Akademie der Künste Berlin exhibition

Security Breakdown New York

An Exhibition on Design Possibilities for Public Space through Civil Intervention. ‘DEMO:POLIS – The Right to Public Space’ presents “options available to the public in shaping its own cities. Increasingly critical citizens are demanding the right to have a say in decisions that affect public space.”

Urban Platform Flexible Structure Lisbon

Urban Platform Flexible structure in Lisbon

Design: Bumjin Kim & Minyoung Kim. Scaffolding has been used for a very long time, across the globe. Essentially, it is a temporary structure that supports people or materials during the construction process: it can provide a more flexible space.

Barneveld Centrum by NL Architects

Barneveld Centrum

Design: NL Architects. “Barneveld Centrum in principle is a very nice station. It includes a snack bar and clock tower. But there is room for improvement.”

City Museum in Helsinki Building: Davidsson Tarkela

Time Machine old photos Helsinki City Museum

Design: Arkkitehdit Davidsson Tarkela. Helsinki City Museum to open their new flagship museum on 13 May 2016 in the historic Tori Quarters. The opening programme of the new Helsinki City Museum has been designed to bring history to life and create the feeling for visitors of walking back through time.

Täby Torg North of Stockholm

Taby Torg

Design: Polyform. The opening of Täby Torg marks a new chapter in the city of Täby’s history. The center of Täby is a part of the Swedish “Million Programme” which was executed in the 1960’s.

Ravens Home at Tower of London: Aviary

Ravens Home

Design: Llowarch Llowarch Architects. Perched on the edge of a grassy slope, in the Tower’s inner most ward, the new 500 sq. ft. timber structure is an elegant and appropriate new home for the birds, and an excellent opportunity for visitors to get up close to the ravens which are one of the Tower’s most popular attractions.

Camley Bridge in King’s Cross

Camley Bridge

Moxon Architects have designed a new pedestrian bridge for the King’s Cross Central Development Partnership at its landmark project in the heart of London, King’s Cross.

The Impulse Winter Installation Montreal

The Impulse Winter Installation Montreal

Design: Lateral Office. Montrealers and visitors are invited, from December 10 to January 31, to explore Impulse, a winter installation comprising 30 giant seesaws that will transform the Place des Festivals into a vast illuminated playground, accompanied by a set of all-new video projections.

Garden Bridge across the Thames, London, UK

Garden Bridge across the River Thames

Design: Heatherwick Studio / Arup. Yet more controversy…Lambeth Council councillors rebel against their leadership to formally call in the decision to hand over land saying it was unaccountable and not properly scrutinised.

European Prize for Urban Public Space

Braided Valley in Elche

The European Prize for Urban Public Space is a biennial competition organized by seven European institutions with the aim to recognize and encourage the recovery projects and defense of public space in our cities.

Metamorfose, Porto Mesh Building

Metamorfose

Design: FAHR 021.3. Amid the architectural diversity around the São Bento train station in Porto, Metamorfose​ this green metal ‘mesh’ design really stands out.

Noma Christmas Tree in Manchester

NOMA Christmas Tree

Design: Hello Wood. A uniquely designed 11m Christmas tree designed by leading Hungarian architects has been commissioned by NOMA to launch Manchester’s first new public square this century.

Guidelines for a Greener City, Madrid

Guidelines for a Greener City

Arup launches “Madrid + Natural” a series of guidelines to tackle the global concern of climate change through multiple local solutions.

Lotus Sculpture Goodwood Festival of Speed 2012

Lotus Sculpture

Design: Gerry Judah. Six historic Lotus Formula 1 cars were incorporated in a spectacular sculpture by artist Gerry Judah that was the centrepiece of last weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, Britain’s largest car culture event.