Galveston Seawall Design Contest: Charrette

Galveston Seawall Design Contest: Charrette

Rice Design Alliance (RDA) Partners will challenge architects, designers, and interested public participants to assess the iconic Galveston Seawall during their annual design charrette* and competition.

Harbour Senftenberg, Germany: Stadthafen

Harbour Senftenberg, Germany: Stadthafen

The integration of the lake into the 70 square kilometers of navigable interconnection will further develop the tourist infrastructure of the region “Lausitzer Seenland”. Purpose of the competition is the design of the harbour on the basis of an urban and a preliminary study.

Floating Observatory Korea Building

Floating Observatory South Korea design

The dream of flight is blissful. Just the thought of floating in the sky brings enough motivation to attempt to achieve the dream. However this dream is now a reality.

Maritime Network Netherlands Design

Maritime Network Netherlands design by Monolab

All recreative, scientific and commercial program is organised in compact enclaves (islands and water parcels), with a maximum variation parallel to the dam and maximum functional use perpendicular to the dam.

Colonia Coast Guard Headquarters, Uruguay

Colonia Coast Guard Headquarters Building, Uruguay

The Coast Guard HQ is strategically positioned at the entrance of the Port of Colonia, Uruguay, South America in a UNESCO World Heritage site of a 17th century colonial Portuguese walled settlement situated on the River Plate in front of Buenos Aries.

Boston Harbor Garage Towers: Waterfront

Boston Harbor Garage Towers: Waterfront

When complete the Boston Harbor Garage project will weave together some of the city’s most important areas into one district that will attract people throughout the day and into the night to enjoy the numerous activities the area has to offer.

Zira Island Azerbaijan Buildings

Zira Island Azerbaijan Buildings

Zira Zero Island is a 1,000,000 m2 master plan for a carbon neutral resort and residential development on Zira Island located along the Caspian Sea. As a young post-soviet democracy, Azerbaijan is rediscovering its national identity by imagining Zira Island as an architectural landscape based upon the country’s dramatic natural setting.

Walsh Bay Sydney Harbour Development

Walsh Bay - Sydney Harbour Development

The water and land based buildings and vacant sites on Sydney Harbour will be used for new residential apartments with an 850 seat drama theatre as well as commercial and retail space.

Palm Jumeirah Dubai, Nakheel Property, UAE

Palm Jumeirah Dubai

Palm Jumeirah is the original visionary land reclamation project off the coast of Jumeirah in Dubai. This residential, hotel and leisure development in the shape of a Palm leaf has inspired much international comment and interest.

Madinat Al Soor Dubai, Nakheel UAE

Madinat Al Soor Dubai, Nakheel UAE

International award-winning architecture firm RMJM has been selected by Nakheel, one of the world’s largest real estate developers, to design the one-million-square-metre “Madinat Al Soor” mixed-use development, a sustainable, modern pedestrian city for approximately 22,000 new residents.

Pierhead Stromness Harbour Building

Pierhead Stromness Harbour Building design

Malcolm Fraser Architects wins major international design competition, coordinated by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) on behalf of Orkney Islands Council, for the £3million redevelopment of Stromness Pierhead.