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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.
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 buildings, northwest England – info, pictures + architects – Castlefield Manchester, English canalside architecture: Manchester building photos, property
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’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, 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
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.
Design: Ennead Architects. This historic building won the 2013 Outstanding Historic Theatre Award by The League of Historic American Theatres.
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.
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.
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,.
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.
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.
The first London Design Biennale will open this September at Somerset House with over 30 countries participating. Nations from six continents will present newly commissioned works that explore the theme Utopia by Design.