Jul 22, 2010 0
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The City of Frederiksberg, Denmark, the Danish Foundation for Culture and Sport Facilities and Realdania announced MVRDV and ADEPT winner of the House of Culture and Movement competition in Frederiksberg, Denmark. Read the rest of this entry »
Jul 13, 2010 0
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Henning Larsen Architects wins Georgian Aquarium
Batumi Aquarium is inspired by the characteristic pebbles of the Batumi beach – the residue of dynamic seas continually shaping the shorefront throughout millennia. The building will be situated in the Georgian port of Batumi and will stand out as an iconic rock formation – visible from both land and sea. Read the rest of this entry »
May 18, 2010 0
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schmidt hammer lassen architects has won the competition to design a 54,000m2 concert, congress and hotel complex in Malmö, Sweden. The competition, where Snøhetta, Baumschlager Eberle and Daniel Libeskind participated, also included the development of additionally 35,000m2 for housing and commercial use. This is the second competition won by schmidt hammer lassen architects in the southern part of Sweden in 2010. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr 27, 2010 0
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GROUP A has won the competition for the new dance centre in Nottingham. The Rotterdam-based architectural studio has been chosen out of five participants, who were selected after an international competition. The competition was backed by international dance organisation Dance4, who are seeking to realise a world-wide orientated and renowned dance centre in the Nottingham neighbourhood of Sneinton, an area currently facing redevelopment. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr 24, 2010 0
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Project team:
OFIS : Rok Oman, Spela Videcnik, Janez Martincic, Katja Aljaz, Janja Del Linz, Andrej Gregoric, Katarzyna Bernatek, Robert Janez
Cristian Gheorghe, Mayse & Associates, Inc., Dallas, Texas, Dan Kazachki
Consultants:
Sustainable engineering:
Anthony Martin PE, LEED® AP
Henderson Engineers, Inc. , Dallas, Texas
Structure engineering:
Jaka Zevnik u.d.i.g., ELEA IC d.d., Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Mar 26, 2010 0
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Turnkey design competition for a new $50 Million research and experiment facility for the Pangyo Housing Development District that is part of a master plan designed to attract R&D centers of multinational businesses equipped with advanced technologies. The project intent is to promote the HI TECH desires of the region by attracting global companies specialized in high tech industries information technology (IT), Biotechnology (BT), and Green Technique (GT). Read the rest of this entry »
Mar 17, 2010 2
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“Mother Earth” is the winning design competition entry for a kindergarten school and connected public spaces that will be built in Bisceglie, south Italy. The project, commissioned by the local municipality and sponsored by the Department of Architecture and Landscape of the Italian Ministry of Culture, is expected to be completed in July 2011. The competition winner, Luca Peralta Studio, will lead all project design phases and direction of the construction site. Read the rest of this entry »
Mar 8, 2010 0
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schmidt hammer lassen architects wins the competition for the International Criminal Court in The Hague
After years of accommodation in temporary premises, the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has revealed its design for new permanent headquarters by schmidt hammer lassen architects (SHL). The Danish office was selected in a prestigious architectural design competition with a twenty strong international shortlist including David Chipperfield, Mecanoo Architecten, OMA/Search, Ingenhoven, Wiel Arets, and Kengo Kuma & Associates. Read the rest of this entry »
Mar 6, 2010 0
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U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Louis B. Susman, and Acting Director of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, Adam Namm, announced today that KieranTimberlake of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has won the design competition for the New London Embassy. Read the rest of this entry »
Feb 25, 2010 0
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At a ceremony in the Jordanian capital, His Excellency Omar Maani, the mayor of Amman, announced the new King Abdullah II House of Culture & Art by Zaha Hadid Architects – a performing arts and cultural centre that includes a 1600-seat concert theatre, 400-seat theatre, educational centre, rehearsal rooms, and galleries.
