RIBA Stephen Lawrence Prize Shortlist
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the 2012 shortlist for the Stephen Lawrence Prize – an £5000 award that recognizes fresh talent with construction budgets of less than £1...
View ArticleVenice Biennale 2012: Facecity / C+S Architects
C+S Architects‘ contribution, Facecity, for the 2012 Venice Biennale, gives form to the idea of the curator, Fulvio Irace, of continuity in architecture. The exhibition reconsiders the architecture of...
View ArticleFrench-Mexican School / Alberto Kalach
Architects: Alberto Kalach Location: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Architects: Alberto Kalach, Juan Palomar, Héctor Módica Design Team: Taller de Arquitectura X Photographs: Yoshihiro Koitani The...
View ArticleSt. James’s Market Development / Make Architects
The St. James’s Market development, designed by Make Architects, is a key area in central London that will be reinvigorated if the plans, on behalf of The Crown Estate, are approved. As one of The...
View ArticleHARDWARE SOFTCORE Installation / Gabriele Falconi
The HARDWARE SOFTCORE Installation, designed by Gabriele Falconi, is directed to the interaction of the viewer, to his involvement, even physical, as an actor aware of choices and paths. Of monumental...
View ArticleYoo Apartments / Léon Wohlhage Wernik Architekten
Architects: Léon Wohlhage Wernik Architekten Location: Hamburg, Germany Project Year: 2007 Project Area: 3,700 sqm Photographs: HG Esch yoo Apartments, Hafencity Hamburg. The luxury apartments in the...
View ArticleIllumination: Business Area, Olympic Hall / pfarré lighting design
Serving as a backstage area for artists who perform at the Olympic Hall in Munich, the business area can be booked for conferences, meetings, seminars and other events. In order to meet established...
View ArticleUniversity of California Riverside Student Recreation Center Expansion /...
Designed by Cannon Design, the expansion of the University of California Riverside (UCR) Recreation Center will provide additional fitness and activity spaces integrating with the existing building...
View ArticleVenice Biennale 2012: Thailand Pavilion
The Thailand Pavilion, titled “Common Collage”, presents 100 ideas that can provide people with a common ground. The exhibition, curated by Apiradee Kasemsook, Nuttinee Karnchanarporn and Tonkao...
View ArticleNew York Cityvision Competition Awards Ceremony
This Friday, October 12, CityVision will celebrate its second year during the event UNKNOWN, a special event that will take place at Galleria di Architettura “come se”, a Roman architecture space...
View ArticleAutomative Industry Exporters Union Technical and Industrial High School /...
Architects: Metin Kılıç + Dürrin Süer Location: Bursa, Turkey Architectural Group: Metin Kılıç, Dürrin Süer Architectural Office: Seden Cinasal Avcı, Merih Feza Yıldırım, Serdar Uslubaş, Duygu Ceylan...
View ArticleJA+U Interviews Japanese Architect Kumkio Inui
JA+U presents this brief interview with Japanese Architect Kumiko Inui of the Office of Kumiko Inui. The interview gives an inside look at to how architects choose to design. In Inui’s case, she...
View ArticleHaus BRU 1.25 / SoHo Architektur
Architects: SoHo Architektur Location: Heimertingen, Bavaria, Germany Architect In Charge: Alexander Nägele Project Year: 2008 Project Area: 90 sqm Photographs: Courtesy of SoHo Architektur The...
View ArticleAtelier Gados: Stitching Spaces
Rio de Janeiro-based writer Robert Landon has shared with us his experience exploring the work/live space of Atelier Gados, designed by female-led powerhouse of Rahbaran Hürzeler Architekten....
View ArticleYouth Centre in Roskilde / Cornelius + Vöge
Architects: Cornelius + Vöge Location: Roskilde County, Denmark Project Year: 2012 Photographs: Adam Mørk Project Area: 600 sqm Client: Roskilde Municipality The project is a conversion and extension...
View ArticleAD Round Up: Best from Flickr Part LXXX
Great architecture photography from our Flickr Pool. As always, remember you can submit your own photo here, and don’t forget to follow us through Twitter and our Facebook Fan Page to find many more...
View ArticleSt-Agatha-Berchem Sustainable Social Housing / Buro II & Archi+I
Architects: Buro II & Archi+I Location: Sint-Agatha-Berchem, Belgium Project Year: 2012 Project Area: 3,374 sqm Photographs: Filip Dujardin Context These new social housing units are in addition...
View ArticleNational Art Museum of China competition entry / OMA
OMA has shared with us their proposal for the new National Art Museum of China (NAMOC) in Beijing. The Rotterdam-based practice is one of the all-star contenders competing to design the 1.3 million...
View ArticleIngelheim Funeral Chapel / Bayer & Strobel Architekten
Architects: Bayer & Strobel Architekten Location: Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany Design Team: Gunther Bayer, Peter Strobel Project Year: 2012 Photographs: Courtesy of Bayer & Strobel Architekten...
View ArticleELEMENTAL: Incremental Housing and Participatory Design Manual
What began as an academic initiative to improve the quality of life of poor strata of the population has meanwhile become a professional “do tank” offering services that cover the entire spectrum of...
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