Canadian-based ACDF Architects have designed an International Financial Center for Dubai (DIFC). The DIFC draws inspiration from geographical and geological properties to create a structure that becomes a natural extension of the site. ACDF Architects work to link the architecture with the region to “give the impression that the building takes root from these natural components instead of simply..
John Wardle Architects and Office dA have been named the winners of the competition to design the landmark new Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning site at the University of Melbourne. Winning design for the new Architecture Faculty Building of the University of Melbourne by John Wardle Architects and Office dA The building will include dedicated spaces for research into sustainable pr..
Architects: Kristin Jarmund Architects Location: Tjuvholmen, Oslo, Norway Building Type: Office building Project Scope: Full Contract Client: Tjuvholmen KS, Eitzen Group Size: 5000m2 Schedule: Completed 2007 Project Team: Kristin Jarmund, Ola Helle, Nils Herland, Patrik Larsson, Leif D.Houck, Marlene F. Andersen, Geir Messel, Line Strand, Aud Randi Astad, Arild Eriksen The area of Tjuvholmen, on..
London based Platform 5 Architects have designed a modern oriel window as part of a renovation to a run-down derelict house in the London Borough of Hackney. The modern structural glass oriel window is lined with cherry wood and projects into the garden, juxtaposing with the Victorian bay window that projects into the street. from contemporist
Internationally recognized practice RMJM Architects have recently announced their groundbreaking $1 billon mixed-use complex for the Atasehir district, the growing residential and business area of Istanbul, Turkey. RMJM’s complex will allow the new business center to flourish by serving 20,000 people and providing for a variety of their needs. The project will be revolutionary for Turkey as it w..
S-Project – Built 2008-2009 Y.TOHME/ARCHITECTS Location: Lebanon, Broumana Type: Residential Project Total Area: 250 sqm Land Total Area: 22.000 sqm Type: Residential Construction Fees: 500.000 $ Architects in Charge: Y.TOHME/ARCHITECTS Architect: Youssef Tohme Project Architect: Anastasia Elrouss www.yousseftohme.com Photographer: Joe Keserouani Structural Consultants for Children Cabanas: Nabi..
German architect Ole Scheeren of Office for Metropolitan Architecture has designed a skyscraper for Bangkok in Thailand. Called MahaNakhon, the building consists of a 77-storey glass tower. A band of shifted, box-like elements breaks up the surface and creates terraces and balconies. There will also be a public plaza, retail space, 200 homes, a hotel, bar and restaurant. Building is due for comp..
Architects: ODOS architects Location: Dublin, Ireland Construction: SHALE Construction Constructed Area: 140 sqm Design Year: 2006 Construction Year: 2007-2008 Photographs: Ros Kavanagh and Barbara Corsico This new residential development, for a motorcycle enthusiast, adjacent to No.10 Grangegorman Villas, Grangegorman, Dublin 7 is an alternative reaction to the more traditional city centre infi..
Project data: > Client: University of Plymouth > Gross floor area: 12,600 m2 > Construction Value: 22 mill. GBP > Type of assignment: 1st prize in open international competition UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH - ARTS FACULTY The vision for the new arts building is to create a center for arts and culture that fuses both city and university campus as a core for activity and learning. A central cross point ..
We just received this from OMA: After almost 12 years in the boards, OMA announced that the De Rotterdam complex will enter construction during December 2009, expecting completion in 2013. Tree stacked towers with a total height of 150m, will result on a gross floor area of approximately 160,000m2, making De Rotterdam the largest building in the Netherland, with a total cost of €340m. The mixed-..
