The design team of L. Tuleikis, R. Antinis, K. Vaikšnoras, K. Lanauskas, and P. Vaitiekūnas shared their competition entry for the renovation of Lukishkiu Square in Vilnius, Lithuania. The competition highlighted “freedom” as the square was established for a memorial space. The team’s proposal consists of a gently carved out central Freedom Field, surrounded by sculptural compositions and an ext..
DeStefano and Partners have created a new commercial center for Ninbgo, China. Extending the existing canal system, the Yinzhou Fantasy Island master plan fuses the current wetlands and parks with the commercial aspects of the city as a way to balance the ecological with the cultural. The plan will not only include retail areas, but also entertainment, business, leisure and cultural facilities p..
On Thursday, July 16, the mayor of Korça, Albania and the international jury pronounced German architecture firm BOLLES+WILSON winner of the competition for the new Korça City Center Master Plan. The international two-stage competition was decided in favor of the Münster-based office for its concept of “Scenographic Urbanism”, a choreographing of new buildings and public spaces, which pays close..
Zaha Hadid Architects have won a competition to design Cairo Expo City in Cairo, Egypt. The topography of the Nile valley is the inspiration behind the project’s fluid forms. The project, located between the city centre and the airport, will provide a campus for exhibitions and conferences. See also our earlier story on The Stone Towers in Cairo by Zaha Hadid Architects. Here’s some info from th..
With urban density expected to soar over the next 100 years, what will the future city look and feel like for its inhabitants? Across the street from City Hall in downtown Dallas, a neglected parking lot spanning one square block will soon be transformed into one of the world’s most sophisticated models for sustainable urban development. Today, Urban Re:Vision announced the winners of its intern..
Belgian architect Laurent Troost of zerOgroup in collaboration with Brazilian architects Unique have won a competition to redesign Praça Do Natal (Christmas Square) in Natal, Brazil. The winning proposal involves creating a giant, permanent mast, which will be used to support Christmas lights during the festive period. During the rest of the year, the square can be used for normal activities. Un..
We are back with AD Futures, our series of articles that feature the most innovative young practices around the world, practices that i´m betting on their future. This week, i present you JaJa, a Danish practice funded by Jakob Christensen and Jan Tanaka, the two Ja’s. Why did i pick them? They are very young (pretty obvious for this section, but still worth mentioning). They are doing some inte..
The Los Angeles based team of Studio SHIFT and SWA Group has been selected to create a master plan for the Sichuan Province, a developing area in China. The plan consists of SHIFT’s Miyi Tower that aims to promote the region’s heritage, and SWA Group’s design for a sustainable promenade. Further project description and more images after the break. The Miyi Tower sits at the edge of the Anning Ri..
London-based Studio Weave, in collaboration with MESH Partnership landscape architects, have recently won the competition for a public space in Blackburn town center as part of the International Landscape Competition, Pennine Lancashire Squared. Studio Weave’s entry was for a Secret Landscape Garden that the nearby buildings gather round as if around a picnic blanket. Plan of Blackburn’s Secret ..
Following up on our recent article announcing the finalists of the Slussen urban redesign competition, and news that Lord Norman Foster was awarded Prince of Asturias award, today it was announced that Foster + Partners have been selected. Images and text have been provided by the architects…Foster + Partners and Berg Arkitektkontor, part of C.F. MøllerArchitects, have been appointed to design a..
