Apr 25
Retailer John Lewis approached Grimshaw to provide a temporary exhibit and event space capable of showcasing a variety of designers within its store on Oxford Street. This unique ‘pop-up’ installation called for an innovative proposal which fused exhibition design and architecture, whilst enabling John Lewis to express its brand in an exciting and striking space. …
Apr 08
The Hayward Gallery has a long history of presenting work by the world’s most adventurous and innovative artists.Here are some images by Linda Nylind of the Light show exhibition presented at Hayward Gallery from 30 January to 28 April 2013.Light show brings together sculptures and artworks that use light in different ways. The exhibition showcases artworks created since the 1960s. Light is used to sculpt and …
Apr 01
Designed by Renew Solutions, these Techno Pods – a beautiful communication pods double as a green rush bin - features LED screens displaying the weather and news updates such as financial market developments. They have recycled over 100 tonnes of waste since their launching providing a solution to the growing paper waste created by free daily newspapers and recycling up to …
Mar 26
Transbay Transit Center, opening in 2017, will be a state-?of-?the-?art multimodal transit station in downtown San Francisco, linking 11 transit systems and connecting the city to the region, the state, and the nation. The innovative, highly sustainable design includes a 2.2 hectare rooftop park that will anchor the growth of a new mixed-?use neighborhood. In the spirit of New York’s Grand Central …
Mar 24
Flint Public Art Project and AIA-Flint has launched the Flat Lot Competition last fall.- It called for a temporary structure that would take up no more than eight parking spaces, and would support public programs by providing amenities such as seating, shade, cooling devices, and a stage for performances.- They have just announced that Two Islands, a team …
Mar 20
HBA has transformed the Royal Suite at the InterContinental London Park Lane to have a timeless and elegant style inspired by Queen Elizabeth II. HBA created a suite modeled in part after Her Majesty’s acclaimed fashion sense – as seen especially in Cecil Beaton’s photographs of her as a young woman. The new design also honors The Queen …
Mar 17
Lambeth Council has approved plans for St James Group’s new mixed-use scheme at 20-21 Albert Embankment in London. Consent was granted for three landmark buildings designed by Foster + Partners, ranging from 15 to 27 storeys in height and providing 253 apartments, including affordable homes for senior living, along with offices, restaurants and a residents’ …
Mar 13
French architecture studio Atelier Zundel Cristea (AZC) has just won the competition to transform the Battersea Power Station into a museum. Description from Atelier Zündel Cristea: The development of culture is one of the highest possible human ideals. Therefore, in every museum it is not the exhibition of works that has meaning, but the presence of visitors and their wandering …
Mar 10
Canaletto is a 30-storey residential tower on London’s City Road, designed by internationally renowned UNStudio Internationally respected architects UNStudio are bringing their visionary interpretation of how buildings should interact with their environment to a part of London which is at the nexus of some of the capital’s most creative and exciting communities. City Road Basin, on the northern …
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