Architecture
Atomikarchitecture wins 21st Century Pier competition
Atomikarchitecture have won a competition to design a new type of seaside pier for British resorts. More about Atomikarchitecture wins 21st Century Pier competition
Atomikarchitecture have won a competition to design a new type of seaside pier for British resorts. More about Atomikarchitecture wins 21st Century Pier competition
Loom Studio have sent us details of 12 Blocks, a project to develop new forms for the standard concrete block. More about 12 Blocks project by Loom Studio
Here are a few more images of Foster + Partners' winning design for the refurbishment of Camp Nou, the home of FC Barcelona. More details and images in our earlier story. More about Camp Nou by Foster + Partners 2
Swiss designers Fulguro presented Bar Nestlé - a temporary cafe and lakeside terrace - at this summer's Montreux Jazz Festival. More about Bar Nestlé by Fulguro at Montreux Jazz Festival
The Museum of Modern Literature in Marbach am Neckar, Germany (above), designed by David Chipperfield Architects, has won the RIBA Stirling Prize. More about the prize and the shortlisted buildings in our earlier story here. More about David Chipperfield wins Stirling Prize
Steven Holl Architects have completed an interior project at the Department of Philosophy in the Arts & Sciences faculty at New York University. More about NYU Department of Philosophy by Steven Holl Architects
Architects Coop Himmelb[l]au have won a competition to design a new museum building in Shenzhen, China. More about Museum of Contemporary Art & Planning Exhibition in Shenzhen by Coop Himmelb[l]au
BMW have released more photos of BMW Welt, their new brand experience building and distribution centre in Munich designed by architects Coop Himmelb[l]au. More about BMW Welt by Coop Himmelb[l]au 2
The Louise T Blouin Foundation in London presents an exhibition of artworks by architect Richard Meier, starting on 12 October. More about Richard Meier: Art and Architecture
The website of The Guardian newspaper presents a slideshow of the new National Grand Theatre in Beijing, designed by Paul Andreu. Andreu's website has many renderings of the project, which opens on Tuesday. Photo: China Daily/Reuters.
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Cognitive Dwelling is an architectural project with a murder mystery attached, told in the form of a photo story. It is the work of Paul Maich, who graduated from Dundee School of Architecture this year. More about Architect murdered in his own building: Cognitive Dwelling by Paul Maich
C42, a new showroom and brand experience for carmaker Citroën has opened on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. More about C42 by Manuelle Gautrand
J Mayer H Architects present two projects during the Art Forum Berlin art fair, which starts on 29 September. More about Chit.Chat and Positive.Negative by J Mayer H
Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat has unveiled plans for an artificial archipelago in the Black Sea, which is the shape of Russia. More about Federation Island by Erick van Egeraat
Architect Tadao Ando has designed a new contemporary arts centre in Venice for luxury goods tycoon François Pinault. More about Tadao Ando designs arts centre for François Pinault in Venice
FC Barcelona have unveiled the design of their new stadium by Foster + Partners. More about Camp Nou by Foster + Partners
Architects Asymptote have announced Penang Global City Center (PGCC), a large development in northern Malaysia. More about Penang Global City Center by Asymptote
Breaking news: we understand that Thomas Heatherwick has won the competition for the British pavilion at Shanghai World Expo 2010, beating architects including Zaha Hadid, John McAslan and Marks Barfield. The decision is expected to be confirmed later today (Friday). More info on the competition and shortlist in our previous stories.
Update 21/09/07: here is the announcement from the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office confirming Heatherwick's victory: More about Thomas Heatherwick wins British Shanghai Expo Pavilion competition
Here are a few more photos of Rivington Place, a new arts space in Shoreditch, London, designed by architect David Adjaye. More about Rivington Place by David Adjaye 2
J Mayer H Architekten have sent us an image of Home.Haus, a design for a children's home near a forest in Germany. More about Home.Haus by J Mayer H