111 Eagle Street in Brisbane, Australia

111 Eagle Street  that located in Brisbane, Australia, was designed by Cox Rayner Architects. The ‘organic-vertical’ structure of the tower was devised as a method of transferring its weight to the edge of the site due to the existence of loading dock and carpark entrance to the wider precinct directly under the site. This strategy [...]

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The First People’s Hospital in Foshan, China

Located in Foshan, China, The First People’s Hospital was designed by HMC Architects.  Architecture is playing an enormous part in this transformation – a fact most potently evident in the architecture of the Beijing Olympics. Culturally the stadia represent a high point for the country but socially it is the schools and hospitals which will [...]

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Faculty of Law, University of Sydney in Sydney, Australia

The Faculty of Law, University of Sydney designed by fjmt – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp is located in Sydney, Australia. Following an international design competition, Francis Jones Morehen Thorp (fjmt) was commissioned to transform a key site into a new campus for the University of Sydney’s law faculty. Inaugurated in 1855, it was the first law [...]

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University of Western Australia Business School in Perth, Australia

Located in Perth, Australia, University of Western Australia Business School was designed by Woods Bagot. The new University of Western Australia Business School is a world class example of best practice in tertiary educational facility design. It is a fusion of the University’s specific requirements and the latest education pedagogy and workplace design concepts. Woods [...]

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55 Baker Street by Make Architects, United Kingdom

The 55 Baker Street was designed by Make Architects is located in London, United Kingdom. There had been a presumption to demolish the 1950’s Marks & Spencer headquarters on Baker Street and replace it with a the office building. London and Regional Properties Ltd and Make challenged this, working together to dramatically reinvent the structure [...]

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