Architecture News December 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.
Bogotá Chamber Commerce Building, Colombia - added : Daniel Bonilla
Kuo Yang Tien Mu Apartments, Taipei City, Taiwan : Chin Architects. 28 Dec
Abramson Teiger Architects, Culver City, CA, USA : latest buildings
AvB Tower Den Haag, The Netherlands - construction progress : WAA. 24 Dec
Lazika Municipality, Georgia : Architects of invention
Frank Lloyd Wright architect news : David S. Wright Home, Arizona, USA - saved from demolition
Zoo Basel Aquarium,Switzerland : HHF & BURCKHARDT+PARTNER
Anglo Colobiano School Bogota, Colombia : Daniel Bonilla. 21 Dec

photo : Rodrigo Dávila
Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas win Chengdu Tianfu Cultural Centre, China
Superkilen Copenhagen, Denmark : BIG, Topotek1 & SUPERFLEX
Phoenix Observation Tower Design, Arizona, USA : BIG

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AAMI Park Stadium Bridge, Australia : new sports precinct bridge open for Melbourne Derby
New York Public Library Building, NY, USA - designs unveiled : Foster + Partners
Sydney Light Rail Design, Sydney, NSW, Australia : HASSELL
Zaha Hadid Architects news : Miami Condominium Tower, Florida, USA
Erith Housing Scheme, London, UK : Broadway Malyan. 20 Dec
B2 Atlantic Yards Brooklyn, NY, USA : SHoP
Boekenberg Park in Deurne, Belgium : OMGEVING
Mariinsky II, Saint Petersbourg, Russia : Diamond Schmitt Architects
Daeyang Gallery and House, South Korea - award news : Steven Holl Architects
Italian Tile Competition, Italy : official call for entries for the 2013
Vauxhall Square London, England : major development receives planning approval
Algodon Mansion Hotel Buenos Aires, Argentina : Heusch Inc
Great Fen Visitor Centre Architecture Competition, England : registration closing date. 19 Dec
London Vauxhall – The Missing Link International Design Ideas Competition, UK : launch news
Valle de Bravo residence, México : Eduardo Hernandez Ch.
HASSELL + Populous : SICEEP Darling Harbour, NSW, Australia
Taipei City Museum of Art Competition entry, Taiwan : Aleksandar Rudnik Milanovic, Kragujevac
Berlin Architecture Contest : Student Village Design Competition, Germany
Nigeria Architecture Competition : Abuja Design Contest. 18 Dec
LCV Law Court Offices Venice, Italy : C+S Associati - added
Chapel Complex in Kyotanabe, Japan : BEYOND Architects
Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry Amiens, France : Chartier-Corbasson Architectes
Belgium Court Justice Hasselt, Belgium : J. MAYER H. Architects. 17 Dec
Preston Bus Station, England : Demolition news + opinion
Alan Colquhoun Architect, UK : Alan Colquhoun has died. 15 Dec
Frankfurt Airport Terminal 1 Forecourt Building, Germany : Grimshaw
Ebbw Vale Building, Blaenau Gwent, Wales : BDP
Kloster Properties, Sweden : Torsten Ottesjö
Battersea Power Station London, UK : Building Redevelopment Approval
Beverly Hills Residence, California, USA - added : Heusch Inc Architecture

photo : Frederico Zignani
Kingston Upon Thames House, south west London : McGarry-Moon Architects Ltd. 14 Dec
DNB Bank Headquarters, Bjørvika waterfront, Oslo, Norway - completion : MVRDV

photo : Jiri Havran
Darling Harbour Masterplan + ICC Hotels, Sydney, NSW, Australia : OMA
Cadogan Café Competition, London, UK : NEX wins
Venice Biennale 2012 Review, Italy : Article by Gustavo Pernía
ReDesigning the Welsh Terrace Contest, Wales : News
Nanterre Apartments, France : X-TU Architects. 13 Dec
Veterinary Hospital Building, Portugal : deMM arquitectura
Riverwalk London, UK : Stanton Williams Ltd
Cave Painting Centre Dordogne, France : Mateo Arquitectura

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Surface Design Awards, UK : architect Eric Parry to be keynote presenter
Broadgate Development, City of London, England : certficate of immunity from listing news
Alne Wood Park Warwickshire, England : Shortlist for Green Burial Site reception building
Shanxi TV Centre, China : BDP, architects
Bermondsey Housing Scheme, London, England : BuckleyGrayYeoman
Boulevardi Mall Istanbul, Turkey : DP Architects
Kortrijk Hospital Building, Belgium : Baumschlager Eberle
Louvre Lens Museum Building, France : Sanaa / Imrey Culbert / Catherine Mosbach - photos

photograph © Hisao Suzuki
Guildhall York Architecture Contest, England : Winning architects news. 12 Dec
Tianjin Hotel Design, North East China : HAO / Holm Architecture Office
Twin Cities in Kunming, Yunnan Province, Southwest China : CADI
Lefo Mall Shopping Centre Suzhou, China : Broadway Malyan
Teletech Campus, France : building by MVRDV wins award
Sea Sentosa in Bali, Indonesia : Winner of ‘World’s Best Apartment’ award
Tower of Ring Tianjin, China : EASTERN design office + Kawaguchi & Engineers

