This master-planning and landscape design study for Fingal County Council, Dublin, Ireland, addresses transformation of closed and capped landfills. The study proposes to turn the now-closed Dunsink Landfill into a civic place where visitors are exposed to multiple ecosystems and the history of the site. As an ecological and educational mechanism and a public amenity, the project proposes a new ..
For Forrest Fulton Architecture’s competition proposal, the Alabama-based firm designed a 900,000 sqf biomorphic spatial surface that connects the adjacent city and the landscape. The architecture focuses on creating an urbanistic landscape that morphs the common urban element of Yerevan, the superblock, to the site, a truncated hill along the natural amphitheater of the Yerevan. This new model ..
turkish GAD (global architectural development) firm in collaboration with turkish architect dara kirmizitoprak have designed a proposal for residential units on pina, a peninsula on the aegean sea, located near bodrum on the southern coast of turkey. surrounded by trees, the peninsula is an example of the local natural beauty. an active decision was made that settlement on the peninsula shouldn’..
RISCO architects has been awarded first prize in the design competition for Seixal riverside, Portugal. RISCO’s urban design concept seeking to upgrade the Seixal historical core riverside, namely Square May 1, Republic Square and Seixal Garden, stood out because of its simplicity. The spatial concept is based on a comprehensive program with a focus on creating room for pedestrians and cycling a..
The proposal “LOOP” by three emerging architects, Kim Pariseau, Étienne Pelletier and Dominic Poncelet, has been named 1st Prize Winner of the “Réalisons Montréal, Ville Unesco de Design” initiative which proposes an audacious new project that transforms the public space above the Ville-Marie Expressway into a dynamic contemporary light and sonorous experience. Currently, this residual space is ..
A proposal by the young Danish Architects MASU PLANNING and CORNELIUS + VÖGE together with engineers Grontmij / Carl Bro, has been appointed as winner of the ambitious competition "City Island" at the port of Odense in Denmark. The postindustrial area will be a cultural island for the entire city. A place that gathers people in the city and the entire region with activities of sports, living, le..
NBBJ, in collaboration and partnership with CCDI, have designed the Hangzhou Sports Park: A vibrant, pedestrian-centric sports and recreation development located in the midst of Hangzhou’s new urban environment. Situated on the Qian Tang riverfront opposite of the new Central Business District, and encompassing a site of approximately 400,000 square meters, the sports park is seen as an opportun..
In the open international competition for the planning and design ofa museum complex for the National Museum of Art, Architecture andDesign at Vestbane in Oslo, Norway the jury has selected three winners: 1st prize: #164 Forum Artis: Kleihues and Schuwerk Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH (Naples, Berlin) 2nd prize: #147 Urban Transition: JAJA Architects ApS (Copenhagen) + Jakob Rolver 3rd prize:..
program 750 Apartments, Commercial, Hotel, Cinemateque, Kindergarten, underground parking client Modern Hongyun Real Estate Development Co. LTD. Beijing, China size 210,000 sm status Design Development Filmic urban space; around, over and through multifaceted spatial layers, are the central aims of this Hybrid Building complex sited adjacent to the center of Beijing. The aspiration of the develo..
Project Data GFA (area above ground): 130,073 sqm Total Area (including basements): 263,448 sqm Project Completion: Phase 1, Riverfront Buildings: October 2009 Phase 2 , High Rise Tower and Winter Garden: April 2010 Cruise Terminal Support Facilities: Public Facilities, Entertainment, Retail, F&B: 20% GFA Commercial Offices: 80% GFA Credits Architecture, Landscape, and Interior Design: Sparch De..