Architecture News April 2012
We list all architectural news items added on e-architect in any month on a montly news page, it forms a useful record in case you missed some item or some days within the month.
Sports Hall in Villaz-Saint-Pierre, Switzerland : Graeme Mann & Patricia Capua Mann, architectes
Grand Hotel Birmingham, West Midlands, England : Berman Guedes Stretton
Heritage Place Nigeria, Africa : Capita Symonds
Menis Arquitectos, Canary Islands, Spain : European Prize of Urban Public Space 2012
New Barcelona Properties - Casa Renau + Casa Prat, Spain : Rob Dubois
City Center New York Renovation, NY, USA - Award news : Ennead Architects
Peter Stutchbury Book - 'Under The Edge : The Architecture of Peter Stutchbury'
Casa Syntes Pinto, Madrid, Spain - added : dosmasuno arquitectos
photograph : Miguel de Guzmán
67 Viviendas en Colmenar Viejo, Madrid, Spain : dosmasunoarquitectos. 30 Apr
Easter Sculpture Museum Albacete, Spain - added : Exit Architects
Museum of Art and Archaeology of the Côa Valley, Portugal - added : Rebelo Pimentel. 29 Apr
UN Studio + EE&K : Los Angeles Union Station Masterplan, California, USA
House in Piedra Roja, near Santiago, Chile : Riesco + Rivera Arquitectos Asociados
Anne Frank School Utrecht, The Netherlands : Mecanoo architecten
Garage Center for Contemporary Culture, Gorky Park, Moscow, Russia : Rem Koolhaas / OMA
Locarno Apartment Building, Switzerland : Serge Schoemaker Architects
Nordea Bank Office Building, Copenhagen, Denmark : Henning Larsen Architects
image © Henning Larsen Architects
Zaha Hadid Berlin Exhibition : Buchmann Galerie, Germany
Santa Lucía General University Hospital, Murcia, Cartagena - added : CASA Sólo Arquitectos
Los Arcos del Mar Menor University Hospital, San Javier, Murcia : CASA Sólo Arquitectos. 27 Apr
Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2012 : Prize Doubled to US$ 1 Million
RMJM : Tony Kettle resigns from troubled RMJM, reports BD
Jürgen Mayer H : JOH3 Preview, Berlin, Germany
Datong Art Museum Building, China : Foster + Partners
King’s College London Competition, England : The Strand Quadrangle
Galaxy Yabao Hi-Tech Enterprises Headquarter Park, Shenzhen, China : 10 Design
University College Ghent Campus Schoonmeersen, Belgium : SADAR + VUGA
Lincoln College Oxford, UK - new Arts Centre : Stanton Williams Architects
Institute for Contemporary Art VCU Richmond, Virginia, USA : Steven Holl Architects
image courtesy of Steven Holl Architects
AGi architects news : BBS preschool + Wafra Living, Kuwait
University Senate Center Beer-Sheva, Israel : Chyutin Architects. 26 Apr
photograph : Ardon Bar Hama
ONE PRIZE Competition, NYC, USA : Design Contest open for entries
U-bora Towers Dubai, UAE - award : Aedas
Onze Droomschool in Dordrecht, The Netherlands : Mecanoo architecten
Centro Municipal de Servicios Sociales de Móstoles, Madrid, Spain : dosmasuno arquitectos
photo : Miguel de Guzmán
Parque Mirador Independencia, Guadalajara, Mexico : Dellekamp Arquitectos
ZAC Pajol, Paris, France : LIN ARCHITECTS URBANISTS with MARS ARCHITEKTEN
China Mobile International Headquarters Campus, Beijing, China : LEO A DALY
picture : WDCE
Professor Alan Dunlop, Scotland : Family of Schools Exhibition, Glasgow. 25 Apr
RIBA ICE McAslan Bursary : Call for Entries
Hilton Hotel Pattaya, Thailand : Department of ARCHITECTURE
photo : Wison Tungthunya
Apex Temple Court Hotel, London : Ian Springford Architects
Royal Academy Arts Summer Show : Eva Jiricna & Chris Wilkinson to curate architecture gallery
MAXXI Rome, National Centre of Contemporary Arts, Italy
2012 RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship : Winner News
Neilreichgasse Penthouse, Vienna, Austria : Daneshgar Architects
