Element House Anyang Park, Korea Building

Rintala Eggertsson received an interesting invitation last May. In the Seoul metropolitan area there is a satellite city called Anyang, a small, in Korean context, suburban town with 700.000 inhabitants.

Prada Transformer, Korea Building by OMA

OMA announces the opening of the Prada Transformer pavilion, a pioneering temporary structure that will be picked up by cranes and rotated to accommodate a variety of cultural events.

Renaissance Pavilion Competition Yorkshire

Yorkshire Forward and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Yorkshire are delighted to announce the five short listed schemes for the Renaissance Pavilion competition. The judging panel reviewed 87 entries.

New Amsterdam Pavilion: The Battery NYC

New Amsterdam Plein & Pavilion in New York City. Celebrated Dutch architect Ben van Berkel to design dramatic Public Hub at The Battery to Greet Millions and Pay Tribute to the enduring relationship between the Netherlands and New York.

Kolkata Book Fair Pavilion, India Design, Architect

Graeme Massie resigns from designing Kolkata Book Fair Pavilion for Scotland. Competition organisers, like the British Council, should do their utmost to ensure the winner’s design is realised.

Spinningfields Kiosks – Manchester Design

Allied London Properties has just unveiled the first images of Will Alsop’s dynamic addition to the public realm at its award-winning Spinningfields development in Manchester – a newsagent, a florist and a juice bar.

Kolkata Book Fair Pavilion Competition, Architect

Edinburgh-based practice, Graeme Massie Architects, are delighted to have been confirmed as first prize winners in the open competition, organised by the Lighthouse on behalf of the British Council, for the design of a pavilion to represent Scotland at the Kolkata Book Fair 2009.

Shanghai Expo 2010 Italian Pavilion

Shanghai Expo 2010 Italian Pavilion by Studio Nicoletti Associati

Shanghai expo 2010 Italian pavilion competition project: Pavilion’s dynamic shape represents italian innovation and fantasy, meanwhile the better city – better life theme is represented trough the main features of italian urban quality.

Serpentine Pavilion Gallery 2008: Frank Gehry

Serpentine Pavilion Gallery 2008 by Frank Gehry

The highly articulated structure – designed and engineered in collaboration with Arup – comprises large timber planks and multiple glass planes that soar and swoop at different angles to create a dramatic multi-dimensional space.

Zaragoza 2008 Expo Buildings, Spain: Designs

Zaragoza 2008 Expo Buildings

Until 14th September 2008 the first International Exposition to be organised according to the new model recognised by the Bureau International des Expositions (B.I.E.) is being held in Zaragoza.

Kielder Observatory Building

Kielder Observatory Building

Charles Barclay Architects’ recently completed Kielder Observatory is the latest in a series of interesting commissions by the Art and Architecture programme at Kielder, Northumberland.

Kongsberg Jazz Festival Pavilion, Norway

Kongsberg Jazz Festival Pavilion, The Tubaloon Norway

The Tubaloon is a membrane structure designed by the Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta to serve as the main stage at Scandinavia’s reputable Kongsberg Jazz Festival.