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Phyllotactic Towers Design, Residential Concept : VERK Studio
Mozart ZAC Homes, Lyon, France : Tectoniques. 11 Dec
Ulm Synagogue Building, Germany : kister scheithauer gross architects & urban planners GmbH
Papillon Montréal, Québec, Canada : Hal Ingberg Architecte
Rostov Stadium Building, Rostov-on-don, Russia : Populous
Kleiburg Apartment Building Amsterdam, The Netherlands : NL Architects
Julio Mario Santodomingo Building Bogotá, Colombia : Taller de Arquitectura de Bogotá
West Kowloon Xiqu Centre Competition, Hong Kong, China : Winning architects
West Kowloon Design Contest, China : M+ Architecture Competition
Colombian Architecture Exhibition - images added : Moscow, Russia
Earlsfield Theatre Wandsworth, south west London, England : RHWL Architects
Villa K Switzerland : Baumschlager Eberle. 10 Dec
Yale University Art Gallery Building, CO, USA - Opening News
Twisting Towers Miami, Florida, USA : BIG + others

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Tile of Spain Awards : winner news
Plettenberg Bay Residence, South Africa : SAOTA - Stefan Antoni Olmesdahl Truen Architects
Great American Tower Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - new pictures + info : HOK
Kunsthalle Mannheim Competition, Germany : von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp)
Universidad EAN, Bogotá, Colombia : Taller de Arquitectura de Bogotá

photo : Rodrigo Dávila
Vodafone HQ Amsterdam, Holland : Baumschlager Eberle. 7 Dec
IBC Innovation Factory Kolding, Denmark : schmidt hammer lassen architects
Oscar Niemeyer architect : famous Brazilian architect, dies
Russian Architecture Competition : Nikola’s belvedere Design Contest
Machynlleth WISE Building, Wales - award : David Lea and Pat Borer Architects
Irène Joliot Curie Housing Paris, France : BE Hauvette Paris
Check-in 3 Vienna Airport, Austria : Baumschlager Eberle
Emporis Skyscraper Award 2011 : New York by Gehry at Eight Spruce Street wins
Bjarkes Ingels at Australian Institute of Architects in Sydney : event sponsored by HASSELL
Architect of the Year Award 2012, UK : Alison Brooks named best architect. 6 Dec
Oppenheim Architecture + Design : winner of 3 Americas Property Awards
Birley Fields Academic Building Manchester, England : Capita Symonds
Córdoba Civic Center, Argentina : GGMPU Arquitectos + Lucio Morini

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Cancer Research Centre Manchester, UK : Capita Symonds
Tête d'Or Park Lyon, southern France : JS Architecture Urbanisme
Nest and Cave House, Opatija, Croatia : Idis Turato
BD Young Architect of the Year Awards, Great Britain : Coffey Architects win
Prince Arthur’s Landing Thunder Bay, Lake Superior, Canada : Brook McIlroy. 5 Dec
Krueck & Sexton architects : S.N. Shure Theater, Niles, IL, USA - Interior Architecture Honor Award
Diamond and Schmitt, Toronto - architects news : LEED Gold Cultural Facilities, Canada
New Swiss Embassy in South Korea : Kubota & Bachmann Architects
Kubota & Bachmann Architects, Switzerland : Design Studio added
OFL Architecture, Roma : X Project / Past Shock + The new Colombarium of Campofranco, Italy
Horto Design Contest, Lanificio Factory, Roma, Italy : OFL Architecture
Rotherham Central Station, Yorkshire, England : Aedas
Taurian World School Building, Ranchi, India : Archohm
Spotorno Holiday Complex, Italy : Ariu + Vallino Architects. 4 Dec
Leiner Furniture Store Innsbruck, Austria : Zechner & Zechner ZT GmbH
Fraser Brown Mackenna : Apartments & supported housing in Hackney, east London, UK
Algarrobos House in Puembo, Ecuador : José María Sáez + Daniel Moreno Flores

photo : Sebastian Crespo
1730 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington DC, USA : Krueck & Sexton
Frank Gehry architect : Dr Chau Chak Wing Building, UTS, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Bloom Aquatic Farm, Indian Ocean : Sitbon Architectes
Sustainable Architecture news : Tackling Carbon Emissions
SANAA architects : Bocconi University Campus Buildings, Milan, Italy
House in Garrison, New York State, USA : Alberto Campo Baeza
Architecture News - October 2012
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