BVN Architecture - Award News : Robina Hospital, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Calçada do Lavra, Lisbon, southern Portugal : Jorge Mealha
Sanya Building, Hainan Province, Southern China : NL Architects. 24 Apr
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Mini-Studio, Cerrada de Coyoacán, Colonia Del Valle, Mexico City : FRENTEarquitectura
Covent Garden Flower Cellars - Film Museum : Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
Blue Planet Aquarium, Copenhagen, Denmark : 3XN - News Update
La Maison des Etudiants, Grenoble, France : Hérault Arnod Architectes
BT01 Offices Building, Oignies, France : Hérault Arnod Architectes
The Metaphone - Oignies, north east France : Hérault Arnod Architectes
Eisteddfod Architecture Pavilion Competition : 'A Welsh Landscape' wins
Ennead Architects Award : 2012 AIANY Medal of Honor
Kelardasht Property, Iran : Daneshgar Architects
AIA Los Angeles Tours, California, USA : 2012 Spring Home Tours Series
Crystal Towers, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia : Henning Larsen Architects. 23 Apr
Berkeley Undergraduate Prize for Architectural Design Excellence, California, USA : Winners
House in Senri, Suita, Osaka, Japan : Shogo Iwata. 22 Apr
Martin House Complex, Buffalo, USA - added : Frank Lloyd Wright
Kilden Performing Arts Centre, Kristiansund, Norway : ALA Architects with SMS Arkitekter
photo : Tuomas Uusheimo
Amanda Levete Architects : AL_A announces new directors
Villa Areopagus Atenas, Costa Rica : Paravant Architects / SAAR Arquitectura
Cronton Colliery Contest, Knowsley, north west England : Winner - Michael Lee Architects
King’s Mews Apartments, Bloomsbury, London, UK : A+D Studio
Battersea Power Station London, England : Heritage and Regeneration Event
International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam, The Netherlands : 5th IABR : Making City
House in Kanagawa, Tokyo, Japan : Ryuji Fujimura Architectts
AIA UK Excellence in Design Awards : Winners
St Peter's Cardross, Scotland : £500,000 Historic Scotland grant issued for repair. 20 Apr
Beaumaris Dental Project, Victoria, Australia : Demaine Partnership
image : Peter Clarke Photography
Keith Williams Architects - shortlisted architects : Bochum Musikzentrum, Germany
Nile Tower Cairo, Egypt - added : Zaha Hadid Architects
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Modern Cabin Bjergøy, Norway : Gudmundur Jonsson Arkitektkontor
Architecture Education : Photo of 'proclamation' pinned up at nameless architecture school
The Spiral Malaysia : Marra + Yeh Architects
Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Canada : Diamond Schmitt Architects
Marni Store Beijing Sanlitun, China : Sybarite. 19 Apr
UB School of Architecture & Planning Event : 'Reflections on Glass Boxes' : Talk by Brian Carter
SCI Arc, LA, USA : Abigail Scheuer & Abby Sher Welcomed as New SCI-Arc Trustees
Zaha Hadid Architects : Chartres Expo Facility, France
House on Kingsley Place, Highgate, North London : Zuber Architecture
photograph : Mel Yates
LEGO Architecture Model : Big Ben - Clock Tower, London
Atkins notches up 450,000 days as Games countdown reaches 100 days
Buckley Gray Yeoman : Virginia Quay, east London, England
Plaza del Raval de Sant Josep in Onda, Alicante, Spain : Raichdelrio with RdL Arquitectos
PSU Department of Architecture Lectures, USA : Jeremy Till + Sarah Wigglesworth
Menil Drawing Institute Building, Houston, Texas, USA : Four shortlisted architects
Architecture Presentation : Article for e-architect by architect David Jamieson
Storefront for Art and Architecture, NYC, USA : Archizines + Arch-Art! Books - opening news
'M&M Rosie' - House in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan : ARTechnic architects. 18 Apr
photo : Nacasa&Pertners Inc.
