Make Architects have recently revealed their approved design for the newest addition to Oxford‘s Old Road Campus, the Big Data Institute (BDI). The state-of-the-art data center will store, analyze and process vast amounts of health-related digital data, with the aim of providing new insights into illness and treatments worldwide. The Big Data Institute will be… [Read More]
Swedbank Headquarters by 3XN
Danish architecture studio 3XN has created for Swedbank, a modern office with emphasis on transparency, Scandinavian simplicity and a dynamic social environment. The design focuses on the core values of the organization: openness, simplicity and care. The architectural design concept was developed around a folded triple-V structure that breaks up volume and creates an inviting… [Read More]
Members of the Global Holcim Awards jury 2015 announced
The Holcim Foundation has recently announced the jury members for the 2015 Global Holcim Awards, an international competition that encourages architects, planners, engineers, project owners and students to share their projects and vision that go beyond conventional notions of sustainable construction. The Foundation promotes sustainable responses to the technological, environmental, socioeconomic, and cultural issues affecting… [Read More]
Won Dharma Center by hanrahan Meyers architects
hanrahan Meyers architects (hMa) has designed the Won Dharma Center, a recreational and spiritual retreat in Claverack, New York, for the Won Buddhists, a Korean organization that emphasizes balance in one’s daily life and relationship to nature. The 20,000 square foot center is located within a 500-acre property on a gently sloping hill with views west… [Read More]
“Austria. Naturally Yours” – Penda’s Austrian Pavilion for the 2015 Milan Expo
Winning the first runner up in an international competition for the Austrian Pavilion at the 2015 Milan Expo, Penda and Alex Daxböck propose a project that gets designed and eaten by its visitors. The concept of the project strengthens the “Feeding the Planet” topic of the Expo, by encouraging visitors to participate and seed plants on… [Read More]
Shigeru Ban Wins the 2014 Pritzker Prize
Architect Shigeru Ban has been announced as the 2014 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Known best for projects such as the Centre Pompidou-Metz in France, and Cardboard Cathedral in New Zealand, Shigeru Ban is highly respected for his humanitarian work in disaster relief projects across the world. Receiving this prize is a great honor, and… [Read More]
Nordea Bank by Henning Larsen Architects
In 2011, Danish firm Henning Larsen Architects in collaboration with Signal Architects and SLA Landscape Architects, won the competition for the new Nordea Bank’s new office building in Ørestad North, Copenhagen. The new 40,000 m² building will house 1,800-2,200 people and will be inaugurated in 2016. Stage one of the project consists of two light, sculptural buildings… [Read More]
