Copenhagen architects BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group has won the first prize in an open international design competition to design Kazakhstan’s new National Library in Astana. The Astana National Library has been designed and developed as a Möbius strip interlocked by a perfect circle and a public spiral. + Project description courtesy of BIG BIG to design [...]

This golden structure is a temporary pavilion designed by Germany practice architect modulorbeat, use of striking color for perforated skin has successfully drawn our attention, while creating a new street images to the city. + Project description below provided by architect, modulorbeat switch+, a golden pavilion for sculpture projects muenster 07 The switch+ information centre, a temporary structure [...]

Copenhagen architects BIG and Mexico practice Michel Rojkind architect have won cultural competition in Mexico. The New Tamayo Museum will sit on steep hillside with large cross-shaped roof-top platform overlooking Mexico city. + Project description provided by architect, BIG New Tamayo Museum overlooking Mexico City – BIG and Michel Rojkind win cultural competition in Mexico. Set upon a [...]

Located in the southwestern part of Inner Mongolia, in Ordos City, the Kaokaoshina New District is an emerging art and cultural district organized by Ai Wei Wei. Kaokaoshina is positioned to be a thriving tourist destination, in anticipation, the development calls for a series of villas for people to live and visit to experience this [...]

Third project submitted by Pascal Arquitectos is the Pedregal Shopping Center. This project featured the laminated glass box intersected with a box covered by irregular perforation. + Architect’s statement, provided by Pascal Arquitectos This project comes to set a new architectural statement in the Pedregal area of Mexico City which has been neglected, because nothing new and [...]

Phalt architect has designed a replacement building for metal workshop and office which is located at the Limmat River water, Zurich, Switzerland. The bold cantilever canopy with single materialization is the main feature for the project that set in heterogeneous urban situation. Due to its huge cantilever roof, the space under the big roof become a [...]

Type: Awarded Competition Project: Iconic Incineration Line (Local Waste Management Company) Architect: Erick van Egeraat Location: Roskilde, Denmark all images © Erick van Egeraat Erick van Egeraat has won the international competition for the design of a new incineration line in Roskilde, Denmark for Kara/Noveren, a local waste management company. [...]