Copenhagen Railway Station: Hovedbanestation
Hovedbanegaarden København, built in 1904-11, designed by Heinrich Wenck Architect: landmark Copenhagen building on west side of city centre, immediately west of Tivoli.
Royal Crescent Bath, Georgian Architecture
250 years anniversary of the iconic Royal Crescent, a masterpiece of the architectural innovation and creative imagination of the Georgian era.
Lower Lodge Gatehouse Bristol Building
Two year restoration of handsome Grade II listed gatehouse completed by Austin-Smith:Lord. The Gothic revival building was formerly on Historic England’s ‘Heritage at Risk’ register.
New Holland Island West 8 Landscape
New Holland Development chose to organize a full-fledged city park rather than a building. To implement this idea, they employed West 8, under the direction of Design Director Edzo Bindels.
Queen’s House Greenwich Building London
The 17th-century ‘house of delight’ that began an architectural movement in Britain re-opens this October. This British Palladian villa design by architect Inigo Jones, is one of the UK’s most historically important buildings, a masterpiece of British architecture.
Statens Museum Kunst Copenhagen
National Gallery of Denmark: the original building was designed by Vilhelm Dahlerup and G.E.W. Møller in a Historicist Italian Renaissance revival style. An extension was designed by architects C. F. Møller, completed in 1998.
Architecture of Georgian Homes
Georgian architecture refers to the architectural style of the period from 1720 and 1830. It takes its name from the four British King Georges who ruled at this time. Georgian architecture departed from the English Baroque style of the early 18th century, characterised by bold and opulent curved shapes, strong lines, ornamental design and rich colours.
Bluecoat Arts Centre Liverpool Building
Bluecoat Arts Centre Liverpool design by Biq Architects, oldest surviving city centre building: Arts centre extension, English Grade 1 Listed building restoration (originally built as a school in 1717) and a new 2250 m² extension built – a new arts wing housing a flexible performance space and four art galleries.
Bluecoat Liverpool City Centre Building
It is Liverpool’s oldest surviving city centre building and a fine example of Queen Anne-style architecture, yet the builders and architects responsible for creating Bluecoat have remained unconfirmed – until now. New research has discovered fresh information about the origins of this much-loved Liverpool building, which dates from 1717 and started life as a charity school before becoming a centre for the contemporary arts.
Castlefield Manchester Architecture, Buildings
Castlefield buildings, northwest England – info, pictures + architects – Castlefield Manchester, English canalside architecture: Manchester building photos, property
New Holland Island: St Petersburg Masterplan
In accordance with a new master plan developed by West 8, and approved by the Investment Committee and the Council for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage of the City of Saint Petersburg, New Holland Island’s first phase of restoration and regeneration has been completed.
Joel Solkoff’s Column Vol. IV, Number 2
Joel’s Column Vol. IV, Number 2: How a 1924 Arthur Cleveland Nash Architectural Masterpiece in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, transmogrifies into an e-architect exclusive.
Rundetårn København, Round Tower Copenhagen
Rundetårn København, Købmagergade, just north off The Strøget, built in the middle of the 17th Century, designed by Jørgen Scheffel, Hans van Steenwinkel the younger and I & J Exner, architects
Brooklyn Bridge New York: Date, John A. Roebling
John A. Roebling, designer / civil engineer. This well known bridge in New York City is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. Completed in 1883, it connects the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River.
City Center New York Building, Architects
Design: Ennead Architects. This historic building won the 2013 Outstanding Historic Theatre Award by The League of Historic American Theatres.
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.
Kings Cross Building Photos, London Property
King’s Cross buildings – new photos. The German Gymnasium, a new restaurant designed by Conran and Partners, originally built in 1865 – England’s first purpose-built gymnasium for the German Gymnastics Society.
ArDe Somerset House London Event
Architecture curator Sam Jacob says, “ArDe is a show that brings together worlds of architecture, property and design to create a dialogue about the future of our cities.” Founder of ArDe is Esperanza Koren, an architect with 20 years’ experience,.
St Pancras Renaissance London Hotel
New photos – The vision of Sir Gilbert Scott, originally brought to life in 1860s, was meant to extend the St Pancras station frontage and drew an obvious inspiration from the Gothic Revival Palace of Westminster, nowadays known as the Houses of Parliament.
Matrera Castle Restoration, Cádiz, Spain
Controversial Andalusian fortress refurbishment: Castillo de Matrera – officially designated as important cultural heritage – the renewal design by architect Carlos Quevedo has caused ‘horror’ among conservationists.
