Grand Designs

  • ‘Billionaires’ Quay’ restoration transforms Europe’s largest yachting harbour

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    ‘Billionaires’ Quay’ restoration transforms Europe’s largest yachting harbour

    The Quai des Milliardaires (‘Billionaires’ Quay’) has undergone an extensive transformation in Port Vauban, Antibes — consolidating its position as a prominent yachting hub in the Mediterranean. With... more

  • SOM’s new “Terminal in a Garden” welcomes global travellers

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    SOM’s new “Terminal in a Garden” welcomes global travellers

    Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) and Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) have announced that the new Terminal 2 at Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru (BLR) is now fully operational and rece... more

  • Midosuji Daibiru celebrates completion with CASBEE certification

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    Midosuji Daibiru celebrates completion with CASBEE certification

    MOL Group company, Daibiru Corporation, has announced the completion of the Midosuji Daibiru building in Minami-Kyuhoji-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka in Japan. The newly completed project is a reconstruction of the ... more

  • ASM Global’s Moscone Center awarded Leed’s highest certification

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    ASM Global’s Moscone Center awarded Leed’s highest certification

    Moscone Center, San Francisco’s premier convention venue, has been awarded LEED Platinum certification for Existing Building Operations and Maintenance (EB:OM) — this certification is the highest level of L... more

  • ‘Billionaires’ Quay’ restoration transforms Europe’s largest yachting harbour
    08 Feb, 2024
  • SOM’s new “Terminal in a Garden” welcomes global travellers
    08 Feb, 2024
  • Midosuji Daibiru celebrates completion with CASBEE certification
    07 Feb, 2024
  • ASM Global’s Moscone Center awarded Leed’s highest certification
    18 Dec, 2023

Google opens Bay View campus in Silicon Valley

18 May, 2022
Google has opened its new Bay View campus in Silicon Valley, the first time the company has developed its own major campus. The Bay View campus was designed by architects Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and Heatherwick Studio, as well as Google’s design and engineering teams, and spans 42 acres adjacent to the NASA’s Ames Research Centre in Silicon Valley. It totals 1.1 million square feet, with 20 acres of open space, two office buildings, a 1,000-person event centre, and 240 short-term employee accommodation units. The interior of the buildings re-emphasizes Google’s vision for the future of work, designed in response…

Populous designed ‘Ice Ribbon’ to be unveiled in upcoming Winter Games

28 Jan, 2022
Designed by global sports architecture firm Populous after winning an international design competition, the ‘Ice Ribbon’ or National Speed Skating Oval (NSSO) was created as a symbol of Chinese cultural heritage that celebrates the elegance, precision, pace and dynamic of speed skating. Completed last year, the 12,000-seat venue will host the speed skating events at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games in Beijing and will award 14 gold medals. From its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Brisbane, Populous managed a multitude of stakeholders across five countries and three offices to win the rigorous design competition over 60 other entrants. The win…
Shenzhen

‘Breathing’ building opens in Shenzhen

06 Jan, 2022
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has completed a 158-metre-tall, 33-storey tower, located on the edge of a public park at the centre of a key business district in one of Shenzhen, that responds to the region’s tropical climate through a series of biophilic and sustainable design solutions. The firm was commissioned by Shenzhen Rural Commercial Bank in 2012 to design a new headquarters that balances the bank’s vision for the future alongside its history as a rural credit union. The design incorporates a distinctive external diagrid that significantly reduces solar gain. Inside, responsive solar shading technology and natural airflow enhance…

Christchurch arena preliminary design unveiled

15 Dec, 2021
First images of the preliminary design of New Zealand’s Canterbury Multi-Use Arena have been unveiled ahead of construction commencing in 2022. The new fully enclosed arena is being delivered for the Christchurch City Council by the Kōtui team, led by BESIX Watpac. The versatile multi-use venue will seat 30,000 fans in sporting stadium mode and 37,800 in concert configuration, all protected from the elements by the fully covered transparent roof. The first high level images of the CMUA preliminary design released today reflect significant development of the original concept design released in 2019. Changes reflect the seismic requirements and to…
Dutch cabin wins prestigious 2021 Architizer A+ Awards Project of the Year Award

Dutch cabin wins prestigious 2021 Architizer A+ Awards Project of the Year Award

29 Jul, 2021
The versatile wooden cabin, ANNA Stay, from the Dutch designer Caspar Schols, has taken out the internationally acclaimed 2021 Architizer A+Awards Project of the Year Award. The architectural award follows ANNA Stay's selection as the Jury Winner in the Architecture +Living Small category. With more than 5,000 entries, from more than 100 countries, the Architizer A+Awards is the world’s largest awards program for architecture and building products, with five Project of the Year Awards handed out that champion architecture’s impact on everyday life. ANNA Stay is a dynamic wooden home in the shape of an open platform, enabling adjustments to…
Perth’s Barrack Square, Bell Tower and Jetties get landmark heritage listing

Perth’s Barrack Square, Bell Tower and Jetties get landmark heritage listing

02 Jul, 2021
Western Australian Minister for Heritage, the Hon. David Templeman MLA, has announced the finalisation of Perth's iconic Barrack Square and Jetties in the State Register of Heritage Places. As the location of the city's river port since 1905, Barrack Square played a key role in Perth life during the WA’s gold rush when river transport and recreation was booming due to significant population growth. Through many changes and new developments over more than a century, Barrack Square and Jetties remain strongly associated with Perth's river transport to this day as a departure and return point for travel, recreation and commercial…
Building to feature stunning natural biotope in Manhattan

Building to feature stunning natural biotope in Manhattan

02 Jun, 2021
One of the most fascinating challenges of our time is to transform our cities into people-oriented, climate-resilient places that are as carbon-neutral as possible. The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing our cities to address the question of how they need to change in order to become more crisis-proof, sustainable and simultaneously, more pleasant places to live in. Architecture and urban planning play a fundamental role in this objective of actively fostering people's desire for positive change on the basis of appropriate ideas and measures. Wiesbaden-based design studio 3deluxe was commissioned by New York-based organisation #WeThePlanet to come up with a concept…