Project: Snæfellsstofa Visitor Center Designed by Arkis Location: Skriðuklaustur, Iceland Website: www.ark.is In the eastern part of national park that surrounds Europe’s largest glacier Vatnajökull you find the visitor center Snæfellsstofa. The building is x shaped and was designed by Arkís. The materials are (as usual when I like something) concrete and beautiful untreated wood. I […] More
Project: Rabat Grand Theatre Location: Rabat Morocco Designed by Zaha Hadid Website: www.zaha-hadid.com With a dedicated land area of 47 000 sqm and a gross floor area of 27 000 sqm, the Rabat Grand Theatre is a cultural venue of the highest standards. It will include a 2,050-seat theatre, a smaller 520-seat theatre, creative studios and […] More
Project: Halifax Central Library Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects Website: www.shl.dk The design for the new Halifax Central Library was revealed at the fifth public consultation meeting in Halifax, Canada. At this last public consultation meeting in the design phase of the Halifax Central Library the architects identified the trends […] More
Location: Dirch Passers Allé, Frederiksberg, Denmark Client: Frederiksberg Municipality, Realdania, Lokale- og Anlægsfonden Size: 4,000 m2 Budget: € 17,5 m Competition: 2010 Designed by 3XN Team – Kim Herforth Nielsen, Jan Ammundsen, Audun Opdal, Majbritt Lerche Madsen, Sofia Steffenoni, Eva Hviid-Nielsen, Mihewi Fürstenwald Engineer: Orbicon|Leif Hansen Advisors: Hotel Pro Forma, Kollision, DGI Huse & Haller Website: www.3xn.dk FALKen (the Falcon) is a cultural […] More
Project: Kaohsiung City Location: Kaohsiung, Taiwan Size: 1,453,140 sf GFA Type: Cultural – Marine Culture and Pop Music Center Concept: Framing a new center with an iconic identity Website: www.stlchicago.com The Kaohsiung harbor is truly at the heart of the Kaohsiung urban landscape. Adjoined by the surrounding downtown areas, where the Taiwan Strait meets the love river, there […] More
Project: Nouveau Centre Culturel de Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Location: Montreal, Canada Designed by Chevalier Morales Architectes & Busby Perkins + Will Website: chevaliermorales.com Project proposal by Chevalier Morales Architectes and Busby Perkins + Will for the new Centre Culturel de Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. View more images after the jump: More
Project: Creative Media Centre Designed by Studio Daniel Libeskind Landscape Architect: ADI Limited (Hong Kong) Location: Hong Kong, China Website: www.daniel-libeskind.com The Creative Media Centre for the City University of Hong Kong will provide facilities that will enable the University to become the first in Asia to offer the highest level of education and training in the creative […] More
Project: World Heritage Center Designed by Huus Og Heim Website: www.huusogheim.no World Heritage Center and Museum for the Vega Archipelago by Norwegian studio Huus Og Heim. This noted Scandinavian firm is also hoping to revolutionize the market with their mass-house production idea entitled Zerhouse project. For more of Heritace Center project continue over at our […] More
Project: The National Museum of Norway Location: Vestbanen, Oslo,c Size: 46500m2 + offices buildings 32.500m2 Client: Statsbygg; Norwegian Public Construction and Property Management Website: www.reiulframstadarkitekter.no A mixed-type use development designed by RRA besides the New National Museum which will house art, design, industrial design, architecture and contemporary arts programs, the complex also contains Offices for […] More
Project: c Location: Netherlands Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects Website: www.zaha-hadid.com New Dance and Music Centre in The Hague follows the classical lines of Zaha Hadid inspiration (sand dunes), the famed offices nests the project within unique urban dynamics of the site. View more over at our sister site Design Scene. More
Opera Houses Photographer: David Leventi Website: www.davidleventi.com Opera House Series by photographer David Leventi is currently on display at the Arthur Roger Gallery, view more over at our sister site Design Scene. More
f Project: Palacio de Congresos Location: Canary Islands Designed by Henning Larsen Architects Website: www.henninglarsen.com Henning Larsen Architects design for the new Concert and Congress Centre – Palacio de Congresos, finds inspiration inspiration in the characteristic landscape of Lanzarote. New project set to be a cultural centre of the Canary Islands is also set to […] More