Les Teintureries, Lyon, France Building

On the approach to Tarare, a small town close to Lyon, an imposing building testifies to the area’s industrial heritage. A factory built on the banks of the river, this disused building formerly housed the Turdine dye works – les teintureries in French – specialised in textiles finishing.

Central Plaza Lardprao in Bangkok

Central Plaza Lardprao in Bangkok

Central Plaza Lardprao in Bangkok Shopping Complex: Thai Retail Development design by Girimun Architects, first Southeast Asian mixed-use complex of shopping, offices, hotel and convention centre built in the 70’s has gone through a major expansion and repositioning.

Moscow Mixed-use Master-plan News

Independent design, environment and sustainability consultancy, LDA Design, in association with architects, UHA London, has been appointed to master-plan one of central Moscow’s best-known former industrial sites – Serp and Molot, or Hammer and Sickle.

Stanmore Mixed-use Development London

Stanmore Mixed-use development, Anmer Lodge site, Northwest London for Notting Hill Housing Group, design by PCKO Architects: retail buildings: architecture

Chengdu Creative Centre

Creative Centre, Chinese Masterplan Design, Competition, Architecture, Architect. Images Chengdu Creative Centre Public Masterplan Development China – design by Broadway Malyan 26 Aug 2014 Chengdu Creative Centre in China Broadway Malyan-led team wins international masterplan for new district in Chengdu Design: Broadway Malyan Global architecture, urbanism and design practice Broadway Malyan has won an international competition … Read more

Aria on the Bay in Miami Condos

Aria on the Bay in Miami building design

Aria on the Bay: Florida residential development buildings, USA – design Arquitectonica architects – Aria on the Bay Miami, towers, Florida condos, images.

Block 32 Lyon Building: Tectoniques Architectes

Block 32 - France Mixed Use Building 5

Design: Tectoniques Architectes. Block 32 occupies a strategic position in the vast programme to renovate the Duchère neighbourhood, in Lyon. The OPAC du Rhône housing association has produced a building which incorporates 33 social rental housing units, 1,500m2 of office space dedicated to health-related activities, and has retail space throughout the ground floor.

Bloomsbury Conservation Area

Bloomsbury Conservation

Design: TateHindle. Increased office space and decreased energy usage at refurbished building in London’s New Oxford Street. Despite a whole extra floor of space in the refurbished office building at 70 New Oxford Street in the Bloomsbury Conservation Area of London, energy usage has fallen by 40 per cent.

Argentan’s Cultural Center in France

Argentan Cultural Center

Design: Architecture Patrick Mauger

This new hub provides a space for all the town’s cultural events. Stripped of any pretentiousness, the building defines itself as a metal-clad cultural hall. With its hangar-like appearance, the architecture withdraws, handing the space over to the cultural events taking place.

Nine Elms Homes South Bank

Nine Elms Homes

Design: Grid Architects and Maccreanor Lavington. Wandsworth Council has approved plans to replace the Christies Fine Arts Warehouse in Nine Elms with a mixed use development including 510 homes and new cultural space.

Minories East London Masterplan

Minories London

ACME’s Minories proposal in London EC3 has been granted planning permission by the City of London Planning Committee. The development includes a 20,000 sqm office building, a 16,500 sqm Hilton Hotel with 370 rooms, and an 8,000 sqm residential building.

Multifunctional Office Building in Moscow

Moscow Office Building

Design: Architects of Invention. The total site area is approximately 0.5 hectares. The building consists of two connected volumes – a 14-storey office building of rectangular form and a 7-storey hotel.

New Fetter Place in London Holborn Circus

New Fetter Place

Design: TateHindle. New Fetter Place, the redevelopment adjacent to Holborn Circus, has been completed. It comprises a newly regenerated 12-storey octagonal shaped tower at 8-10 New Fetter Lane and a newly constructed six-storey link building at 55 Fetter Lane.

The design for the 135,000 sqft redevelopment included extensions to the octagonal shaped tower, a new façade, remodelled service core and new mechanical & electrical services to provide an additional 40% of Class A office accommodation.

Midland Goods Shed Redevelopment, London

Goods Shed East Handyside Canopy

Design: Bennetts Associates. Upon completion in 2015, the redevelopment of Midland Goods Shed will create an innovative new focal point for King’s Cross, within the heritage core of one of London’s most dramatically changing neighbourhoods.