Infrastructure

Beaux-arts train station in Ottawa becomes temporary home for Canada’s Senate

March 5, 2019 Bridget Cogley 0
Ottawa Senate by Diamond Schmitt Architects

Canadian firms Diamond Schmitt Architects and KWC Architects have completed the transformation of a historic 20th-century train station in Ottawa into the temporary home for Canada’s upper house of parliament. The Senate of Canada Building will provide an interim meeting place for the country’s senators, while its nearby home in the capital city, Centre Block on

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J Mayer H creates international tram stop from stack of concrete discs

February 28, 2019 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Kehl Tram Stop by J Mayer H

Architecture studio J Mayer H has unveiled a tram stop made from a stack of exposed-concrete discs in Kehl, Germany. J Mayer H designed the tram stop, which is outside Kehl town hall, as the terminus for the line that runs across the German border to Strasbourg, in France. German architect Jürgen Mayer H, who leads the

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Tram Stop / J. Mayer H. Architects

February 27, 2019 Daniel Tapia 0

Since December 2018, the cities of Kehl and Strasbourg are now better connected than ever, now linked by a new tram line over the border across the Rhine. Strasbourg is Europe’s capital and thus a symbol for Europe’s unity.

Gensler, HDR and Luis Vidal propose wave-shaped terminal for Pittsburgh Airport

February 26, 2019 Eleanor Gibson 0
Pittsburg Airport Terminal by Gensler, HDR and Luis Vidal

Architecture firms Gensler, HDR and Luis Vidal have revealed a proposal for a new terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport, featuring an undulating rooftop and curved windows. Billed as a “new gateway for the region”, the 635,000-square-foot (58,993-square-metre) terminal will encompass ticketing, baggage claim, a meet-and-greet area, security checkpoint, along with retail and various concessions. Renderings

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Kangaroo Island Air Terminal / Ashley Halliday

February 22, 2019 Martita Vial 0

The Kangaroo Island Air Terminal is more than a regional air transport hub, it is a unique world-class cultural venue. More than a landmark, image or icon, it is the product and instigator of dialogue – interaction and exchange between people, with the terminal and its breathtaking natural setting. 

White Arkitekter develops maternity unit concept for hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo

February 21, 2019 India Block 0
Panzi Hospital mother and baby unit concept by White Arkitekter

White Arkitekter has created a concept for a new mother and baby health unit at the Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Swedish architecture studio has designed the maternity unit as an extension to the Panzi Hospital, which was founded in 1999 by Denis Mukwege – recipient of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize

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Snøhetta and Heatherwick Studio unveil designs for Sidewalk Labs’ Toronto neighbourhood

February 19, 2019 Eleanor Gibson 0
Quayside at Sidewalk Toronto by Snøhetta and Heatherwick Studio

Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs has tapped Thomas Heatherwick’s studio and architecture firm Snøhetta to develop proposals for the smart, mass-timber city that the company is developing on Toronto’s waterfront. Renderings by Snøhetta and Heatherwick Studio were used to illustrate a document outlining the updated concepts and proposals for Sidewalk Toronto, a project under development by Sidewalk Labs – a subsidiary

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Boathouse / Buero Wagner

February 13, 2019 Daniel Tapia 0

Augsburg Sailing Club has a long-standing tradition. People have sailed on Lake Ammer, the Ammersee, at Utting since 1903. Built in 1905, the boathouse is now the beating heart of the club. A wish was expressed to provide rooms in which to train the upcoming generation of ASC sailors. It was decided not to erect a new building for this purpose, but to integrate the requisite premises into the existing historical wooden boathouse –without interfering with the latter’s original substance.

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Hongqiao International Airport T1 Renovation and GTC / ECADI

February 8, 2019 舒岳康 - SHU Yuekang 0

SHA Terminal 1 was built in the beginning of the last century. Due to the disordering construction and outdated facilities in past time, the current urban environment & traffic are messy and supporting facilities are insufficient, which fail to meet the requirements of developing modern aviation business districts. The upgrade reconstruction of Terminal 1 serves as a leading project to improve the service of Hongqiao Business District which has brought great significance to the comprehensive regeneration of the east area of Hongqiao Business District. This project takes improving the quality of airport service and transforming the 100-year-old Terminal into a “Boutique Terminal” as the goal.