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Witherford Watson Mann builds “unorthodox” opera theatre within old stable block

July 26, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Nevill Holt Opera by Witherford Watson Mann

Witherford Watson Mann has overhauled a former stable block in Leicestershire to create the rural Nevill Holt Opera theatre, which is shortlisted for this year’s Stirling Prize. Located on a listed estate in the English hamlet Nevill Holt, the building seeks to echo the “imaginative space of opera” by challenging the typical aesthetic of a

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Foster + Partners to add giant “floating pavilion” to top of Bilbao Fine Arts Museum

July 25, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Bilbao Fine Arts Museum renovation and extension by Foster

Foster + Partners has revealed its plans to add a large overhanging rooftop extension to the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, as part of its renovation of the institution in northern Spain. The addition to the building is intended to enhance the institution’s “unique identity”, and will contain a mix of gallery spaces and public viewing platforms.

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Vilius Vizgaudis reimagines Texan city as “capital of sustainable living”

July 24, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
The Gift masterplan for Paris, Texas, by Bartlett graduate Vilius Vizgaudis

Bartlett graduate Vilius Vizgaudis has reimagined Paris, Texas, as a sustainable city in a bid to entice president Donald Trump to rejoin the Paris Agreement. Named The Gift, the conceptual masterplan proposes transforming the city of Paris in Texas into an eco-friendly metropolis based on the “symbolic value of Paris as a world capital in climate

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MAD’s first European building nears completion in Paris

July 22, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
UNIC by MAD

A sinuous facade of stepped terraces envelops MAD’s UNIC apartment tower, which is nearing completion in Paris, France. Developed in collaboration with local studio Biecher Architectes, the 13-storey residential building will become MAD’s first completed project in Europe. The block is wrapped in balconies that will be fitted with planters to double as “raised gardens”

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Studio Andrew Trotter models Villa Cardo on traditional houses in Puglia

July 22, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Villa Cardo by Studio Andrew Trotter

A series of minimal white blocks interlock to form this holiday home by Studio Andrew Trotter, which takes cues from local architecture in Puglia. Named Villa Cardo, the four-bedroom dwelling is designed for a couple who wanted a peaceful summer retreat amidst olive groves in Carovigno, a town in the south of Italy. Studio Andrew Trotter

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RIBA announces Stirling Prize 2019 shortlist

July 17, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0

An experimental cork house, Grimshaw’s London Bridge Station, and Feilden Fowles Architects’ visitor centre at Yorkshire Sculpture Park are among the projects shortlisted for this year’s Stirling Prize. The Royal Institute of British Architects has announced the six finalists vying for the accolade, which is awarded annually to the building judged to have made the greatest

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WilkinsonEyre designs biodome complex for Iceland

July 16, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
The Aldin Biodomes by WilkinsonEyre

Two gently undulating greenhouses will form the Aldin Biodomes complex, which WilkinsonEyre has designed for Elliðaárdalur valley in Iceland. Located on the outskirts of Reykjavik, the greenhouses are being designed by WilkinsonEyre in collaboration with local studio Basalt. The complex is being created to open up the largest green area close to the Icelandic capital to

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WAF World Building of the Year 2019 shortlist revealed

July 5, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Jewel Changi Airport building by Safdie Architects

The Vessel by Heatherwick Studio and Safdie Architects’ Jewel Changi Airport are among the buildings in the running to be named World Building of the Year at the World Architecture Festival. The World Building of the Year, as well as the Future Project of the Year, will be announced at the twelfth edition of the annual World

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BIG and FREAKS complete looping MÉCA cultural centre in Bordeaux

July 5, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
MÉCA by BIG and FREAKS

A huge “urban living room” forms the heart of the looping MÉCA cultural hub, which BIG and FREAKS have completed beside the River Garonne in Bordeaux, France. Named MÉCA, an acronym for Maison de l’Économie Créative et de la Culture en Aquitaine, the 18,000-square-metre centre contains a media library, performance space and art gallery in

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BIG and FREAKS complete looping MÉCA cultural centre in Bordeaux

July 5, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
MÉCA by BIG and FREAKS

A huge “urban living room” forms the heart of the looping MÉCA cultural hub, which BIG and FREAKS have completed beside the River Garonne in Bordeaux, France. Named MÉCA, an acronym for Maison de l’Économie Créative et de la Culture en Aquitaine, the 18,000-square-metre centre contains a media library, performance space and art gallery in

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