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Institute for Data Science, University of Rochester, NY

Kennedy & Violich Architecture complete a building in Upstate New York at the University of Rochester: a 60,000 sqft Institute for Data Science, supporting interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences departments interested in leveraging Big Data in a new educational model for cross-disciplinary research and innovation.

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Moscow

Capital Hill Residence in Moscow

The client, Vladislav Doronin, explained to Zaha Hadid, “I want to wake up in the morning and just see blue sky.” Hadid replied, “You realise you have to be above the trees?”

New Zealand

Sylvia Park Galleria, Auckland Shopping Centre

Expansion of one of New Zealand’s largest shopping centres continues, with Australasian design firm The Buchan Group behind the NZ$220 million galleria’s design at Sylvia Park, Auckland.

Competitions

24h Competition humanity

24h competition news: humanity contest – A space where the time limit is used to stimulate your creativity. The aim of this competition is to present answers in 24h to social problems, visionary ideas, humanitarian causes and sociologic problems of the contemporary societies.

Sao Paulo

Goose Island Brewhouse in São Paulo

The American brewery, Goose Island Brewhouse brought to Brazil its concept of brewpub, a bar where beer is produced and consumed. SuperLimão Studio and the Canadian office McKinley Bukkart Architects were responsible for the development of the project.

Prague Victory Square Design Competition

Architecture competition is to propose new exhibition spaces for the Prague Congress Centre (KCP), for conventions, concerts and other social events. The proposal aims to add value to a building belonging to the architectural heritage of the 1970s.

Aedas at ICSC China Shopping Centre and Retailer Awards

Aedas projects celebrate a double win at 2018 ICSC China Shopping Centre and Retailer Awards – Olympia 66 in Dalian, China, won a Gold award for Design and Development – New Developments; while MOKO in Hong Kong, received a Silver award for Design and Development – Renovations/Expansions.

David H. Koch Center in New York

David H. Koch Center, by consulting architects Pei Cobb Freed & Partners – a World-Class Center for ambulatory care: a seamless patient experience designed to reduce stress and anxiety, focused on healing.

Regent Street RIBA Windows Competition

The Regent Street RIBA Windows competition returns for its eighth year. The project sees some of Regent Street’s leading retailers, including Jo Malone London, L’Occitane and lululemon, partnered with emerging and established RIBA Chartered Architects to create a series of unique shop windows.

Reshape18 | Sensing materialities competition

Reshape 18 competition | wearable technology

Reshape18 | Sensing materialities – Reshape is a platform promoting research, design and production, from digital ideas through an international network of makers and designers – organized by Noumena, IN(3D)USTRY From Needs to Solutions and Fira de Barcelona.

Generali Tower, CityLife in Milan

Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects the tower offers broad views across Milan, the twist orientates the tower’s higher floors to the primary southeast axis leading to Bramante’s 15th Century tribune of Santa Maria della Grazie, and beyond to the centre of the city.

Mexican Houses – Residences in Mexico

Mexican houses, residences in Mexico – e-architect bring you a wide selection of interesting new properties with info & images – view good contemporary Mexican homes, residential architecture Mexico and luxury real estate news

Havas Media London Offices, King’s Cross Building

MCM has reimagined the modern office with Havas UK’s award-winning headquarters at London’s Pancras Square House. The new scheme has won the regional British Council for Offices (BCO) “Best Fit Out of Workplace” Award 2018.

Xiamen Guanyin Mountain Chamber

H&W Design Office’s massive use of quit blue on walls and the floor in the multifunction room is an ex-tremely beautiful scenery, as charming and graceful as Pablo Picasso ‘s masterpieces Blue Room.

Escarpment House in Gerringong

This modest two bed guest house, designed by Atelier Andy Carson, explores the vernacular farm shed, with a plan that’s charmingly simple yet highly considered in its detail. Located on a quintessentially NSW South Coast dairy farm.

Seattle Fire Station 32 in Washington

Designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson City of Seattle Fire Station 32 is an 18,000-square-foot facility located in the heart of the fast-growing West Seattle Alaska Junction neighborhood.

Artificial Surf Park Scotland

Wavegarden Scotland approved to develop Scotland’s first artificial surf park and leisure complex, which will be nestled within a 23 hectare country park at Craigpark Quarry near Ratho, Edinburgh.

Podil Masterplan in Kiev

The Antwerp-based design office OMGEVING has won the international design competition for the public areas of the new Podil site in Kiev, Ukraine.

Citizen Fitness Center in Heping District, Tianjin

Even to the untrained eye, Chinese architecture is one of the oldest and most recognizable styles in the world. Taking shape in East Asia over many centuries, Chinese building designs have spread to other Asian countries, influencing the architectural styles of Vietnam, Korea, and Japan.