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Sunset House in São Paulo

The Brazilian CASA 14 Arquitetura, carried out the designs for the renovation of this São Paulo townhouse. Built in the 1970s the house showed some signs of deteriorated after 40 years of use.

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America

Franklin County Justice Center in Greenfield, Massachusetts

Leers Weinzapfel Associates recently completed the Franklin County Justice Center in Greenfield, MA, the latest in a series of the firm’s award-winning courthouses and civic structures.

Birmingham

University of Birmingham Sport & Fitness Club Building

The Indoor Sports Centre at the University of Birmingham designed by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands includes Birmingham’s first Olympic-standard swimming pool, together with a range of sports halls and gyms, laboratories and testing facilities.

South Africa

Bar Roc in Bantry Bay

Redeveloped by OKHA Design & Interior, the terrazzo floor and bar counter, the expansive use of solid brass, are reminiscent of the days of the Milanese bar / bistro; terrazzo conveying both classicism and modernity.

Sheffield

NGS Macmillan Unit in Chesterfield

NGS Macmillan Unit at Chesterfield Royal Hospital collects cancer services into a purpose-built treatment and pastoral care unit. This has been achieved by The Manser Practice.

The Herman Teirlinck Building in Brussels

The Tour & Taxis site is one of the last large-scale development sites in the heart of Brussels and has been designated as one of the leverage areas within the metropolitan development vision. The Herman Teirlinck Building was designed by Neutelings Riedijk Architects in collaboration with CONIX RDBM Architects.

Quarry Studios in the Scottish Highlands

To accommodate an increasing workforce and new high profile infrastructure projects, Moxon Architects are developing new build premises for their studio in the Scottish Highlands.

A ROOM. Matteo Gidoni + Enrico Dussi, Italy

Arquine Competition No.20 MEXTÓPOLI 2018 Pavilion

The Arquine Contest starts like a reflexive ideas project discussion platform about urban topics as the reconversion of the future ex-airport of Mexico City, or the migrant’s way of life that you can find in the transit between Mexico and the United States.

Modern Oasis Medina House in Washington

The clients discovered a 1990s house while looking for a place to raise their family. The new residence designed by SkB Architects has western views to Lake Washington. The original 3,800-sqft house was an unusually austere interpretation of minimalist modern architecture.

Laka Competition 2017: Architecture that Reacts

International architectural competition seeks innovative ideas that go far beyond typical building solutions, are socially engaged, capable of reacting to unpredictable conditions.

7th Advanced Architecture Competition

The aim of the Responsive City architectural competition is to promote discussion and research through which to generate insights and visions, ideas and proposals that help us envisage what the city and the habitat of the 21st century will be like.

Broughton House Veterans Care Village Salford building

Levitt Bernstein Associates

Levitt Bernstein Architects news – Plans for a £12.5m Veterans Care Village at Broughton House in Salford, England, have been approved. Broughton House is the only home for ex-servicemen and women in the north west and in 2016 celebrated its centenary.

CITO Centro de Investigaciones y Tratamiento Ocular

The CITO Surgery center is a specialized ophthalmology facility design by BAAS – Brunzini Arquitectos y Asociados. The high density site provides many sustainable benefits to building occupants. The nine levels include cultural and leisure activities on the ground floor.

Mirage Montparnasse Tower Renovation in Paris

Mirage – Montparnasse Tower Renovation Paris

MAD Architects, led by Ma Yansong, unveils “Mirage” ─ a renovation proposal for Montparnasse Tower in Paris, France. MAD’s design transforms this huge black monolithic building ─ positioned in the city center ─ into an artistic lighting installation that reflects the city upside down.

Solo House II near Barcelona

One of a portfolio of daring holiday home architecture in the midst of the Catalan wilderness for French real estate developer Christian Bourdais: 12 architects have designed unique and expressive vacation properties.

Gardens by the Bay Singapore – Supertrees

Grant Associates’ designs for the Supertree Grove of Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay to feature at Expo for Design, Innovation & Technology (EDIT) in Toronto, Canada. The Supertrees will appear in ‘The Green and the Gray’, an interactive exhibition curated by international design studio Carlo Ratti Associati.

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Reflections

Spectacular public event celebrating 20th Anniversary of this iconic building by architect Frank Gehry. Reflections: free-admission spectacular projection mapping on shimmering exterior surfaces over four evenings.

Skyscaper Balcony Project in Vienna: Himmelsfalter

New balcony design by X ARCHITEKTEN in historic Viennese district Wieden for an Austrian-Italian family. It complements the family’s living space with a small herb and vegetable garden as well as a dining table to enjoy mealtimes outside.