Tirana Masterplan, Albania : Grimshaw Architects and DAR
Haiko Cornelissen Architecten : WALL-ALL apartment - Stillspotting NYC
Bank of England London, UK : behind the scenes tours
Southampton Sea City Project, England : Wilkinson Eyre Architects
WAF Awards Singapore : World Architecture Festival 2012
Smouha and Mowassat Hospitals, Alexandria, Egypt : Keppie Design
ATELIER BRÜCKNER : Kusch+Co presentation at Milan Design Week, Italy
LAVA Architects : Lexus Hybrid Art 2012 project, Moscow, Russia
Leukaemia Foundation ESA Village Dutton Park, Queensland, Australia : The Buchan Group. 17 Apr
Anhui Provincial Art Museum Hefei, Anhui Province, Eastern China : RTA-Office
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Aedas architects news : Brazilian Shopping Centre Appointment
Stannah - latest case study : The Chancellery, University of Bristol
Emmen Theatre and Zoo Buildings, The Netherlands : Henning Larsen Architects
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Broadway Malyan Architects : Oxygen House, Exeter, Devon, England
Morse and Ezra Stiles Colleges Renovation, New Haven, Connecticut, USA : KieranTimberlake
Capita Symonds : Heworth Grange Comprehensive School Opens, Newcastle, England
London Metropolitan University Event, UK : 'Architecture and the Paradox of Dissidence'
Theatre Design Competition, Wales : Temporal Sustainable Theatre Space
China Southern Airport City Guangzhou, China : Woods Bagot
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Carnegie Primary School, Fife, Scotland : Archial. 16 Apr
Cloud House Colorado, Lizard Head Pass, Colorado Plateau, USA : Axis Mundi
University Warwick Sciences Building, Warwickshire, England : bmj architects
Yiwu City World Trade Centre, Zhejing Province, China : Swanke Hayden Connell Architects
Spira Performing Arts Center, Jönköping, Sweden - more images : Wingårdh Arkitektkontor
Soft deSENS Housing, Distrito Federal, Mexico : Archetonic S.A. de C.V.
Elenberg Fraser - hospitality design award : Vue de monde restaurant, Melbourne. 13 Apr
Beach and Howe Tower, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada : BIG
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And A Yokohama Clothing Store, Japan : MOMENT Inc.
ORMS - practice news : two associate directors appointed
Zaha Hadid with CITCO and Paola Navone with Barovier&Toso, Milan, Italy
The Shoal Stratford, east London, UK : Studio Egret West
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Macka Hotel Istanbul, Turkey : EAA-Emre Arolat Architects
RIBA Architecture Exhibition, London, UK : Contemporary Norwegian Architecture
AllesWirdGut Architects news : Esterházy Meierhof, Austria - competition win
Blue Night at Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Germany : ATELIER BRÜCKNER, Architects
Seas of the World - Concept Architecture : X-TU Architects. 12 Apr
Police Station + House of Justice Mestia, Georgia : J. MAYER H. Architects
The Hive Worcester, western England : Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
Fai-Fah Bangkok, Thailand : Spark
photo : Lin Ho
Academic District in Bemowo, Warsaw, Poland : BudCud
Musée des Beaux-arts Reims, northeast France : X-TU, Architects. 11 Apr
RIBA Events, London : Building Lectures + Exhibitions + Events - full set of new details
Mecanoo architecten / Cafer Bozkurt Architecture : Design competition news, Istanbul, Turkey
Keynsham town centre, England : Aedas
Storefront for Art and Architecture Event, NYC, USA : Archizines + Arch-Art! Books
Bienen School of Music Northwestern University, Illinois, USA : Goettsch Partners
New Practices New York Event, USA : 'Think | Design Thinking Outputs', Center for Architecture
Manhattan Mountain Building, New York City, USA : Ju-Hyun Kim architect
Royal Shakespeare Theatre Stratford, England : USITT 2012 Architecture Honor Award
Starhill Gallery Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia : Spark
photo : Lin Ho
Cofco Research And Innovation Campus Beijing, China : Perkins + Will. 10 Apr
Music Gymnasium Extension Salzburg, Austria : LETH & GORI
University of Oregon Department of Architecture, USA : call for submissions
Bank of Chéngdu Headquarter, China : Nikken Sekkei Ltd.
