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Organic Hotel in an Apple Orchard

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Demanding guests as well as juries approve of this hotel with its excellent energy concept and simple architecture adapted to the location.

RIBA Awards 2012

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Submissions are open and there is now one point of entry for all RIBA Awards.

Museum and archaeological park 'Cabezo de la Almagra'

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

There were various requirements to be met by the project: to represent the archaeological significance of the site, ordering a space which will enhance the image from the new highway access, and becoming the gateway to the campus 'Carmen' of the University of Huelva.

The Scotts Tower in Singapore

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Designed by UNStudio to conserve space whilst maximizing live/work/play areas, The Scotts Tower presents a new dimension of functional and flexible vertical space.

Sarpi border checkpoint in Georgia

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Designed by J. MAYER H. architects the customs checkpoint is situated at the Georgian border to Turkey, at the shore of the Black Sea. With its cantilevering terraces, the tower is used as a viewing platform, with multiple levels overlooking the water and the steep part of the coastline.

Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The newly completed Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff - Wales' national music and drama conservatoire - opened in October 2011 to a new intake of students.

Istanbul Disaster Prevention and Education Centre

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

About 2,700 participants worked on their submissions for the 12th ThyssenKrupp Elevator Architecture Award - in two meetings the jury made their decision.

Opening of the Schindler Award 2012

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Students and architecture schools from all over Europe are invited to develop a concept for the neglected 'Sch�tzenmatt' area on the edge of the historic city centre of Bern.

Case study for ultra high performance concrete

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A case study team designed an observation tower for the nature reserve 'De Onlanden' near the city of Groningen in the Netherlands. The Dutch Society for the Preservation of Natural Heritage 'Natuurmonumenten' received the plan as a gift.

Sustainable accommodation for children with cancer

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

MBM Arquitectes designed the 'Casa dels Xuklis' in Barcelona. The project is driven by AFANOC and the Private Foundation of Children with Cancer.

Moorish market transformed into part of a university

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Situated within the city fringe of East London, Buckley Gray Yeoman's redevelopment and refurbishment of the former Moorish market provides four floors of new University accommodation.

Museum for oceanography and surf history in Biarritz

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

"Under the sky, under the sea" is the main concept behind Steven Holl's design for the new museum, which he worked on together with the Brazilian architect and artist Solgane Fabi�o.

'Harpa' - Reykjavik's concert and conference centre

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A concert was held to celebrate the May 2011 opening of the Icelandic capital's newest attraction, which twinkles like a crystal in the old harbour. The concept was a dual effort from the Danish architectural office Henning Larsen and Iceland's Batteriid Architects.

EDUCATE Prize - Students for Sustainability

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

This international award honours student work that creatively investigates and reflects on the various dimensions of sustainability in architecture and urban design.

EDUCATE - sustainability in University curricula

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

An EU project aims to implement environmental design in academic education as the promotion of sustainability in the design of the built environment is a key-factor for addressing the challenges mankind faces in response to finite resource availability, energy consumption and climate change.

A Mosque for All - Major Cultural Centre in Albania

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Albania's capital Tirana is undergoing an urban transformation which includes the restoration and refurbishment of existing buildings, the construction of a series of new public and private urban structures, and the complete reconceptualization of Scanderbeg Square. This important square is the site of the new 27.000 m� cultural complex that will consist of a mosque, an Islamic Centre, and a Museum of Religious Harmony.

Cronocaos

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Ten years ago, Rem Koolhas would have been the last person you would have expected to be heavily involved in the protection of ancient buildings. However, in his exhibition Cronocaos, he is even campaigning for the preservation of buildings from more recent architectural periods. The show made its debut at the architecture exhibition of the 2010 Venice Biennale. Now, the unrenovated rooms of the New Museum, in New York's Bowery district, are lending the display even more optical flair.

Granite, Brass, Crafts - new pedestrian zone in Innsbruck

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A redesigning of Maria-Theresien-Stra�e that does justice to the significance that the street has in the townscape of Innsbruck.

Architects' relief project begins well in Ghana

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The "AddYouCation" initiative from Herrn Architekten to build a senior high school for girls has been making good progress. In July 2011, 165 girls will complete their third term.

Porta Fira in Barcelona is the world's best skyscraper

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The winner of the Emporis Skyscraper Award 2010 is Hotel Porta Fira in Barcelona and was chosen from over 300 competing skyscrapers around the world and announced on 26 July 2011.

New Museum of Liverpool - Nexus of Harbour Promenade and Albert Dock

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

'More than a building, more than a museum' proclaims the Danish architect Kim Herforth Nielsen for Liverpool's new museum which lies at the Mersey River in the city centre.

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.

Young Workers Residence in Paris

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

This project deals with the extension and the restructuration of a young workers residence, a 10-levels building made of a concrete structure with overhangs every 2.50m and built in a brutal way in the 1970s on the Fondation Eugene Napoleon domain, a group of Heritage buildings.

A New Home for Shakespeare

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The transformation of the Royal Shakespeare and Swan Theatres has involved tremendous challenges, both architectural and technical, over a period of six years. It will revolutionise the RSC's relationship with its audience and with the town of Stratford-upon-Avon.

5 drafts for Manhattan 2030

Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Architects from New York proceeded the concepts of the Audi Urban Future Award 2010. Our reporter Frank Kaltenbach visited the exhibition at the New Museum.