Nottingham Southside Property Development
Nottingham Southside Property Development, England: a key player behind world-renowned London King’s Cross development marks out city with a ‘once in a generation opportunity’
The Friars Primary School Salford Extension
The Friars Primary School modular classroom extension is an exciting project that reveals the potential for modular construction methods in education. MTX installed a bespoke facility
Anfield Police Station Liverpool Renewal
The Anfield Police Station is an impressive 1800s building is set to become a 26-room boutique bed and breakfast, for a pair of property developers who came to the city from Mexico in 2018.
Hastings Pier Regeneration, East Sussex
Stirling Prize winner – Hastings Pier Redevelopment by dRMM Architects. de Rijke Marsh Morgan beat six architecture practices to the job. Also shortlisted were Niall Laughlin Architects, Wilkinson Eyre Architects, FAT, Adams & Sutherland and White Arkitekter AB.
Chapel Street Regeneration in Salford
Design proposal by OMI Architects to form two groups of buildings straddling a new public square. The development opens a pedestrian route from Chapel Street to the New Bailey area, Spinningfields and Manchester city centre. 375 apartments and 870sqm of commercial & retail space.
School of Architecture in Wolverhampton
Architects: Atkins. Plans to convert a derelict brewery building into a £100m education hub for construction and the built environment at the University of Wolverhampton, England, have been given the go ahead.
Joel Solkoff’s Column Vol. IV, Number 1
Joel’s Column Vol. IV, Number 1: President Obama announces architects to design his Presidential Library in Illinois, not “the land of Lincoln”; plus preparing for Zaha Hadid’s eulogy.
Joel Solkoff’s Column Volume II Number 5, Brasilia
United States Architecture, Brasilia Buildings, New Cities and Communities in the USA Joel Solkoff’s Column Volume II, No. 5 Architectural Column by Joel Solkoff, PA, USA Joel’s Column Vol. II, Number 5 Building cities in the United States—special Wyoming focus. … Continued
Joel Solkoff’s Column, Vol.II, Number 4
What Herzog & de Meuron’s completion of the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) means to the revitalization of Downtown Miami.
The government of Miami approved a revitalization plan—a plan that includes the taxpayers of Miami paying costs to the Herzog & de Meuron’s firm. Miami taxpayers paid $100 million toward the cost of the museum.
Worthy of asking but not of discussion here: Are taxpayers getting what they paid for?
Joel Solkoff’s Column, Vol.II, Number 3
Where will I live? Plus…Writing on architects plus their role in the imminent global Baby Boom housing crisis, I have purchased two houses in my lifetime. The first was on Capitol Hill, in Downtown, Washington, D.C. which had a landmark plaque posted on the entrance. It was a beautiful house 100 years old where my former wife and I raised two children.
Joel Solkoff’s Column, Vol.II, Number 2
Zaha Hadid’s Miami compared to my life in rural “Rust Belt” Pennsylvania. “Miami has long been the economic and commercial capital of Latin America, both English and Spanish are commonly understood and it has been the place where many Latinos could be sure their money and their persons were safe from government takeover.”
–The Almanac of American Politics by Michael Barone and Chuck McCutcheon
Joel Solkoff’s Column, Vol.II, Number 1
If I were an architect eager to launch my career in the U.S., I would focus on three states: Texas, California, and Florida. Despite the incredibly exciting renewal taking place in New York City, the reality is that the wealth and power in the United States has shifted
Rebuilding The World Trade Center: Libeskind
Joel Solkoff – on disability issues relevant to architects. Daniel Libeskind, master architect to rebuild Ground Zero, watched the original World Trade Center being built in the 1960s. Libeskind’s father worked in the neighborhood.
Joel Solkoff’s Column, Vol.I, Number 2
Joel Solkoff – on disability issues relevant to architects
The new Renzo Piano Whitney overlooking the Hudson River, adjacent to a really fun public park, has brought to near completion, another magnificent new Piano. Within the Gallery is the original photograph Edward Steichen took of Marlene Dietrich in 1931. The Whitney will soon be launching a new Exhibition of Steichen’s work.
Quadrant 2 South – Crown Estate Regeneration
Quadrant 2 South London, Regent Street Regeneration, Building, Development News Quadrant 2 South, London Crown Estate Redevelopment Piccadilly – design by Barr Gazetas, Architects 28 Oct 2013 Quadrant 2 South London Quadrant 2 South Latest Regent Street regeneration project gets … Continued
Arkadien Winnenden Buildings: Stuttgart
Arkadien Winnenden, A Landscape for Climate Adaptation: Blue-green landscapes transform an industrial wasteland into an outdoor neighbourhood in face of climate challenges.
Keynsham Town Centre: Regeneration, Library
The application contains proposals for 20,000 sqft of new retail and restaurant space, a new civic building with One Stop Shop and library, community meeting and performance space, Council office space, plus new streets and spaces.
Aberdeen Regeneration Plans: Masterplan
The masterplan for a new £200m development aimed at regenerating Aberdeen city centre was recommended for public consultation by Aberdeen City Council today (21 July 2005) by The Scottish Retail Property Limited Partnership (SRPLP), a joint venture between the two of the UK’s property giants, British Land and Land Securities.
Friargate Regeneration: Coventry Building
The masterplan outlines the redevelopment of a central area opposite Coventry’s train station, envisaging improvements to the local infrastructure and public realm, including a new pedestrian route into the city centre.