CTBUH2012 Congress, Shanghai, China : Event news
Floating House IJburg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands : Hollands Zicht & SOOH. 9 Apr
Vame, Pearl Bay, Yzerfontein, South Africa : SAOTA Architects - added
Radisson Blu Hotel Dakar, Senegal, western Africa : SAOTA Architects and Antoni Associates
MedaTeca Building, Lombardy, northern Italy : Alterstudio Partners
Otaniemi Architecture Competition, Helsinki, Finland : Otaniemi Central Campus Contest
Architecture Competition - latest contest addition : ParticiPlace Design Competition
People's Museum Palestine : Book by Rimal Publications
N Tunde Lagos, Nigeria, Africa : SAOTA Architects
Almere Oosterwold Masterplan, Netherlands : MVRDV. 6 Apr
SAREA Alain Sarfati Architecture, France : Practice page added
Greenwich Millennium Village London, England : Jestico + Whiles - news
Neue Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Germany : Article by Rebecca Breun, e-architect
Aéropolis Brussels, Belgium : sca Architectes Associés - added
New Valer Church, Norway - design : Krill architectuur
Sandworm Wenduine, Belgium : Marco Casagrande / C-Laboratory
Maisin Centre Brussels, Belgium : sca Architectes Associés - added
Woods Bagot : Zig Zag Cultural Centre, Kalamundah, Western Australia
The Scarab Building, France - added : SAREA Alain Sarfati Architecture. 5 Apr
French Embassy in Beijing : SAREA Alain Sarfati Architecture / GINGER SECHAUD & BOSSUYT
picture © Adagp-photographe Noelle Hoeppe
London Fire Stations, England : BDP Wins London Fire Stations PFI Deal
Kings Cross Station Concourse, London, UK : Article from Wrightstyle
Belmont Court Brussels, Belgium : sca Architectes Associés - added
La Maison Hermès Dosan Park Seoul, South Korea : RDAI - added
picture © Masao Nishikawa
Royale-Brialmont, Brussels, Belgium - added : sca Architectes Associés
The Aliah Project São Paulo, SP, Brasil : ARKIZ + hiperstudio
National Theatre Brussels Building, Belgium - added : sca Architectes Associés
Capita Symonds : Rehabilitation Facility in Plymouth, England
St Peter's Seminary Cardross, Scotland : Gillespie Kidd & Coia : Article by Adrian Welch. 4 Apr
Shot Tower Redevelopment Chester, north west England : Broadway Malyan
The Cooper Union Architecture Event : 'Young Journals' Event, NYC, USA
Barclays Center, New York, USA : Hotel News
Sebastopol Core Project, CA, USA : Exhibition in conjunction with National Architecture Week
BMW Guggenheim Lab Berlin, Germany - news : Atelier Bow-Wow
Plantahof Auditorium, Switzerland : Valerio Olgiati
Prague National Gallery Entrance Hall, Czech Republic - news : Mateo Arquitectura
Venice Architecture Biennale Australian Pavilion, Italy : Denton Corker Marshall
Article 25 Event London, UK : Palm Leaf Architecture
Renaissance Development Croydon, south London, UK : Andrew Lett Architects
P12 house, ria de Foz, Lugo, Spain - info added : PO2 ARQUITECTOS
Colegio Bernadette Aravaca, Madrid, Spain - info added : PO2 ARQUITECTOS
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Hamburg-Barmbek Railway Station, Germany : ap plan mory osterwalder vielmo gmbh. 3 Apr
Albertina PassageVienna, Austria : Söhne & Partner Architekten
Changzhou Building, China : gmp · von Gerkan, Marg and Partners · Architects
picture © Crystal Digital Technology
Mankgaile Primary School, Limpopo, South Africa : SAOTA Architects
Eisenhower Memorial Washington DC, USA - Design Approval News : Frank O. Gehry
Voelklip Beach House, Hermanus, South Africa : SAOTA Architects
Casa Morchiuso, Como, northern Italy - new photos : Studio di Architettura Marco Castelletti
National Heart Centre Singapore - award : Broadway Malyan / Ong & Ong Architects
Holcim Foundation Awards 2012 : winners news
House in Mathi, Turin, northern Italy : MARC
Bauhaus Building Dessau : 'Bauhaus twenty-21: An Ongoing Legacy' Exhibition
Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, Chicago : Tod Williams and Billie Tsien.
photograph : Tom Rossiter
Walkie Talkie Building, London - construction progress
100 Bishopsgate, London : news photos
St Georges Wharf - Vauxhall Tower, London - construction progress : Broadway Malyan
The Shard Tower, London, UK - new photographs : Renzo Piano Building Workshop
photo © Nick Weall
North Point House Jersey, Channel Islands, UK : MJP Architects. 2 Apr
York Art Gallery Building, northern England : Ushida Findlay
Gunma Apartment, Japan - added : Takashi Fujino / Ikimono Architects
Flowing Boulevard Urban River, Tirana, Albania : Cino Zucchi Architetti + others
Mallorca Villas, Spain : CMV architects. 1 Apr
Architecture News Mar 2012
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