Make’s design for a new 16,000m² building incorporating The Oxford BioEscalator and key amenity facilities for the University of Oxford’s Old Road Campus has recently received planning. The building aims to deliver a high-quality, user-friendly facility at the centre of the campus, and incorporates a public cafe, gym, range of meeting spaces, along with multi-storey… [Read More]
New Museum MORE by Hans van Heeswijk Architects opens up
Tomorrow marks the opening of the new Museum MORE by Hans van Heeswijk Architects, showcasing Netherlands’ biggest collection of modern realist art. The new museum, an extension of Gorssel’s former town hall, is a private initiative and will open at 10am on Tuesday, June 2nd. In 2012, Hans Melchers, the initiator of Museum MORE, decided to display his collection of modern Dutch realist art… [Read More]
Malmö Live represents a new cultural ‘city in the city’
May 2nd, 2015 marked the official opening of Malmö Live, the new cultural centre in Malmö, Sweden. In 2010, schmidt hammer lassen architects in a team with Skanska, Nordic Choice Hotels, Akustikon and SLA won a competition to design the 54,000m² concert, congress and hotel complex. Located on Universitetsholmen in Malmö, the building consists of cubic… [Read More]
UK Pavilion opens today at Milan Expo 2015
Today marks the opening of the UK Pavilion at the Milan Expo 2015. The pavilion will be open until October 31, participating alongside 144 other nations and contributing to the core theme of the expo: ‘Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”. UK’s participation theme is “Grown in Britain & Northern Ireland”, led by UK Trade &… [Read More]
schmidt hammer lassen architects reveal design of Christchurch New Central Library
After the devastating earthquakes in 2010 and 2011 that hit New Zealand, the city of Christchurch has launched a Recovery Plan in aid of redeveloping of city’s centre, which was severely damaged. At the core of the program is the New Central Library (NCL) designed by schmidt hammer lassen architects. The previous Central Library on… [Read More]
EMBT designs Dome for COPAGRI as part of Milan Expo 2015
Miralles Tagliabue EMBT has designed a dome for COPAGRI as part of the Expo Milano 2015. The dome will be located in the south-east part of the Lake Arena, one of the main aces of the Expo Milano masterplan, and adjacent to the European Union Pavilion and the Vanke Pavilion. COPAGRI is a confederation of agricultural… [Read More]
Sogn & Fjordane Art Museum by C.F. Møller
C.F. Møller Architects have designed the Sogn & Fjordane Art Museum in the small Norwegian town of Førde drawing upon the town’s distinctive landscape such as the surrounding mountains and Jostedalsbreen, the largest glacier on the European mainland, which lies in close proximity. The central location on the edge of Jøstra River along the main road Langbruvegen has… [Read More]
Greenwich Peninsula Low Carbon Energy Centre by C.F. Møller Revealed
C.F. Møller Architects, artist Conrad Shawcross and developer Knight Dragon reveal design of a major new art and architecture collaboration for the Greenwich Peninsula Low Carbon Energy Centre. British artist Conrad Shawcross, has been commissioned to provide a high profile architectural intervention and his largest public commission to date for the entrance to Greenwich Peninsula in… [Read More]
New Halifax Central Library by schmidt hammer lassen architects
Last December the new Halifax Central Library opened its doors. The design for the 15,000 m² library was won back in 2010 by Danish architecture firm schmidt hammer lassen and local firm Fowler Bauld & Mitchell in an international competition. The library is located in the heart of Halifax, standing as a cultural hub accessible… [Read More]
Garangula Gallery by Fender Katsalidis Mirams Architects
Australian based Fender Katsalidis Mirams Architects (FKM Architects) have designed a gallery that takes visitors through a story-telling space, just like the art it showcases. The Garangula Gallery introduces visitors to a visual experience into the world of aboriginal art, through a contemporary fusion of art and architecture, imbued with history and meaning. The scope… [Read More]
