The Spit in Nizhny Novgorod Competition
The Union of Moscow architects invite participation in The Open Architectural and Urban Competition, held within the framework of the International Festival “Eco-Shore”
Tiny House Design Competition, Volume Zero
Home is a domain that is intimate to all of us. Beyond its everyday function as a physical shelter for people and their activities, it connects with its user on a personal and emotional level.
Park Hotel Farrer Park Singapore accommodation
Design: FBEYE International. Little India upscale hotel, specialist medical suites and retail offerings, specially designed to cater to the growing business, leisure and medical tourism industries.
Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco
The Minnesota Street Project, designed by Jensen Architects, was established as an initiative to combat the rising rent market in San Francisco, who’s many casualties have not spared the City’s artists and art galleries. A renovation of a 1937 industrial warehouse in the heart of the rapidly developing Dog Patch neighborhood.
The Main Museum of Los Angeles Art
Design: Tom Wiscombe Architecture. Non-profit contemporary art museum conceived of by visionary developer Tom Gilmore and located in the heart of the Old Bank District of Downtown Los Angeles. Capitalizing on the tension between historical and contemporary architecture, it is part adaptive re-use and part new construction.
Beijing Fangshan Elevated Subway Stations in China
Design: Qing-X Architectural Studio
Beijing Subway Fang Shan Line, connecting with Line 9 at Guo Gong Zhuang station, in Feng Tai district, to Liang Xiang Su Zhuang, in Fang Shan district, Beijing, has 11 stations in total with 9 above-grounds and 2 undergrounds.
Auckland TVNZ Television Network Centre refurb
Trans-Tasman architecture practice, Warren and Mahoney, has wins accolades for their refurbishment of the Auckland TVNZ Television Network Centre. The project won Best in Category for Architectural Design; Interior Design at the 2017 Good Design Awards, and Best International Design at the 2017 Australian Interior Design Awards.
Avocado Acres House in Encinitas, California
Architects: LLoyd Russell AIA – this new residence is all about addressing the conditions we face now by incorporating sustainable materials, energy efficiency and environmental sensibilities.
City of London Green Roofs, Sustainable Buildings
A programme to install green roofs in the City of London has wins at prestigious planning awards. Over 60 green roofs have been created in the Square Mile as part of a City of London programme to help address flood risk, mitigate climate change, improve biodiversity and provide new green spaces for people to enjoy.
Wimbourne St and Buckland St Housing
Architects: Mikhail Riches. Competition winning housing schemes at Wimbourne Street and Buckland Street, both within close walking distance of Shoreditch Park.
Top 10 London Buildings, UK Capital Architecture
June is dominated by the London Festival of Architecture. And to help sift through the range of contemporary classics in the capital, here is an accessible Top 10 guide to London’s finest buildings.
Ilot Queyries Mixed-Use Development Bordeaux
Architects: MVRDV
Designed to fully exploit this exceptional location, Ilot Queyries’ facades adapt to their opposite views towards the River Garonne and the historic city. The plan aims to reflect the qualities of Bordeaux World Heritage Site city centre whilst adding new qualities.
Embodied Computation Lab Princeton University
Design: The Living, Architects – commissioned by Princeton University, this lab is a simple but futuristic building hosting research on the future of buildings. Just as biologists use an electron microscope to study organisms, architects will use this structure to study buildings and construction systems.
Alserkal Avenue Building in Dubai
Design: OMA: Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Alserkal Avenue will preview a new multi-purpose venue to be designed by The Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) during Dubai Art Week, 14-19 March 2016.
Youthscape Headquarters in Luton: HOK
Design: HOK. The 10,000-sq-ft headquarters and youth centre for UK charity Youthscape, designed by HOK, has been recognised with an Inspirations Award by Contract magazine.
House Annandale in Sydney
Day Bukh Architects believe that a green home’s success can be determined as a measure of receptiveness and contribution to its local and wider environment.
Bernardas Convent Reconversion, Portugal
Design: Souto Moura Arquitectos. Award for the restoration of the Convento das Bernardas building, based on the construction of a resort with 78 residences. The architecture design has two types of intervention: new construction work and the recovery of the existing building