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Hongkong and Shanghai Bank in Hongkong

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Few Buildings become architectural icons before their completion, yet no other structure symbolizes so expressivly the pulse of the international finance market as the Headquater of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation by Norman Foster.

Les Cabanyes preschool and primary school

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The building optimizes functional program at the same time as it focuses on aspects of light, orientation and the quality of the spaces generated. Retaining a telluric presence, the building brings a sense of order to the site and acts as a landmark among surrounding buildings and fields. Including video.

Restaurant on Teshima

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On the Japanese island Teshima a meeting point for locals and visitors has been created around an old, unoccupied house. The recently established guest room equipped with a covered veranda opens to the outside.

Turner Contemporary in Margate

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Since recently the former seaside resort Margate has owned a museum which is modestly designed, skilfully structured and carefully considered. The light reveals the quality of the building. David Chipperfield was interviewed by The Guardian about building responsibly in a local context.

Serpentine-Pavilion 2011 - Peter Zumthor

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

This summer the Serpentine presents the 2011 Pavilion designed by world-renowned Swiss architect Peter Zumthor. This year's Pavilion is the 11th commission in the Gallery's annual series. It is the architect's first completed building in the UK, providing visitors with a tranquil haven for rest and reflection.

Museum Can Framis

Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The Museum Can Framis presents itself in a pleasently restrained way, situated among the mostly new multi-story commercial buildings within the former industrial quarter of Poble Nou, located between Barcelona's center and the coast.

Metro Cable in Caracas

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

This short film documents a new and revolutionary approach to urban planning. Located within one of Caracas largest and least accessible barrios, the new cable car system is integrated within the Metro System of Caracas.

�Angel Building� in London

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The Angel Building shows how it is possible to revamp an unwanted office development without having to resort to demolition and new construction, at the same time reinventing the design and taking account of aspects like the ecological balance and economic efficiency.

Star Place Shopping Centre in Kaohsiung

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

During the hours of darkness, the facade of Star Place Shopping Centre in Kaohsiung has an iridescent effect, when white, blue or violet light-emitting diodes illuminate the elements.

MyZeil Shopping Centre in Frankfurt on the Main

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

In its dimensions and in what it has to offer, the new mall �My Zeil� exceeds anything one has seen in Germany hitherto. What's more, the expressive architecture matches the things on offer. A cinematographic tour.

Administration Building in Istanbul

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A fast motion film shows how architects make a fashion label's administrative centre out of a concrete skeleton of an unfinished hotel.

Centre for Contemporary Art in Cordoba

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The winning competition entry for the �Centre of Contemporary Art in Cordoba� by Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos proposed the integration of a low-resolution light and media fa�ade on the building surface facing the R�o Guadalquivir. The film shows how the spatial structure of the building was translated into 3-dimensional tessellation patterns and then applied to the facade surface.

Bar in Vila Nova de Gaia

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

�Ar de Rio� is the newest of a number of bar pavilions situated along the banks of the Douro. All pavilions follow the basic principle of minimal use of design elements and simple means of construction.

Pavilion in Taipei

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The inventors of the �polli bricks�, as they are known, had the idea of creating a building material also in the form of a bottle and consisting to 100 per cent of mechanically recycled post-consumer PET.

New institutes for software systems

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Two new institutes for software systems attach great value to publicity and communicational attractions as shown in this filmic animation.

University of Applied Sciences in Vienna

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Externally, the facades of the college for technical professions in the medical sector are distinguished by deep-set horizontal window strips. The film documents the entire construction phase and shows the completed building in its territorial context.

Cit� du Design -�Observatory

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Cit� du Design, located in St. Etienne, is a new institution for communication, research and education. The project involves an observation tower. This notable landmark was assembled on site - have a look here:

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2010

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

For his design of this year's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion Jean Nouvel chose a blood-red stage. The British press has enthusiastically celebrated this latest creation by the Parisian Pritzker Prize winner as a �symphony in red�. Filmic impressions of a fascinating project.

EXPO 2010 Shanghai - The Energy Source sphere in the German Pavilion

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Energy Source is the highlight of the German Pavilion. Here, the visitors set a huge sphere into motion. Film clips of an impressive seven-minute show.

EXPO 2010 Shanghai - Swiss Pavilion

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Should you be fortunate enough to visit the Expo on one of the rare drizzle-free days, take a ride above the Swiss Pavilion on the chairlift. Have a look here.

EXPO 2010 Shanghai - South Korean Pavilion

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Korean Pavilion is the highlight on the north side of the Expo Axis. The rectangular building massing fills the entire 6000 m2 plot. The facade surfaces along the site line circumscribe the pavilion like a white paper wrapper.

EXPO 2010 Shanghai - Danish Pavilion

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

One of the most popular visitor magnets of the EXPO 2010 surely is the Danish pavilion by BIG. Why? Have a look here:

EXPO 2010 Shanghai - LED facades

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

When the evening comes, it's not just the Expo location but the whole of Shanghai that is transformed into a luminous magical world. Bridges, overpasses and facades are illuminated or decorated with self-lighting LED technology.

Parametric Design, Digital Fabrication

Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

How far has computer technology come? Is a computer capable of generating a timber roof - and subsequently producing it by means of CNC fabrication - entirely on its own? Video of the planning, fabrication and assembly of parametrically generated building components as digital process chain.

Railway station in Li�ge

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

After a construction period of more than 12 years the city of Li�ge owns a modern station that may be seen as a redefinition of the grand structures of the past. DETAIL presents a time-lapse video of the construction site.