The Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University by Stanton Williams, United Kingdom

This building is located in Cambridge, United Kingdom, precisely sited within the Cambridge University Botanic Garden. Built for University of Cambridge’s Botanic Garden, an 11,000 sq m building of plant science research center which named The Sainsbury Laboratory was designed by Stanton Williams, architectural practice based at London. The design unifies complex scientific program requirements [...]

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Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas Texas, USA

Won the 2008 American Institute of Architects New Jersey Chapter Award, the Irving Convention Center that located at Las Colinas, Texas was designed by RMJM Edinburgh-based international architects to be as efficient and flexible as possible, reducing the footprint and making it appealing to a wide range of organisations. In an effort to avoid the [...]

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High quality, cost-effective wood that is environmentally-friendly and sustainable in United Kingdom

Designed by Kebony, High quality, cost-effective wood that is environmentally-friendly and sustainable is located in United Kingdom. Kebony uses a patented ‘Kebonization’ process that makes sustainable wood more durable, harder and dimensionally stable using liquids from bio waste; produced without harmful substances, such as toxic metal usually contained in preservative treated wood, Kebony is designed [...]

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Kaohsiung Port and Cruise Terminal in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Designed by HMC Architects, Kaohsiung Port and Cruise Terminal is located in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The design solution is purposeful – its form emerges from various environmental and programmatic factors. The undulating skin is carefully calibrated to the path of the sun and wind in order to minimise the solar radiation, and the building envelope achieves [...]

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Newcastle City Library in Newcastle, United Kingdom

The Newcastle City Library designed by Ryder Architecture is located in Newcastle, United Kingdom.  A building to ‘delight and inspire’ was the guiding principle. The library combines performance and beauty. It is environmentally responsible, inclusive and fun – a ‘living room for the city’. The library provides a model for C21 library facilities, including access [...]