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Saul-Bellow Library in Montreal, Quebec
Design: Chevalier Morales Architects. Following anarchitectural competition in 2011, the firm Chevalier Morales Architectes received the mandate to expand, redesign and bring to compliance the old Lachine borough library, dating back to 1974.
The Hidden House in Tel Aviv, Israel
This house in Tel Aviv designed by Israelevitz Architects is full of contradictions, between sealed and closed, to open to natural light and to the outside area. Contradictions between colors and drama of volumes.
Rainbow Tower in Milan Building
Design: Studio Original Designers 6R5 Network. The restoration of Milan’s Torre Arcobaleno is completed to mark Expo 2015. The renovation is a gift to the city and the visitors to Expo 2015.
Heliostat Sand Turbine Hotel in Mongolia
Design: Margot Krasojevic. The Gobi desert has a dry prevailing Westerly wind which choreographs a shifting landscape, reforming dunes and redefining ecological terrains. The Gobi’s extreme climate and latitude contribute to the nature of the wind currents.
Channing School Extension Highgate Building
Design: BuckleyGrayYeoman. The completion of phase one of BGY’s masterplan delivers modern red brick buildings housing new sports facilities and sixth form accommodation.
Dumbo Residence in Brooklyn
Design: Ed Kopel, Architect
This project, in the heart of Dumbo, Brooklyn, combined three individual apartments to create a 3200 square foot full-floor unit for a family of four with a growing art collection.
The Wedding Room in Jacou, France
Design: NBJ Architectes
The city of Jacou’s wedding hall and municipal room project needed to be rethought at the crossroads of several axes and scales. The aim was to change the use of an existing building located in the town center.
The Cube Building in Hackney by Hawkins\Brown
Design: Hawkins\Brown. The £10 million Cube building, located at 17 – 21 Wenlock Road, has a unique timber/steel hybrid structure and is the tallest building to use structural cross-laminated timber in Europe, with its ten stories reaching a total height of 33 metres.
Credit One in Kuwait Office Building by AGi
Design: AGi. Credit One Kuwait Holding Company offers automotive and logistic services. The company’s association with the car inspired the design concept of the building which centers on the car in terms of scale, motion and mechanics
Faber Headquarters Building in Udine, Italy
Design: GEZA, Architects. Faber Industrie Spa manufacturer of steel cylinders: their new headquarters building is located at a boundary between an industrial area and farmland. The architecture aims to interface both landscapes.
Porcelanosa Showroom in New York City
Design: Foster + Partners. The new flagship Porcelanosa showroom has opened in New York in the former Commodore Criterion building, situated within the Landmark ‘Madison Square North History District’.
Wulong National Geological Park Glass Platform
A glass platform at the top of a cliff, the largest of its kind in Asia, nears completion in Chongqing City, southwest China. The hanging platform stands 280m above Karst Valley giving a breathtaking panoramic view.
Science and Technology Park Itajubá
Design: BCMF Arquitetos / MACH Arquitetos. Designed with an emphasis on environmental and landscape quality, the park will become a place for public use, a leisure option for the city and its surroundings, stimulating local tourism.
SOHO China Group in Beijing
Architect: gmp
The urban ensemble “Guanghualu SOHO 2“ for the SOHO China Group designed by architects von Gerkan, Marg and partners (gmp) has been completed in Beijing’s Central Business District.
10 Fenchurch Avenue Building, London
Design: Eric Parry Architects. A new office development for Italy’s largest insurance company Generali, a 420,000 sq ft, 15-storey office building with street level retail, a public passageway and a publicly accessible roof garden
Hills at Vallco, Cupertino Shopping Mall
Design: Rafael Viñoly, architect with OLIN Landscape Architects. Proposal to convert an ageing shopping centre in California’s Silicon Valley into a vast development featuring the world’s largest roof garden. The building would be located on a 50-acre (20 hectare) site, with a 30-acre community park and nature preserve.