Category Archive: Cultural

May 09

OCBC Campus by Ministry of Design

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Ministry of Design have completed the interior design of the OCBC Campus in Singapore

May 06

Kanas Lake Performance Theatre

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The Kanas Lake Performance Theatre is a multi-purpose theatre designed by Broadway Maylan for the Provincial Government, located in the Xinjiang province of North West China. Set in an area of outstanding natural beauty, the theatre will provide a 1,200 seat auditoria for performance art including theatre, opera, musicals and dance.

Apr 30

Datong Library

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Boston-based architect, Preston Scott Cohen has designed a stunning new library building in Datong, China. Description from Preston Scott Cohen: Datong Library aims to resolve the tension between the two major roles of a central library: as a place of community promenade and gathering and as an archive of knowledge and quite place of study. The form of the …

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Apr 21

Green School Stockholm by 3XN

Green School Stockholm

Green School Stockholm is a new type of school with a modern approach to sustainable living. By actively educating about locally grown food, and by creating a multitude of green exterior public spaces, the building encompasses a full lifetime of sustainable living: from kindergarten to high school, college dorms to senior apartments. The building is …

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Apr 20

Museum of Art, Design and Urbanism by FREE

MADU

MADU is a small museum for a collection of Art, Design and Urbanism designed by ( FR-EE ) Fernando Romero Enterprise in Mexico The content of the exhibition are in it’s majority small objects and require small rooms in specific groups. In order to have an integrated solution for program structure and circulation, a single wavy slab …

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Apr 16

College of Media & Communication Qatar

College of Media & Communication Qatar

College of Media & Communication by Antoine Predock in association with Executive Architect Burns & McDonnell in Qatar is a forum for technological innovation, education and cultural exchange. The building is divided into three sections: The crescent on the west, the curved arc on the east, and the bar on the north. The curved arc contains several programme elements …

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Apr 15

Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Canadian Museum for Human Rights

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is a $351 million project characterized by a 5000 square meter glass cloud created by Antoine Predock in  Manitoba, Canada and will be inaugurated in early 2014. Read more: Here

Apr 13

KAUST Beacon, KSA

KAUST Beacon

Designed by UAP Principal, Daniel Tobin, with Matthew Tobin and Jamie Perrow, the Breakwater Beacon has become a symbol for the King Abdullah University for Science & Technology. Responding to a brief from the client and project architects HOK, Urban Art Projects created a contemporary interpretation of a lighthouse. The work drew inspiration from ancient Arabic …

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Apr 11

Awaza Congress Centre

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An iconic building designed by Saraiva + Associados in Turkmenistan. Its monumental scale was architectonically approached as a unique piece, formally strong and intentional, a milestone in the territory. The volume incorporates a strong symbolic concept, reflecting cultural and patriotic values. The building facilitates three auditoriums with 3900 seats, two negotiation rooms with 420 seats and four meeting rooms …

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Apr 07

Unusual Design for La Trobe University, Institute for Molecular Science by Lyons Architecture

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New research center designed by  Lyons Architecture as a world-class facility for molecular science, biotechnology and nanotechnology research, teaching and learning. This new $55m, 6 storey building provides approximately 2700m² of learning space – including wet and dry labs – on the lower three levels, and 18 research labs on the upper floors.

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