Sheffield Hallam University has announced plans to develop a new £25m building that will become a city center landmark thanks to its innovative design. The new 9,500 sqm building on Charles Street in Sheffield, England will enable the University’s Faculty of Development and Society - currently split between the City…

The winners of Architect’s Eye, a competition which judges architects’ photography skills, were announced last Wednesday. The winners were John Barr, an independent architect practicing in Glasgow, and Philippe Brysse, an Associate at Foster and Partners. Runners up were Paul Qi-En Lim, a Part 2 Architectural Assistant at Stride Treglown…

The result of the student competition ‘Urban Exchange: The Souk’ was recently announced at a reception held at the British Embassy in Abu Dhabi, capital of the UAE. The announcement coincided with the formal launch of the new Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Gulf…

Maggie’s Centre, a cancer care sanctuary in west London by Richard Rogers’ practice Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has won the coveted RIBA Stirling Prize 2009 in association with The Architects Journal and Crystal CG. This is the second time the…

Chinese-born American architect I. M. Pei, who is best known in Europe for his transformation of the Louvre in Paris, has been named today as the recipient of one of the world’s most prestigious architecture prizes, the Royal Gold Medal. Laureate of…

The Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in Essex, England announced the winner of the Southend Pier Head design contest: renowned Swedish based landscape architecture firm White arkitekter. The company - which has also won awards for other maritime architecture projects throughout the world - clinched the top place with…

British Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid has been awarded the prestigious Praemium Imperiale Award for Architecture by the Japan Art Association. “It is indeed an honor to receive this recognition from the Japan Art Association.” said Hadid. “Working in Japan has been critical to the development of my work around the…

If you’re in London these days, don’t miss out on some very cool events that the AA is hosting as part of the London Design Festival: The Architectural Association School is showcasing the work of eight award-winning architectural projects which demonstrate the…

If you’re in London this weekend, don’t miss The Termite Pavilion at Pestival, a mobile arts festival examining insect-human interactivity in bioscience, through paradigms of contemporary art, cinema, music and comedy as well as direct scientific demonstration and educational projects.

“Common Houses”, the design entry by Jude Barber and Phil Zoechbauer of Glasgow-based Collective Architecture, has recently been announced winner of the Common of Houses Competition. This British competition, open to all designers, asked to come up with creative (and sometimes…