A Directory of Great Architectures
A Directory of Great Architectures
From Hamiltons: The 1.5 acre site in central Hammersmith has lain empty for many years, an eyesore in the busy town centre. The redevelopment proposal is for an office led, mixed-use scheme with restaurants and a cinema with a new…
the Green Building Initiative (GBI) recognized the MeadWestvaco Corporation’s (MWV) headquarters building in Richmond, VA, for achievements in sustainable design and construction that were identified using the Green Globes environmental assessment and rating system for commercial buildings.
As described by BIG: The National Library is conceived as the integration of 4 organizational strategies into one new national institution: – The perfect circle of the national archives – The orbiting spiral of the public spaces – The complex…
As described by UNStudio: The 21,000 m2 Dance Palace forms part of the European Embankment city quarter masterplan for a new urban square in the historic centre of St. Petersburg. The building presents an open and inviting theatre with provision…
Project description from Tonkin Zulaikha Greer: The Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC) is a Commonwealth Statutory Authority that assists Indigenous Australians to acquire and manage land in a sustainable way providing cultural, social, economic or environmental benefits for themselves and future…
As the first effort in the revitalization of Colchester’s historic St. Botolph’s Quarter, firstsite:newsite anchors the long-term development plan of an under-utilized district. Rafael Viñoly Architects won the design competition for this new visual arts facility by expanding on the…
From ATKINS: The building is expressed through the sculptural form of an aircraft. The main body of the mall as the fuselage and the roof expressing a large elegant sweeping wing. The two towers equally spaced apart represent the tail…
The house is a wooden box standing on a concrete basement on a slooping site facing the water. The organisastional sturcture, based on two crossing axis, creates an intricate interior space where rooms are connected to each other in various…
