Located on Pazhou, Langham Place, Guangzhou together with Guangzhou Commercial Showcase Complex form the Nanfung Commercial, Hospitality and Exhibition Complex. The 500-room five-star hotel has a dramatic, animated appearance, with horizontal elements accentuated through small and large shifts to maximize the dialogue between the buildings, providing a dynamic, unified and powerful expression for the exhibition complex. Situated opposite from the government funded… [Read More]
Aula Medica by Wingårdh Arkitektkontor AB
As far back as 1940, when Karolinska Institutet’s campus was created, architect Ture Rydberg planned for a large auditorium, or aula to use the word of the classical languages. The plans were, however, shelved due to lack of funds, leaving the university without any possibility to arrange public events for students or scientists. In the… [Read More]
Andrew Maynard designs a 4.5m wide home in Australia
Andrew Maynard has redesigned a family home in Fitzroy, Australia, of only 4.5m (14.8 feet) wide. The clients, a family of four have found themselves overgrowing their aging home. Relocating was never an option as the family was an important part of a thriving community. The front facade of the Moor Street House was left… [Read More]
Student housing tells its history through photoengraved façade
Architecture firm KANVA has designed a student housing building that reveals its history through a stunning photoengraved facade. Located on a small vacant lot in Montreal, near McGill University, the building features an impressive facade of concrete panels that reveal still images from Thomas Edison’s 1901 film: Montreal Fire Department on Runners. The Edison Residence, named… [Read More]
Prince Philip Residence by Thellend Fortin Architectes
Thellend Fortin Architectes have designed the expansion of a spacious 1960s residence in Montreal, Canada. Situated on a site with a steep incline and stunning views, the two-floor expansion was designed to create a connection to the surrounding landscape. Large floor-to-ceiling windows create a panoramic view of the incredible site. The architectural concept involved the… [Read More]
Burwood Highway Frontage Building at Deakin University by Woods Bagot
Designed by architecture firm Woods Bagot, the new Burwood Highway Frontage building expands on the research and academic facilities for Melbourne’s Deakin University Faculty of Health. The new expansion features an eight-storey tower raised on pillars and covered in gold louvres. The building is made of two interlocking shapes that form an ‘L’ configuration: a four… [Read More]
Christchurch Airport Regional Terminal by BVN Donovan Hill & Jasmax
The Christchurch Airport Regional Terminal building was designed by BVN Donovan Hill & Jasmax to create a completely separate identity from the recently expanded Christchurch Domestic and International terminals. The new terminal was commissioned by Air New Zealand, the major user of the terminal although the terminal actually merges with the main terminal building which… [Read More]
Veranda House by Blouin Tardif Architecture – Environnement
Blouin Tardif Architecture – Environnement has designed a single-family home that is intimate, discreet and in-touch with nature. Located in a new forest development in Boucherville, Canada, the Veranda house uses nature as its backdrop. The stunning landscape design and site trees serve as a privacy screen, with only the entrance and certain services being visible from… [Read More]
The PortHole Pavilion by TOMA! for Festival des Architectures Vives
Designed by Antonio Nardozzi & María Dolores del Sol Ontalba of TOMA! for the tenth edition of the Festival des Architectures Vives at La Grande-Motte, the PortHole pavilion is an experimental architecture. The pavilion creates an interesting play of optical illusions celebrating the pure geometry of the circle. The experimental factor of this pavilion is the way… [Read More]
New Acute Hospital Bispebjerg by C.F. Møller & Terroir
C.F. Møller and C.F. Møller Landscape, in cooperation with Terroir and engineers Alectia and Søren Jensen, are among the winners of the first phase of the competition for a new Acute Ward for the New Hospital Bispebjerg, in Denmark. Three teams have been selected as winners of the first phase of the competition to create… [Read More]
