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“We have entered a new phase of human history, in which we will finally see a new alliance between forests and cities, two environments that our species has always kept s...
Global property developer Romal Capital has reinforced its commitment to Liverpool’s Central Docks by committing £100m to transform the derelict brownfield area to realis...
M+ has reached the important milestone marking the completion of construction of the museum building. With the Occupation Permit for the museum building obtained on 24 De...
SimScale GmbH, the provider of the world’s first production-ready SaaS application for engineering simulation, announced a joint event on December 16 with Zaha Hadid Arch...
New research has found that nearly half (49%) of urban design professionals believe that the recent rise of pedestrianisation in city and town centres is making public sp...
Following an extensive selection process, Snøhetta has been unanimously selected as Design Architect for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. Based in the North D...
Timed to be ready for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, a new luxury hotel complex is emerging on Qatar’s coast: Katara Towers. In addition to hotel rooms, the towers, which are j...
STRABAG, the largest Austrian construction group will be utilising BIM 5D for their new contract to design and build CAPE 10, a modern social and health services centre t...
From a remote Island hideaway in Norway to a transformed family home in the Surrey Hills, Kebony, a global leader in the production of sustainable modified wood, was sele...
The structural design of the Metsä Pavilion has been optimised to be as simple as possible so this unique structure could be created with maximal efficiency. The structur...
is a new type of structures textbook written by Rob Whitehead for those who prefer to learn about buildings using hands-on, creative problem-solving techniques. Instead o...
The Path of Perspectives or “Perspektivenweg”, designed by Snøhetta for the Nordkettenbahn cable railway, introduces a series of ten architectural elements al...
The Bicycle Architecture Biennale (BAB) is a prestigious showcase of cutting edge, visually striking and high profile building designs that are facilitating bicycle trave...
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has today (Thursday 6 June) launched an open call for architects to apply to work alongside the Local Authorities who hav...
The wooden Metsä Pavilion is to be used by Finnish athletes and companies during the Tokyo Summer Olympics in 2020. The building will be made entirely from Metsä Wood’s K...
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) will be opening an inspiring new learning space within its central London landmark building on 29 October 2019. The RIBA...
The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, will announce the designation of the city of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) as World Capital of Architecture for 2020, in the pre...
Finnish companies will collaborate to design a new urban area for more than half a million inhabitants of Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, in accordance with the principles of...
London-based consultancy Run For The Hills is delighted to finally unveil its design for Tivoli Cinema, a new breed of boutique cinema which opened for the first time in...
An impressive list of industry experts from architecture, development and the arts are set to share their knowledge at ARCHITECT@WORK, 30 th to 31 st January. This two-da...
The winners of the annual Wood Awards have been announced at a ceremony held on the 20th November at Carpenters’ Hall in London hosted by David Hopkins, Director of the T...
On November 1 the new Central Library in Calgary, designed by Snøhetta and DIALOG, opened its doors to the public. With aims to welcome over twice as many annual visitors...
Since the 1990s there has been an upsurge in high-rise construction. After the Empire State Building (1931) and Sears Tower (1974, now Willis Tower) builds, their height...
The construction and operation of all kinds of buildings uses vast amounts of energy and natural resources. Researchers around the world have therefore been exploring sus...
Boxpark today reveal plans to revive Brighton’s iconic Madeira Terrace into an internationally renowned retail-and-leisure-as-entertainment destination. Plans have been s...
More than 100 guests gathered in London’s iconic City Hall Living Room last night to celebrate the inaugural susdrain SuDS Awards, supported by the Greater London Authori...
How do you create a touristic landmark that catches people’s attention whilst fluidly merging with the surroundings? Connecting landscape and landmark formed a basis for...
Bouygues UK Limited, a leading construction company with a track record in urban regeneration, will develop a disused railway yard into a centrepiece for innovation. Card...
Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has reached a key milestone on The University of Manchester’s £287 million Manchester Engineering Campus Developme...
The almost rectilinear glass tower will bring action to the city’s skyline, because at about half-height the tower describes what could be called “a shift of...
Snøhetta’s design comprises a brand new 1,500 m² planetarium as well as scattered interstellar cabins, each shaped like a small planet. The new facilities will offer a ra...
For a building that is scheduled for redevelopment and renovation it is crucial to detach the non-structural elements, so that you can protect the property and important...
In the heart of Romania’s capital, a new Orthodox cathedral of impressive dimensions is now under construction. Measuring 124 metres long, 70 metres wide and 120 me...
The 2018 edition of the SBID International Design Awards is now open. As ever, this year’s edition promises to bring together the world’s finest interior design schemes,...
The European-based construction group STRABAG SE, through its Romanian subsidiary, has been awarded the contract to build a 110 m tall office tower in central Bucharest....
The Wood Awards: Excellence in British Architecture and Product Design has now launched its 2018 call for entries. Anyone involved in a UK-based wood project is invited t...
The Arch for Arch stands as a tribute to the human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, affectionately known as “Arch” by fellow South...
In the Marina district of Eko Atlantic City in the heart of Nigeria’s business capital Lagos, the Azuri Peninsula is one of the most ambitious and spectacular resid...
Where do you start when the task is to move and design an entire city? Krister Lindstedt, lead architect for the new Kiruna, tells Spirit how people, not buildings, were...
Copperwood broke ground in fall 2015 for a family of four seeking an energy efficient, modest, modern dwelling. The site’s name, originated by the owner’s son, was inspir...
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