About Blank Architecture (ABA) designed the new building of Minor Charges Court in Cuiabá, Brazil. The new building is part of a package of public investments in the Department of Justice in State of Mato Grosso, Brazil. For more images and architectural description continue after the jump: More
The new regional head office of the United Nations conceived by 3XN Architects is designed with clear references to the UN’s identity and values: It is a building that physically reaches out to all parts the world, while the sculptural staircase in its core reflects the UN’s work to create global dialogue. More
3XN architects has won the RIBA International Award 2013 for the Frederiksberg Courthouse located in Frederiksberg, Denmark. For more images as well as the architects' description continue after the jump: More
Great news for the Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects. Lassen's Architects who won the competition to design the Correctional Facility Ny Anstalt in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. More images and architects’ description after the break. More
Three years ago Schmidt Hammer and Lassen Architects won the rights to design the new building of the International Criminal Court, imagined as an environmentally sustainable building as well as sensitive to the bordering natural environment. Construction has begun and it will be finished in the summer of 2015. More images and architects’ description after the […] More
Snøhetta together with Atelier Wolff & Associes is designing the project the Annecy Congress Center in France. Site is in between Annecy and Annecy – le – Vieux. More
Project: New United States Courthouse Competition Entry Designed by Yazdani Studio of Cannon Design and Gruen Associates Client: General Services Administration Location: Los Angeles, California, USA Website: yazdanistudio.com & gruenassociates.com Practice Yazdani Studio of Cannon Design and Gruen Associates shapes a proposal for the design of New United States Courthouse located in Los Angeles, California. Architects' design of the center aims to reconnect humans with nature. View more of the design after […] More
Project: [PACIFIC 06] Ocean Platform Prison Designed by Taller de Casquería Project Team: Ramón Martínez, Jorge Sobejano Country: Spain Location: Pacific Ocean Website: www.ac-ca.org [AC-CA] received 152 proposals for the design of Ocean Platform Prison – [PACIFIC 06] but the winning design comes from architecture students Ramón Martínez and Jorge Sobejano who named their winning team Taller de Casquería. Discover more of the 1st prize solution […] More
Project: [PACIFIC 06] Ocean Platform Prison – BUOY_Prison Designed by Kristijonas Skirmantas, Povilas Zakauskas, Tomas Vaiciulis Country: Lithuania Use Site Area: 14 000 m2 Building Area: 4 820 m2 GFA: 5 570 m2 Stories above Ground: 1 Maximum Height: 22,8 m Location: Pacific Ocean Website: www.ac-ca.org We have already shared with you entries for 3rd placed and Honorable Mentions in the much buzzed-about [PACIFIC 06] Ocean Platform […] More
Project: [PACIFIC 06] Ocean Platform Prison Location: Pacific Ocean Website: www.ac-ca.org Here are the Honorable Mention designs selected from the [PACIFIC 06] Ocean Platform Prison competition hosted by [AC-CA]. Discover more of their design after the jump: More
Project: [PACIFIC 06] Ocean Platform Prison – _ATOLL PRISON Designed by Ariel Hakel, Tomás Sánchez and Miguel Minond Building Area: 8 230 m2 GFA: 8 560 m2 Stories above Ground: 1 Stories below Ground: 1 Maximum Height: 20 m (watch tower) Location: Pacific Ocean Website: www.ac-ca.org Third prize in the much talked about architectural competition for the design of Ocean Platform […] More
Project: Heaven’s Gate – Platform Prison Designed by Michael Labory & Bertrand Schippan Architects Location: Pacific Ocean Website: www.mlbsarchitects.com Heaven’s Gate project designed by Michael Labory & Bertrand Schippan Architects for the New Ocean Platform Prison Competition – [PACIFIC 06] by [AC-CA], is a unique proposal for a prison solution exploring a variety of living conditions for inmates. Discover more of their proposal design after the jump: More