The Virginia Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) announces that the Virginia Beach Convention Center (VBCC) is the first convention center in the country to achieve LEED® Gold certification for Existing Buildings.
New Zealand Institute of Architects Gold Medal – information on winner, NZIA Gold Medal won by Marshall Cook – New Zealand architecture awards, NZIA news
Foster + Partners’ design for the UAE pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai Expo has opened. Drawing inspiration from the form of a sand dune: United Arab Emirates pavilion building in China.
Family Box is something between an indoor playground and a kindergarten for children up to twelve years old, but it also accommodates their parents’ needs. It hosts different kinds of activities – from swimming, playing games to various classes ranging from music, dancing, crafting to cooking.
A symmetrical bridge over a pond metaphorically connects Japan and the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The Japanese immigration memorial evokes cohesion along with continuous movement and interdependence.
Ecological Reference Center, Brazil, design by Gustavo Penna Arquiteto & Associados, architecture studio based in Belo Horizonte MG, Brazil building images
This characteristic concave building is five stories tall and covered in green marble. When you walk all the way to the top of the building, windows in the public areas allow you to view across all of Lyngby’s rooftops and surrounding area
The Søllerød Town Hall, completed in 1942, was designed in the Functionalist style by Arne Jacobsen and Flemming Lassen. Søllerød Council is situated approximately 20 kilometers north of Copenhagen, where the town of Holte is home to one of a number of Arne Jacobsen (1902-71) designed town halls (1938-42).
Frederiksborg Slot Denmark – a Danish castle located in Hillerod, north of Copenhagen. The castle’s first part was built in 1560 by King Frederik ll
Meat Factory Nottingham building design by Marsh & Grochowski Architects, a domestic experiment in sustainable living, located in a deprived area of Nottingham and occupied by the architect owner
11 Brindleyplace Birmingham building design by Glen Howells Architects – Argent Midlands property: England office architecture news, image
Mathias Hansen House at No. 6 was built in 1616 for Mathias Hansen, from 1622 the Mayor of Copenhagen. Typically of the Dutch Renaissance style, the house is built in red bricks with sandstone decorations, has a Dutch gable and a copper roof
The new 15,330m2 (165,000 sq.ft) McGlothlin Wing opens VMFA up to the city and provides extensive new space for the museum’s collections and study centre.
Three Classicists Exhibition, Photos, Classical Architecture Show at the RIBA, London : Exhibition design, Architect news, images
“We weren¹t looking for a design house, just a solid, practical house. I love being outside, I would actually prefer to be outside all the time so it was very important to draw nature inside. I feel free here.”
Islands Brygge Copenhagen architecture – best new Danish docks buildings, architects & images – info on contemporary harbour buildings in Denmark, Islands Brygge architecture developments
British architect John Pawson in collaboration with Salvatori and lighting specialists KKDC exhibited at the celebrated Think Tank Exhibition, Milan. The installation entitled ‘House of Stone’ was a simple, house shaped architectural structure made from recycled stone, cut with meticulous accuracy.