The Podium in the former Olympic Park

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Design: Make

The new visitor centre for the south part of the park and ArcelorMittal Orbit visitor attraction, includes ticketing and retail space, and flexible events space with a roof terrace providing panoramic views over the park. The opening of the hub building over the weekend means the award-winning architectural practice is the only architect to date to have delivered an Olympic venue – the Copper Box Arena – as well as a legacy venue.

IMAX DreamCenter in Shanghai

IMAX

Design: 3XN

A 3XN designed IMAX theatre, retail and creative offices complex will be an iconic contribution to the 15 billion yuan (USD$2.4 billion) DreamCenter entertainment district on Shanghai’s West Bund. The DreamCenter building is being developed by DreamWorks Animation together with partners, CMC Capital Partners and Hong Kong developer Lan Kwai Fong Group.

Battle of Bannockburn Visitor Centre Stirling

Battle of Bannockburn Visitor Centre

Design: Reiach and Hall, architects. The highly-anticipated new visitor centre – which is due to open on 1 March, ahead of the 700th anniversary of the battle on 23 and 24 June – uses cutting-edge technology to bring the battle to life for visitors, offering an experience which is unlike any other available in the UK. State-of-the-art installations are used to interpret and explain the events which led up to the battle, and its consequences.

Foshan German Service Center, Southern China

Foshan German Service Center 1

Design: gmp · Architekten von Gerkan, Marg und Partner. Groundbreaking ceremony for the new construction of the German Service Centre in Foshan, a city in the south of China. this competition which was open to German architectural practices with a Chinese partner.

Rosewood Sanya and International Finance Forum

Rosewood Sanya and International Finance Forum 1

Architecture firm Goettsch Partners designs new resort and meeting destination on China’s Hainan Island in Haitang Bay. Developed by Poly Real Estate Group, the complex features a 729-key resort hotel and serviced apartment tower, a 28,000-square-meter International Finance Forum convention center, a series of connecting retail buildings, and a modest visitors center.

National Research Center for Endangered Species

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Samoo Architects & Engineers recently unveiled the design for the new National Research Center for Endangered Species which is to be located in Yeongyang-gun, one of the cleanest environmental areas in Korea. The complex is aimed to provide a hub for the study, education, and research on rare plants and animals of the Korean peninsula.

Stonehenge Visitor Centre building design

New Stonehenge Visitor Centre

Denton Corker Marshall’s new Stonehenge Visitor Centre opens its doors on 18th December, inviting more than one million visitors every year to experience the transformed ancient site.

Located 1.5 miles to the west of the stone circle at Airman’s Corner, just within the World Heritage Site but out of sight of the monument, the new visitor centre is designed with a light touch on the landscape – a low key building sensitive to its environment.

The Turbulences FRAC Centre, Orleans, France

The Turbulences FRAC Centre, Orléans Contemporary Art Building, French Architecture The Turbulences FRAC Centre, France Orleans Building Development – design by Jakob+MacFarlane Architectes 25 + 2 Sep 2013 FRAC Centre Opening Design: Jakob+MacFarlane Architectes Location: Orléans, France The Turbulences FRAC Centre Orléans The Regional Fund for Contemporary Art in the Centre region (FRAC Centre) opens … Read more