City of Westminster Courts, Marylebone Road
It was originally called Horseferry Road Magistrates’ Court, after the road in which it was sited. However, it was renamed in July 2006 following the closure of Bow Street Magistrates’ Court.
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It was originally called Horseferry Road Magistrates’ Court, after the road in which it was sited. However, it was renamed in July 2006 following the closure of Bow Street Magistrates’ Court.
The Supreme Court of Iceland is the final court of appeal in the judiciary of Iceland. It is also the oldest court of law in Iceland and the higher of the two Icelandic court branches.
The new law courts for the Flemish city of Antwerp is one of the practice’s major public buildings of the early 21st century. Like many projects by the practice, it reflects a vision of the city as a humane and democratic place with a commitment to the regeneration of urban life.
The court has become a very everyday facility in the modern society. It is a place that must maintain integrity and at the same time be a place that can effectively communicate with citizens, the courthouse can give direction to how modern public facilities should be built.
City of Justice, Barcelona Law Courts Complex, Spain – design by David Chipperfield Architects – photos of City of Justice Barcelona, new architecture
Construction has finished on schmidt hammer lassen architects’ striking design for a new District Court in Malmö, Sweden. The completed scheme includes a new 10.000 sq m courthouse adjacent to the existing 3,000 sq m listed court building.
Syska Hennessy Group has been awarded a contract to design the building systems for a high-rise tower addition to the Maricopa County criminal justice complex for in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
The competition was a great challenge in terms of the programme, rigid regulative of the competition brief and the complexity of the location, which is adjacent to the future city boulevard and part of the new administrative district forming along the railyards.
The Wilkie D. Ferguson Courthouse building stands at the end of the axis created by the 4th Street Promenade. However, because the center atrium space is approximately 20 meters above the plaza, both the physical and visual axes are maintained through the building.
Due to the high demand for office space within the new masterplan that contains the Civil Courts of Justice, public space within the development has shifted from being a potential destination to becoming residual, fragmented and dispersed.
Arezzo Law Court, Tuscany building design by Studio Nicoletti Associati: near the Medici’s Fortress, inside an historical park, the new building houses the main courtrooms and the Hall of Justice President headquarter and is linked to a neoclassical building, once a large hospital, to be restored and used for offices and archives.
The court originated as the sessions house of the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs of the City of London and of Middlesex. The original medieval court was first mentioned in 1585; it was next to the older Newgate Prison.
4th extension of the Court of Justice, removal of asbestos and renovation of the original palace (25 000 m²), creation of 37 000 m² occupied spaces in covered areas.
The Bronx County Hall of Justice stands prominently on its two-block site facing East 161st Street near the borough’s Grand Concourse. The building houses forty-seven courtrooms, seven grand jury rooms, offices, and provides underground parking for 240 vehicles.