Playa Architects, a Helsinki-based architectural firm, was announced as the third place winner of the international design competition for the much talked about Helsinki Central Library.The "LIBLAB" proposal presents a simple, but strong form of joyful architecture, that is both modern and innovative, functional and humane. For more images as well as the architects' description […] More
MenoMenoPiu Architects and Paolo Venturella are pleased to share with us their entry for the Alvar Aalto Campus Otaniemi in Helsinki, Finland. More
The overall restructuring of Albert Einstein High School, ends with the completion of the last building renovation developed by the architect agency NB (Elodie Nourrigat & Jacques Brion) associated with François Privat architects. More
The National Library of Sejong City is the first branch facility of the National Library of Korea and is planned to be built in the Multifunctional. Administrative City of Korea, also known as Sejong City. Designed by Samoo Architects with the motif of a book page being turned over. More
Steven Holl Architects in collaboration with BNIM, have designed the new facility for the University of Iowa's School of Art and Art History will provide 126,000 sqf of loft-like space for the departments of ceramics, sculpture, metals, photography, print making, and 3D multimedia. It will also include graduate student studios, faculty and staff studios and […] More
Snøhetta`s design of the Far Rockaway Branch Library in Far Rockaway, Queens. The new building will replace the existing library building, while also doubling the area of the existing space. The project, currently in design development in New York, has also received the Public Design Commission of the City of New York’s recognition for outstanding […] More
The always innovative UA Studio 7 shares with us their proposal design, for the New XIUYI Kindergarten solution located in Kunshan, China. More images and architects’ description after the break. More
Safdie Architects design Proposal for National Library of Israel located in Jerusalem. Safidie's aim was to expanded library facility for the 21st century. Architects take advantage of the great outdoors surrounding the splendid location. More
Bjarke Ingels Group in colaaboration with CG Jensen, EKJ and Grontmij have completed a new multi-purpose hall for the Bjarke Ingels’ former high school Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium, north of Copenhagen, turning a courtyard into a new social meeting point and sports facility combined. More
On 8th of july, OMA confirmed: Construction has begun on the Bibliothèque Multimédia à Vocation Régionale (BMVR), a four-story, 13,000 sqm public library in the city of Caen. Completion is scheduled for early 2016. Get familiar with the project below: More
3XN Architects won first prize for the University Building Stuttgart, by participating in an invited competition with a total of 25 invited companies. More than 130 applied for pre-qualification. For more images and architects description about this winning proposal, continue after the jump: More
ALA Architects, a Helsinki-based architectural firm supported by Arup Ireland, was announced as the winner of the international design competition for the much talked about Helsinki Central Library. They have introduced a new benchmark for energy consumption in a modern high-technology library facility. For more images as well as the architects’ description continue below: More