Grand Canal Square Theatre // Daniel Libeskind
Location: Dublin, Ireland. Architect: Daniel Libeskind . Daniel Libeskind’s Grand Canal Theatre, part of the larger development by Chartered Land, is a dramatic addition to Dublin’s docklands created by a world-class team of designers. The 2100-seat venue, managed by Live Nation Ireland, opened its doors for the first time to the public on Thursday, March 18th, […]
Stadium MRT Station // WOHA Architects
Location: Singapore. Architect: WOHA Architects. Stadium MRT Station was commissioned through the Marina Line Architectural Design Competition jointly organized by the Singapore Land Transport Authority and the Singapore Institute of Architects. It is designed to enhance the urban quality of the surrounding areas and provide world-class transport facilities. It has an at-grade, open-air concourse and […]
Fornebubanen Metro Line Stations // Zaha Hadid Architects + A_Lab
Location: Oslo, Norway. Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects + A_Lab. Zaha Hadid Architects and A_Lab won the architectural competition to design the Fornbuporten and Fornebu Senter stations for the new Fornebubanen metro line in Oslo, which will create a community of 6,000 new homes and 25,000 new jobs. The new 8km line will run in a […]
Cocoon Offices // Camenzind Evolution
Location: Zurich, Switzerland. Architect: Camenzind Evolution. Cocoon is located in Zurich’s Seefeld district on a beautiful hillside, with excellent lake and mountain views. It is a freestanding sculptural volume that gracefully spirals up from the park, combining visual privacy with restrained elegance. It is an innovative conception of interior spatial organization and interaction with the […]
Digital Beijing // Studio Pei-Zhu
Location: Beijing, China. Architect: Studio Pei-Zhu. The Digital Beijing Building, nearly 100,000 square meters in area, serves as the control centre and data centre of the Beijing Olympics, 2008, and accommodates a virtual museum of the Digital Olympics and an exhibition centre for manufacturers of digital products. It was developed through reconsideration and reflection on […]
Aatrial House // kwk promes Architects
Location: Opole, Poland. Architect: kwk promes Architects. The house is situated in Poland, close to Opole. It was designed to create a new spatial model of the house, which is the reverse of an atrial building. The gateway is situated in the highest point of the site sloping to the east side, and the 10 […]
Theatre Agora // UNStudio
Location: Lelystad, The Netherlands. Architect: UNStudio. The design for the new theatre in Lelystad is part of the Master plan for the city centre of Lelystad, and forms an important orientation point with a forthright architectonical look. At night, the volume illuminates and the grand café connects to the square. The vertical foyer connects different […]
Petter Dass Museum // Snøhetta
Location: Alstahaug, Norway. Architect: Snøhetta. One of Norway’s most significant and beloved national poets is Petter Dass. From 1689 until his passing in 1707, he served as the vicar of the Alstahaug church. He was born in Nordland’s Northern Hery (Dnna), Norway. His father, Peter Dundas, was a trader on the northern Norwegian shore. He […]
Universita Luigi Bocconi // Grafton Architects
Location: Milan, Italy. Architect: Grafton Architects. The building was formally opened in the presence of the Head of State of Italy, the President of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano on 31 October 2008. The idea was to make two worlds, one hovering over the other, with the space of the city flowing between. At the most […]
Oslo Opera House // Snøhetta
Location: Oslo, Norway. Architect: Snøhetta AS. An opera house was to be built in Bjrvika, on the waterfront at the Oslo fjord, according to a 1999 resolution of the Norwegian National Parliament. Hence, the structure would serve as the cornerstone for the urban regeneration of this part of the city. In order to underline the […]
Kalmar Museum of Art // Tham & Videgård Hansson Arkitekter
Location: Kalmar, Sweden. Architect: Tham & Videgård Hansson Arkitekter. The Kalmar Museum of Art is a winning proposal in an international competition in 2004 and was inaugurated on the 10th of May 2008. It is a black four-level cube clad with large-scale wooden panels and punctuated by large glazed openings. It houses both the Kalmar […]
Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre // Gareth Hoskins Architects
Location: Inverness, Scotland. Architect: Gareth Hoskins Architects. The Culloden Battlefield Memorial Centre, designed by Gareth Hoskins Architects, is the result of an international design competition held by the National Trust for Scotland in 2004. It was designed to reinterpret and reinstate the landscape of the battlefield and create a 1000 sqm museum, set back from […]
Mia Yellagonga // Unispace
Location: Perth, Australia. Architect: Unispace. Woodside’s new headquarters in Perth, “Mia Yellagonga,” is an international workplace destination of choice, featuring significant innovations in workplace technologies, health, well-being and connectivity. It is one of Australia’s first truly smart and well workplaces, delivering a holistic environment that aims to foster greater efficiencies, put Woodside ahead in innovation, […]
Weltmeister Experience centre// Eight Inc.
Location: Shanghai, China. Architect: Eight Inc. Weltmeister has designed a museum-like showroom filled with immersive experiences that move the focus from possession to mobility, with an observatory-inspired design. The domes focus on individual aspects of the customer experience and the collective, allowing like-minded people to learn about how Weltmeister is rising to China’s urban mobility […]
KFAS New Headquarters // Tabanlioglu Architects
Location: As-Salimijja, Kuwait. Architect: Tabanlioglu Architects. KFAS has been allocated two new sites to portray its role as the leader in the advancement of STI within Kuwait’s society and embody the characteristics of invention, creation and knowledge. The two new KFAS buildings will lead a science-oriented district, integrating adjacent science and technology functions, aiming to […]
E3MG – Ecole des Mines et de la Métallurgie de Moanda // Maissa architectures
Location: Moanda, Gabon. Architect: Maissa architectures – Jean Pierre Maissa. In the sixties, the COMILOG (Compagnie Minière de l’Ogooué) was set up to shape the newly independent nation by creating cities and boroughs from scratch. Moanda in the southeast has become a vibrant and attractive point due to the discovery of one of the world’s […]
The Burcham // Allen Jack+Cottier
Location: Sydney, Australia. Architect: Allen Jack+Cottier (AJ+C). The Burcham’ in Rosebery provides a benchmark for urban infill housing where local heritage and character are preserved, and sustainability is further enabled with next-generation smart home technology. AJ+C’s winning scheme was the only submission to propose retaining and adaptively reusing the existing building, which was heritage listed […]
Ayb School building // Storaket Architectural Studio
Location: Yerevan, Armenia. Architect: Storaket Architectural Studio. Ayb School aims to be a combination of the best Armenian and International academic traditions utilizing the most contemporary learning technologies. The challenge was to design a campus based on the Armenian proverb “A student’s second home is his/her school”. The architectural philosophy of the campus lies in […]
Gallery House // Modern Office of Design + Architecture
Location: Calgary, Canada. Architect: Modern Office of Design + Architecture. Gallery House is a 6,500 sq.ft single-family residence designed for a family of four, located in the community of Bel-Aire Calgary, AB. It explores the possibilities of confluence or blurring of the disparate programmatic elements that typically constitute a single-family residence, such as utilities, circulation, […]
Dalaman International Airport Terminal // EAA-Emre Arolat Architecture
Location: Dalaman, Mugla, Turkey. Architect: EAA-Emre Arolat Architecture. Dalaman International Airport is located near the Bay of Dalaman in southwestern Turkey and is connected to the Dalaman Domestic Airport Terminal designed by EAA and opened for use in 2006. The main body of the airport is covered with a protective canopy that regulates air between […]