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In addition, we post information and images of significant contemporary architecture projects on this international website. Our focus is on internationally-significant architectural works.
At the project of Arcam the main concept is the fold of the aluminium-zinc façade. The faces between the fold are made from glass. To keep the fold as pure as possible there has been chosen to make the fold out of one continuous material.
Vlado Valkof’s intention in the ThyssenKrupp Elevator Istanbul Disaster Prevention and Education Centre Competitio is to organize a joyful, integral space where man reconciles with nature. In addition to animate forms we have manipulated the movement in order to induce the production of new urban opportunities.
Centro Niemeyer Avilés is currently closed and may not reopen. Oscar Niemeyer wrote a letter of support for the centre in October. More information online as developments occur.
Red Rock Canyon Visitor Center consists of a new 8,000 sf. Visitor Arrival building with 44,000 sf of outdoor exhibits, a 7,000 sf remodel of the existing visitor center building to house administrative functions, and a new 1,100 sf. Visitor Contact Station.
Louvre Pyramid Building, Paris, France – design by I M Pei, architect – information + photos of the Louvre Pyramid, lobby to famous French art gallery
ATELIER BRÜCKNER designs visitors’ centre of the European Parliament in Brussels Beginning 14th of October, the European Parliament will welcome its visitors with a scenographically staged exhibition in 23 different languages.
”Saivu” is a sami word for a portal to another world. Based on the magic realism of the sami people and their understanding of nature, the construction system of their ”lavvo”, and an interpretation of old sami signs, we made the proposals for three gateways to the Sjunkhatten National Park.
In the midst of the hard-to-reach wet¬lands of the River Helge, yet on the doorstep of Kristianstad in the south of Sweden, lies Naturum Vattenriket (Wetlands).
The Gippsland Water Factory Vortex Centre, houses offices, laboratory functions and an interpretive experience for a major new water recycling plant.
Lasva Water Tower, Estonia – design by logon, architects – conversion into a performance space, visitor centre and an art gallery in South Estonia
The Vasquez Rocks Nature and Interpetive Center is a vital gateway to a unique asset in the Los Angeles County Parks system. The high-desert site is one of the most significant natural areas in the region.
Steven Holl Architects has been awarded the prestigious 2011 Byggeskikkprisen for the Knut Hamsun Center in Hamarøy, Norway.
The brief for the Mount Stuart Visitor’s Centre project was to create a modern, original visitor centre building in its own right, distinct from the existing Mount Stuart House – to excite visitors as well as accommodate them.
The visitor’s centre sits at the focal point of Jesmond Dene’s linear park, which has served generations of visiting families. This Tyneside building design is by Mosedale Gillatt Architects: RIBA Award winner, 19 May 2011.
Design : Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios. FCBS have recently completed the new Discovery Centre for the famous Jodrell Bank Observatory. Designed for the University of Manchester’s Centre for Astrophysics the projects include two new Visitor and Exhibition Pavilions which have been built to inspire budding young scientists and showcase cutting-edge research ‘as it happens’.
The new City of London Information Centre introduces a dynamic contemporary structure to an area of exceptional architectural and urban heritage.
The main library, containing 500,000 printed works, is one of the largest scientific collections in Europe; four large study areas can accommodate 860 students with office space for over 100 EPFL and other employees.