Taunton Trial Court: US District Courthouse

Taunton Trial Court US District Courthouse Massachusetts

Leers Weinzapfel Associates’ Taunton Trial Court in Taunton, MA, wins 2012 American Institute of Architecture/Academy of Architecture for Justice (AIA/AAJ) Justice Facilities Review (JFR) Program Award of Excellence Merit.

Mestia Buildings: House of Justice Georgia

The project is situated in the heart of the old town of Mestia, next to the newly built city-hall. Its towerlike shape pays homage to the medieval stone towers which are traditional to Mestia’s mountainside region.

Jerusalem Court House, Israel: Chyutin Architects

The courthouse in Jerusalem is located on a newly designed main public square in the city center of Jerusalem. The building houses all the judiciary levels except the Supreme Court, and contains 113 courtrooms and 135 judges’ chambers.

Durham Region Courthouse, Oshawa building

Durham Region Courthouse, Oshawa building

With its carefully scaled massing and richly patterned cladding of spandrel and clear glass, the Durham Consolidated Courthouse makes a significant contribution to the civic architecture of the emerging urban framework of downtown Oshawa.

Palácio de Justiça de Gouveia, Portugal law courts

Palácio de Justiça de Gouveia, Portugal law courts

Gouveia, door for entry to the Serra da Estrela, is going to be served by new Law Courts. The land set aside for construction is located between the public gardens, at the end of the Rampa do Monte do Calvário, replacing an existing building

Constitutional Court Karlsruhe, West 8 Germany

Constitutional Court Karlsruhe, West 8 Germany

The Paul Baumgartner-designed Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe is being restored. The campus of the court complex is to be revitalized and situated adjacent to the botanical garden and is part of the Schlossgarten.

Haifa Court House, Israeli Building

Haifa is the main northern city of Israel, situated on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea, on the slopes of Mount Carmel. The building site is located at Haifa’s downtown area, between two roads that define its boundary.

Ipswich Justice Precinct, Australia: RPA Architects

Ipswich Justice Precinct Buildings

The most compelling aim by Cox Rayner Architects / ABM Architects for the Ipswich Courts project was to humanise the experience of the justice system, one that is often alienating and exacerbated by typically confronting civic architecture.

Brussels Courthouse Competition, Belgium

Antwerp Cathedral

The Brussels Courthouse was built between 1866 and 1883 by architect Poelaert and is the most largest building erected in the West in the 19th century.

Birmingham Magistrates Court building

Birmingham Magistrates Court building

International architects Denton Corker Marshall have been granted Planning Approval for another new major court building in the UK – the proposed new Magistrates’ Court in Birmingham