Peter Barber Architects, with Places for People Developments, have been announced as winners of a high profile competition run by the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham to design a high density urban quarter of 68 homes in Goldhawk Road, London. Goldhawk…

The competition winning proposal, by Munich-based Henn Architekten, for the China Life Insurance Research & Development Center on the rural outskirts of Beijing takes up the parameters of Chinese traditional buildings and translates them into highly technologically developed, forward-looking design. The complex for China’s biggest insurance company consists of a…

The winning design of West 8 and BAS-Dirk Jaspaert for the new pedestrian bicycle bridge, that will span the rail tracks in Aarschot, Belgium focuses on the functional character of the bridge as well as on its potential to tempt and surprise its users.

Agence France-Museums, in partnership with Abu Dhabi’s Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), announced that the firm of Nathalie Crinière has been selected to create the exhibition design for the Louvre Abu Dhabi, one of the five major institutions being planned for Abu Dhabi’s Saadiyat Island Cultural District. Nathalie Crinière…

The Associations of Polish Architects SARP in Katowice has chosen an urban and architectural concept of the new seat of the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice. The winning project was prepared by Konior Studio, known for the realization of “Symfonia” - the extension of…

California State University Channel Islands in Camarillo, California announces that the John Spoor Broome Library has been named a winner in the California Construction magazine Best of 2008 awards program. The Library won the Award of Merit in the Outstanding Architectural Design category. An independent jury of industry experts in…

The team formed by Jon Montero and Naiara Montero has recently won the International Competition for the Architectural Renovation of Tabakalera, located in the city of Donostia-San Sebastian, the capital of the Gipuzkoa territory, in the Basque Country, next to the border between Spain and France.

On December 19, Australian Veterans’ Affairs Minister Alan Griffin unveiled the design for a memorial to honour Australians who have given their lives during peacekeeping operations around the world. The memorial, to be built on Canberra’s Anzac Parade, will also serve to symbolize the ongoing work of the hundreds of…

Zaha Hadid Architects have been selected as the architects of the Library and Learning Center (LLC) at the University of Economics & Business, Vienna. The new Library and Learning Center will be the centerpiece of the University’s new campus and provide a significant upgrade to the University’s services. In addition…

Newman University College, Birmingham have appointed Glenn Howells Architects to develop the campus master plan and the refurbishment of associated buildings. A rapid program has been agreed to deliver a new building which is designed to be an inspirational public face for the University.  This will comprise an entrance building,…