Intriguing design for the Perpetuum Mobile Smoking Point System comes from O + R Architecture & Art Studio creatives. Perpetuum Mobile should present unique smoking point units that propose an alternative relationship between smokers and non-smokers in open public spaces in the city of Tokyo. More
Long Lane a key section of the Great Kneighton development on the southern fringe of Cambridge has received its planning approval. The proposal was designed by C.F. Møller Architects and it covers 5.4 hectares which will accommodate 273 homes. More images and architects’ description after the break. More
Two Islands, a team of architects and designers based in London, has won the first prize in the international Flat Lot Competition to design and build a temporary summer pavilion, named Floating House, located on Flint's central downtown parking lot. The project opens June 14 for Flint Art Walk and will remain on the site 'til Fall. For […] More
Team of architects Dimos Moysiadis, Alexandros Zomas and Mara Papavasileiou, has designed a proposal for the on-going Re-Think Athens Competition. This proposal is 3rd runner up out of the 71 teams who participated in the competition. For more images continue after the jump: More
Project: The Beam Designed by MVRDV Location: Villeneuve d’Ascq, France Website: www.mvrdv.nl MVRDV wins a new competition with ?The Beam design?, exploring the urban renewal of Villeneuve d?'Ascq, France. The Beam urban space is set to accommodate a hotel, retail area as well as a surrounding green area, spreading on 15 000 m2. Construction will start in 2015. More
Project: Re-Think Athens Competition Designed by Harry C. Bougadellis & Associate Architects, Georges Batzios and Martha Schwartz Partners Location: Athens, Greece Website: www.aeter.gr, www.georgesbatzios.com & www.marthaschwartz.com Team of experts, Harry C. Bougadellis, Georges Batzios and Martha Schwartz Partners, have designed proposal for the Re-Think Athens Competition. This proposal is undoubtedly imagined as one of the most important urban axes of the city. More
Project: Weaving In-Tension Pavilion Designed by Meta-Studio Architecture Project Team: Jaenes Bong, Jonathan Alotto Area: 156 m2 Location: Warsaw, Poland Website: www.metaaa.com Shaped out of pre-fabricated materials the Weaving In-Tension Pavilion is a multi-functional temporary pavilion in Warsaw, which comes from the drawing board of Meta-Studio Architecture practice designed for the Operalab Competition. The design allows six different solutions of the pavilion project. Discover more of their proposal […] More
Project: Jabi Lake Masterplan Designed by Studio Seilern Architects Engineers: Buro Happold Landscape Designers: Hyland Edgar Driver Cost Consultants: Currie & Brown Consultants: IDQ Security, Pixel Enlargment Collaborators: SSA team: Christina Seilern, Luis Monteiro, Ivan Lazzaroni, Giacomo Manfredi, Povilas Jurevicius, Angela Santos, Alicia Castellote, Sergio Vale Location: Abuja, Nigeria Website: www.studioseilern.com New 31 hectare waterfront master plan proposal for Jabi Lake residential site with supporting […] More
Project: d'Leedon Singapore Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects Design: Zaha Hadid, with Peter Schumacher Client: CapitaLand – led Consortium, Singapore Tower GFA: 220 000 m2 Basement GF: 70 000 m2 Height: 150m Location: Singapore Website: www.zaha-hadid.com Zaha Hadid's Architects shaped a mini urban design for d'Leedon in Singapore. This urban space will accommodate seven 36-stories towers of residential development with stellar views, 12 villas and 8 […] More
Project: Future Floda – Down by the River Designed by Mandaworks, Hosper Sweden Project Team: Martin Arfalk, Nicholas Bigelow, Gregorio Chierici, Marlene Thelandersson Client: Lerum Municipality Size: 16ha Location: Floda, Sweden Website: www.mandaworks.com 'Down by the River' project by Mandaworks and Hosper Sweden team has recently been selected as the winning proposal of the architectural competition organized for the Future Planning of Floda’s City Center. […] More
Project: The:Square3 Designed by LAVA & Moritz Gruppe Client: Moritz Gruppe Size Land: 62 000 sqm GFA: 146 000 sqm Location: Berlin, Germany Website: www.l-a-v-a.net LAVA Architects and Moritz Gruppe revitalized in Berlin, Germany an urban quarter named The:Square3 which morphs urban living, with nature and sport. Constructions of this mixed use development will start in 2014. For more about this rewarded project continue after the break: More
Project: Straume Competition Win for Haptic Architects & NORDIC Designed by Haptic Architects & NORDIC – Office of Architecture Location: Straume, Norway Website: www.hapticarchitects.co.uk & nordicarch.com Straume Competition came as a high-profile task to create a new urban centre and a public square in Straume, Norway. Haptic Architects won the award which they shared with coworkers from NORDIC – Office of Architecture and […] More