A Directory of Great Architectures
A Directory of Great Architectures
Worcester-based practice KKE Architects have been commissioned to design the new Breast Unit for the Acute Trust at Worcestershire Royal Hospital. The new scheme will integrate the majority of the services relating to the treatment of breast cancer in one…
Construction start of MVRDV Glass Farm, Schijndel, Netherlands In 1944 the small Brabant town of Schijndel which is the birthplace of Winy Maas suffered from Operation Market Garden bombings resulting in an oversized market square. In 1980 the then 20…
« La Cite des Affaires » office building in Saint-Etienne : High performance façade The façade’s design is the answer to the architectural, programmatic, geographic and economic context, with the purpose to lead to high thermal performances. The façade’s principle is based on…
Located in a pleasant residential neighbourhood, the house is a compact building (almost a cube) surrounded by a 3 meters wide perimeter necessary courtyard, which is the minimum mandatory gap based on current regulations. The pre-existing yard, the swimming-pool and…
Interview for TSR Building 1. As an introduction, it would be important for us to know something about the following steps: – Project history – Contract – Logistics and organization of the building yard – Chronology – Current stage of…
The Bar “La Boh Ame” (entre amis) is located in the Galeria de Paris street, amidst the downtown area of Porto. The redesign sought to implement and structuralize the space, creating its own identity. The solution was formalized through the…
The Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA), Montréal, announces the launch of the book and website related to its current major exhibition, Imperfect Health: The Medicalization of Architecture, on view in the CCA’s main galleries for an extended run until 15…
The abbey of Saint Maurice was built almost 1500 years ago. It is situated against a cliff in a section of the road between Geneva and the Simplon Pass. This particular site was likely to be chosen for its defensive…
