Hof van Duivenvoorde courtyard building
Dutch architecture studio 70F architecture designed a visitors center that ‘lives’. Duivenvoordes Courtyard has 9 movable facade parts that open up the building in the morning and close it at night.
Castle building designs
Castle building designs and architects
e-architect select castle building designs and historic fort architecture from around the world. Discover fortification architecture projects information and images of the best castle buildings globally.
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Behaviour Morphe light mapping projection
Zaha Hadid Architects and their team of contributors have created the ‘Behaviour Morphe’: An art installation where light is projected onto the façade of the city’s Baroque castle mapping the building for the 2017 Schlosslichtspiele Festival in Karlsruhe, Germany.
Auckland Castle in Durham Visitors Attraction
Architects Purcell are the lead consultant and conservation-accredited architects working with Niall McLaughlin Architects on the repair, re-presentation and enhancement of the Grade-I listed, 900 year old, Auckland Castle, Co. Durham.
Castelo de Abrantes Design Competition
The Portuguese city of Abrantes and the national Association of Architects launch the International design competition “Castelo de Abrantes”. The architecture competition aims to qualify and enrich the Abrantes Castle surroundings.
Nyborg Castle Design Competition, Denmark
Design: Cubo and jaja, with VBM, Schul Landscape, Søren Jensen Engineers, and Professor Mogens Morgen of The Aarhus School of Architecture
International architecture competition to form a masterplan for Nyborg Castle on the island of Funen.
Kisimul Castle, Isle of Barra, Scotland medieval fort
One of Scotland’s most iconic castles is to undergo major conservation, archaeological and interpretation work as part of a plan agreed between Historic Scotland and Macneil of Barra.
Stirling Castle Scotland, Royal palace building
Opening of Stirling Castle’s Renaissance royal palace after a £12 million refurbishment. Historic Scotland project to return the royal apartments in the palace to how they may have looked in the 1540s.
Roch Castle Wales, Pembrokeshire Building
Keith Griffiths was brought up in St David’s between 1960 and 72. He left the U.K in 1982 and set up his own architectural practice in Hong Kong in 1985. He acquired the castle in 2008 following long negotiations with the previous owners.
Fortezza Franzensfeste, Eisack Valley Fortress
Designed by regimental engineer Franz von Scholl, it consists of three autonomous sections: the upper, middle and lower fortress levels. It has clear and simple classicist lines; it is functional and impregnable.
Castle Tioram Loch Moidart, Scotland
Castle Tioram may lose its Scheduled Monument status if it is used as a residence and, although it would remain listed, this would mean that there would be less control over future alterations.
Castle Tioram Scotland: Loch Moidart
Castle Tioram, one of Scotland’s most romantic castles. Like Castle Stalker and Eilean Donan it is located on the shoreline but unlike the other two it can be accessed at low tide. This underlines the poetry of the Castle and its environment.
São Jorge Castle Praça Nova, Lisbon
The Project for the Musealization of the Archaeological Site of Praça Nova of São Jorge Castle, in Lisbon, realized by the architect João Luís Carrilho da Graça, was recently distinguished with Piranesi Prix de Rome 2010 International Prize
Kilchurn Castle Scotland: Loch Awe ruined building photos
This is a ruined structure on a rocky peninsula at the northeastern end of Loch Awe, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
Frederiksborg Slot Denmark: Historic Building
Frederiksborg Slot Denmark – a Danish castle located in Hillerod, north of Copenhagen. The castle’s first part was built in 1560 by King Frederik ll