Hengqin International Financial Center is the kick-off project of Shizimen CBD, which will be the milestone for development of the whole region. Designed by Aedas, this mixed-use high-rise includes office spaces, supporting conference and exhibition facilities, apartments, service facilities and retails. The project is located in Plot 8 of offshore financial island in Hengqin Block,… [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]
Sustainable Industries Education Centre by MPH Architects
MPH Architects have created a complete new identity for the South Australian TAFE. Located at Tonsley Park in Adelaide the Sustainable Industries Education Centre (SIEC) brings together five aging campuses within a former Mitsubishi Assembly plant. The Tonsley Tafe project was initiated by the Government of South Australia’s objective to reduce operating costs of the TafeSA’s Building… [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]
Cardin Ramirez Julien + Aedifica design stunning planetarium
Architecture and design consortium Cardin Ramirez Julien + Aedifica have won the international architecture competition of the new flagship institution in Montréal, the Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium. The design proposal stood out from more than 60 entries for the quality and imagination. The site was carefully selected for its unique urban qualities as well as its historical… [Read More]
Sustainability of the highest standard in STGM Architects’ new head office
Sustainability is already at the heart of Canadian architecture firm STGM with an impressive portfolio to back that up. Their new head office in Quebec City showcases an array of impressive creative solutions that aim to reach LEED-NC Platinum level. The architects designed the 1,000 m² building with the users in mind, creating a comfortable work environment… [Read More]
Dokk1 – Scandinavia’s largest library opens in Aarhus, Denmark
Dokk1, the largest public library in the Nordic countries by schmidt hammer lassen architects opened its doors to the public on June 20. Located in Aarhus, Denmark the new building represents a new generation of modern, hybrid libraries. The 30,000 square metre building is part of the Urban Mediaspace project, which is transforming the harbour… [Read More]
VIDEO: Steven Holl: Spaces Like Music
“The soul has more need for the ideal than the real,” says American architect Steven Holl, who shares his organic approach to creating architecture in this interview for Louisiana Museum of Modern Art.
EMBT officially presents Copagri Pavilion ‘Love IT’ at Expo Milano 2015
On June 11th the head architect of Miralles Tagliabue EMBT, Benedetta Tagliabue, returned to her hometown Milan, to officially present Copagri Pavilion ‘Love IT’ and her latest urban furniture design ‘Minamora’ with Italcementi at Expo Milano 2015. The pavilion designed for Copagri called ‘Love IT’ is located in the south-east part of the Lake Arena –… [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]
