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European Central Bank by Coop Himmelb(l)au
Work starts next spring on the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, designed by Austrian architects Coop Himmelb(l)au. More about European Central Bank by Coop Himmelb(l)au
Work starts next spring on the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, designed by Austrian architects Coop Himmelb(l)au. More about European Central Bank by Coop Himmelb(l)au
Dezeenwire: Building Design's website presents a review of the most important architecture stories from 2009 - bdonline.co.uk.
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Swiss architects Christ & Gantenbein have been awarded first prize in a competition to design an extension to the Kunstmuseum in Basel. More about Extension Kunstmuseum by Christ & Gantenbein
Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld designed this house for a graphic designer in São Paulo with a studio situated below street level opening onto a garden. More about Sumaré House by Isay Weinfeld Arquitecto
Architectural photographer Roland Halbe has sent us his photos of an archeological museum in Cordoba, Spain, designed by Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos. More about Museum and Research Centre Madinat Al Zahra by Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos
Tom Kundig of Seattle studio Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects has designed an extension to a steel pipe factory that uses giant pipes as architectural elements. More about T Bailey Office by Tom Kundig
Italian architects Progettospore have proposed a triple bridge for pedestrians and small vehicles at the medieval village of Civita' di Bagnoregio in Viterbo, Italy. More about Civita' di Bagnoregio by Progettospore
Californian architects DRDS have been awarded first place in a competition to design a new broadcast and media centre in Busan, South Korea. More about KNN Media Center by DRDS
Danish architects Bjarke Ingels Group and Faroe Islands architects Fuglark have won a commission to design an education centre at Torshavn on the Faroe Islands. More about Faroe Islands Education Centre by BIG and Fuglark
A group of architects calling themselves WEAK! have created a bamboo shelter as part of the Shenzhen & Hong Kong bi-city Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture in Shenzhen, China. More about Bug Dome by WEAK!
New York design office Leong Leong have completed a flagship store for fashion brand 3.1 Phillip Lim in Seoul, Korea. More about 3.1 Phillip Lim Seoul Flagship by Leong Leong
Austrian architects Xarchitekten have completed a steel-clad car park at a steel plant in Linz, Austria. More about Multi-Level Parking Voestalpine by Xarchitekten
Here are a few photographs by architectural photographer Roland Halbe of an office in La Laguna, Tenerife. More about Notary office by Corona y P. Amaral
Danish architects MAPT have designed a pavilion in Copenhagen made of recycled materials, including old shipping containers, to coincide with the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). More about Cop15 pavilion by MAPT
Hong Kong architects MAP Office have installed a point for viewing the city through two pairs of binoculars in Hong Kong as part of the Shenzhen & Hong Kong bi-city Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture, which opened this week. More about Bloody Haze by MAP Office
Belgian photographer Julien Lanoo has sent us his pictures of a library wrapped in metallic panels in Armentières, France, designed by French architects Béal & Blanckaert. More about Multimedia Centre in Armentières by Béal & Blanckaert
New York architects Asymptote have completed a hotel that straddles a race track in Abu Dhabi, UAE. More about The Yas Hotel by Asymptote
French architects Hamonic + Masson have completed an office and residential building in Le Havre, France, with metal bars across the facade. More about Docks Dombasles by Hamonic + Masson
Beijing architects MAD have designed a skyscraper for Chongqing, China, with gardens at each level. More about Urban Forest by MAD
Buenos Aires studio Guillermo Radovich Arquitecto have wrapped an existing brick house in Buenos Aires in a band of white concrete. More about House in Buenos Aires by Guillermo Radovich