The United States General Service Administration recently recognized the best in public architecture and civilian federal workplaces at the 2010 GSA Design Awards in Washington, D.C. This year’s 11 award winners showcase the federal government’s commitment to cutting-edge architectural design and its focus on sustainability.

Norwegian practice a-lab has been awarded first prize in the competition for two border stations between Norway and Russia. The six existing border stations shall be merged into two bigger stations with a complex program. The challenge has been to design a building where work and private life…

With this proposal for a border crossing for pedestrians between Mexico and the United States, Belgian firm OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen, in collaboration with Wonne Ickx, won the first prize in an international design competition back in 2005. Not necessarily the…