Xuhui Vanke Center Shanghai

Xuhui Vanke Center

Benoy, the global studio of Architects, Masterplanners, Interior and Graphic Designers, announce its appointment to the Xuhui Vanke Center in Shanghai.

Smithsonian Institution Master Plan Washington DC

Smithsonian Institution Masterplan design

Design: BIG architects. Nearly 1,400 people have signed a petition in opposition to Bjarke Ingels’ proposal to demolish a portion of the Smithsonian Institution campus: the Enid A Haupt Garden, which would be razed to make way for a new plaza.

Carlsberg Masterplan Copenhagen Buildings

Carlsberg Copenhagen building

New photos of buildings in this historic industrial city area. Carlsberg wants to be in the lead and show the way for a social, economic and environmental sustainable city. Social sustainability will support the creation of a strong and diverse city driven by verve, the diversity of experiences and meetings between cultures.

Louis Kahn Building in Fort Wayne: Arts United

Louis Kahn Building in Fort Wayne

Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne hopes to transform downtown Fort Wayne’s arts campus into a “boldly accessible, connected and welcoming creative space” that provides excellence for local non-profit arts groups, their patrons and the community.

Nanjing Financial City II Masterplan design

Nanjing Financial City II

Design: von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp)

Commission for key project in the Hexi New Town expansion area. The architects won the competition for Nanjing Financial City II and has been commissioned to produce the master plan and the design for the first development stage.

Rio Olympic Park Master Plan: AECOM

Taking its inspiration from the dramatic natural setting and the energy and ambitions of Rio, AECOM’s winning masterplan design for the Rio Olympic and Paralympic Games will start to become a reality as works begins to develop the plans by teams in London and Rio de Janeiro.

Darling Exchange Building Sydney, NSW

Darling Exchange Building Sydney

Landmark civic building Design: Kengo Kuma & Associates, Architects. Sydney’s skyline is set for more cranes and a rooftop bar with the development of the Darling Exchange, in the heart of the $3.4 billion transformation of Darling Harbour.

Social Housing in Bergen: Møllendal Homes

Social Housing in Bergen

Design: Rabatanalab. This project is located in an industrial area, inaccessible and unsuited for public use so making a fracture between two parts of Bergen. It aims to regenerate the area into an attractive and active waterfront neighbourhood.

Dynamic Oasis Chengdu, China

Dynamic Oasis

SWA announces the landscape design for the new Performing Arts and Entertainment Center, located in the heart of Chengdu, the largest city in southwest China

Financial Street Shanghai Railway Station

Financial Street Shanghai Railway Station

Chicago-based architecture firm Goettsch Partners and Hong Kong-based studio Lead 8 won the design competition for a new 264,000-sqm multi-building mixed-use complex: Financial Street Shanghai Railway Station.

Bath Western Riverside Masterplan

Bath Western Riverside

Design: ColladoCollins Architects
Meyer Homes has been granted planning consent by Bath and Northeast Somerset Council to redevelop the former Bath Press site.

Place Jacques-Cartier Ville-Marie Montréal

Place Jacques-Cartier Ville-Marie Montréal

Design: Atelier Ville Architecture Paysage (VAP). To mark the city’s 375th anniversary in 2017, the Borough of Ville-Marie will offer Montréal residents and visitors a revamped, friendlier Place Jacques-Cartier that will host lively activities year round.

La Grande Mosaique Caen Masterplan

Caen Masterplan La Grande Mosaique

La Grande Mosaïque, MVRDV Architects’ urban planning project in Caen, France, has been in development for two years and has already seen a series of projects under construction within the masterplan.