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Major Government Architectural Projects from around the World
post updated 23 Feb 2020
Latest Parliament Building Designs
New Iraqi Parliament Complex – Architecture Competition, Iraq
Design: Assemblage, Architects
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Iraq Parliament Building – 10 Jan 2013
Assemblage has won the international architecture competition for the design of the new Iraqi parliament complex in Baghdad. The $1Bn USD project includes a large complex of buildings in addition to the parliamentary chambers, and a masterplan for the adjacent part of the city. The London-based architects succeeded against over 130 international architectural companies competing for the prestigious project, winning 1st prize of $250,000 USD.
Open Parliament of Albania, Tirana, Albania, South East Europe
Design: COOP HIMMELB(L)AU
picture © COOP HIMMELB(L)AU
Albania Parliament Tirana – 28 Mar 2011
As the future political center of the Albanian Republic, the Open Parliament of Albania creates an outstanding architectural landmark in one of the main parts of Tirana’s urban fabric. Situated along the compositional axis of the city, it is located in vicinity to the major governmental institutions. The design for the Open Parliament of Albania relies on three main ideas.
Major Parliament Building
The European Parliament, Strasbourg, France
1999
Design: AS.Architecture-Studio
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European Parliament Strasbourg
Hemicycle and offices for the Head Office of the European Parliament including a hemicycle of 750 seats, 1133 offices for the members of Parliament, 18 commission halls of 50 to 350 seats, catering centre and services. The architecture is a metaphor of the European Culture ongoing and its history, and of the democratic institutions carrying it.
The edifice expresses the foundations of the Western civilization: Classicism and Baroque, from Galileo’s to Kepler’s ellipse, the transition from a central geometrical structure (Galileo) to the anamorphosis (Borromini) and the ellipse (Kepler, Gongora), showing the constant motion expressing the evolution of the institutions, evolving from central power to a democratic organization.
Parliament Buildings
This page lists the principal Parliamentary designs across the globe. We aim to select buildings + designs that are either of top quality or interesting or ideally both.
We cover completed Parliamentary buildings, new building designs, architectural exhibitions and design competitions. We focus is on contemporary buildings but information on traditional buildings is also welcome.
Key Parliamentary + Assembly Architecture Projects, alphabetical:
The Beehive – New Zealand Parliament Building Executive Wing
1981
Design: Basil Spence architect; NZ Government designers
photo © Adrian Welch
New Zealand Parliament Building
Christiansborg Slot, Copenhagen, Denmark
–
Design: –
photograph © AJW
Danish Parliament Building
Houses of Parliament, London, UK
1868
Design: Barry + Pugin
image © webbaviation
Houses of Parliament London : Gothic Architecture
Scottish Parliament Building, Scotland, UK
2004
Design: EMBT RMJM
photo © Adrian Welch
Scottish Parliament Building
Welsh National Assembly, Cardiff, Wales
2006
Design: Richard Rogers Partnership (practice retitled as RSHP)
picture © Katsuisha Kida
Welsh National Assembly Building
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Parliament Building Designs
Other Parliaments + Assemblies – no images/links, alphabetical:
German Parliament building, central west Berlin, Germany
–
Foster + Partners
Kuwait National Assembly Building, Kuwait
1982
Architect: Jørn Utzon
National Assembly, Dacca, Bangladesh
1974
Louis Kahn
aka Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban, Dhaka
Sami Parliament Building, Lapland, Norway
2001
Halvorsen & Sundby
Sri Lankan Parliament Buildings, Kotte, Sri Lanka
1983
Geoffrey Bawa
Vietnam Parliament Building, Hanoi, Vietnam
2007-
Von Gerkan, Marg + Partners
Architecture Competition win
Maison de L’UNESCO / UNESCO Building, Paris, France
1958
Marcel Breuer & Pier Luigi Nervi, Architects
United Nations Headquarters – UNO Buildings, New York, USA
1953
Le Corbusier, Oscar Niemeyer
UN Building New York
New Zealand Parliament Building architect : Basil Spence
Sri Lankan Parliament Building architect : Geoffrey Bawa
Buildings / photos for the Contemporary Parliament Architecture page welcome
Website: Parliaments