an South Gate Plaza Shanxi Province

Xi'an South Gate Plaza

Design: China northwest architecture design and research institute. Using the space transition and restriction of Okimichi, drawbridge and green within the principle of limited developing and utilization, the outer plaza of South Gate design captures the iconic gesture of Xi’an South Gate.

Swiss House XXXIV in Galbisio, Switzerland

Swiss House XXXIV

Design: Davide Macullo Architects. The design is like a constellation of points, each one’s luminosity defining our priorities, corresponding to the ambitions of those who live within it and is an interpretation of the spaces that embrace the joys of life.

Robarts Library University of Toronto building

Robarts Library University of Toronto building

The new building design by Diamond Schmitt Architects brings daylight and views to a five-storey, glass-enclosed addition. The original concept for Robarts Library included three pods surrounding the core of the library.

Top 25 US Architecture Firms in 2017

Chicago skyscraper buildings

The top four firms in Architectural Record’s yearly ranking held tight to their places from 2016, reports the Architectural Record. AECOM, Perkins+Will, and Jacobs followed San Francisco–based Gensler, which clinched the No. 1 spot for the sixth year in a row, seeing more than $1.19 billion in revenue—an increase of more than $100 million since 2015.

Piccadilly Gardens Manchester: Tadao Ando Design

Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Landscape design by Urban Edge Architecture | www.e-architect.com

Demolition of concrete pavilion by Tadao Ando, the only building by this celebrated Japanese architect in the UK. Manchester City Council desire to “refresh” Piccadilly Gardens, a green space in the city centre

One Independence Square Beirut Building by OAB

One Independence Square Beirut building design

One Independence Square is a development by Hejeij Group, designed by BAD. Built by Associative Data – a young international design and architectural practice with several offices in Spain (Barcelona), Dublin (Ireland), Lebanon (Beirut) – with OAB, Carlos Ferrater, and Vicente Guallart.

New Terminal of the Marco Polo Airport in Venice

Marco Polo Airport Venice New Terminal Building | www.e-architect.com

One Works + SAVE Engineering complete complex architectural and structural challenge of bringing the airport up to 21st century standards. The building extension is defined by a new 280-metre-long plaza featuring a dramatic gridshell roof that allows sunlight to filter down to the passengers below.

Jonas Kavel 42A IJburg Building

Jonas Plot 42A IJburg building design

Orange Architects wins tender for Plot 42A, located in heart of harbour on IJburg in Amsterdam. With this winning scheme, called ‘Jonas’, the city has chosen a highly innovative residential building that achieves the highest level of sustainability: BREEAM Outstanding.

Modular Building System Vale de Cambra

Modular Building System Vale de Cambra | www.e-architect.com

SUMMARY studio modular building system to build housing and multi–services spaces, in a common roadside area in Vale de Cambra, Portugal. The architects designed prefabricated elements to allow fast, cost-effective construction

Mykonos Villa design: modern Cyclades residence

Mykonos Villa design: modern Cyclades residence

Design: GM Architects with architect Andreas Vassilaros. Reconstruction of a private villa on this Cycladic island by Galal Mahmoud. The design studio focused on the exteriors of the residence, turning terraces into lively outdoors spaces but protected from the strong Mykonos wind.

Barretts Grove House Stoke Newington

Barretts Grove House in Stoke Newington

Barretts Grove is a characterful building designed by Amin Taha + Groupwork using brick, wood and straw. Inside, the building holds a series of well-lit apartments; each with a wicker basket balcony sticking out from the facade.

Omagh Hospital & Primary Care Complex

Omagh Hospital & Primary Care Complex South Tyrone Building

TODD Architects complete £75m state-of-the-art Omagh Hospital and Primary Care Complex in County Tyrone, the first of its kind in Northern Ireland. Located on a greenfield site this innovative scheme replaces the previous 118-year old Tyrone County Hospital building.

Chicago Architecture Biennial Special Projects 2017

James Welling Chicago, 2016-2017

Chicago Architecture Biennial Special Projects: a SO-IL and Ana Prvački collaboration, a Francois Perrin installation, Gerard & Kelly performances at Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House; James Welling photos and at the City Gallery. “Make New History” starts September 16.

Rhein 740, Düsseldorf Heerdt

Rhein 740 Düsseldorf building | www.e-architect.com

Design: J. MAYER H. und Partner, Architects. Building under construction, in the sweeping landscape of the Rheinaue and with a view of Düsseldorf’s city center. This high rise building shapes the silhouette of the Rhine’s left bank, not only in terms of its architecture, but also in terms of use.

ENIGMA Restaurant in Barcelona

Enigma Restaurant in Barcelona

Design: TheSize. The design aimed to ensure the perfect outcome for his passion project. The chef wanted to create and immersive environment to captivate his guests. The chef’s style of cooking and menu is heavily influenced by the surroundings, hence, the interior had to reflect that.