2010 World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize in New York

The 2010 World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize located in New York, Bierman Henket architecten and Wessel de Jonge Architecten, leading practitioners in the restoration of modern buildings, have been awarded the 2010 World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize. Museum of Modern Art, New York (MoMA) on November 18th by Ms. Burnham; Barry Bergdoll, MOMA’s Philip Johnson [...]

Tags: American art, Andrew Cogan, Architecture, Barry Bergdoll, Brands, CEO, Chairman, chief curator, Design, Historic preservation, Human Interest, Knoll, Knoll Inc, modern architecture, Montgomery County Pennsylvania, Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York City, of Modern Art, Philip Johnson, Visual arts, Wessel de Jonge, World Monuments Fund

Palestra in London, United Kingdom

The Palestra designed by ALSOP is located in London, United Kingdom. The 295,000 sq ft (net internal area) / 405,000 (gross internal area) speculative development for Blackfriars Investments Limited and Royal London Asset Management is located on Blackfriars Road directly opposite the new Southwark underground station. The building’s bold architecture is seen as an expression [...]

Tags: Architecture, Blackfriars Investments Limited, Building, Floors, ground floor retail, Identifiers, London, London Development Agency, Palestra building, retail pod, Royal London Asset Management, Storey, United Kingdom

Telefónica Corporate University in Bell-lloc Park in La Roca del Vallés, Barcelona, Spain

The Telefónica Corporate University in Bell-lloc Park designed by Batlle & Roig Architect is located in La Roca del Vallés, Barcelona, Spain, The complex splendidly conserves the character of the time at which it was built, thanks to the quality of the materials used and the spatial layout, not forgetting the fluid relations between interior [...]

Tags: Association of Commonwealth Universities, Barcelona, La Roca, painted steel, Spain, Telefónica Corporate University, The complex, University of Cape Town

Lines of Torres Monument and Museum in Torres Vedras, Portugal

Located in Torres Vedras, Portugal, Lines of Torres Monument and Museum was designed by lema barros + castelo branco, arquitectos, From the will to promote and give new life to the historical landmark represented by The Lines of Torres Vedras, the architecture atelier Lema Barros + Castelo Branco has conceived this architecture project with which [...]

Tags: Branco, Castelo Branco, Geography, Hospitality/Recreation, Lisbon, Municipalities of Portugal, Portugal, Redoubt, S. Vicente Fort, Torres Monument, Torres Museological Centre, Torres Vedras

Clifton Hill Rail Project in Melbourne, Australia

Designed by MGS Architects, Loocated in Melbourne, Australia, The Clifton Hill Rail Project demanded the building of a second railway track between Clifton Hill and Westgarth stations while retaining daily commuter services. This complex project required an elegant solution camouflaging an economical reinforced concrete structure that satisfied community expectations of minimal disruption to the neighbourhood [...]

Tags: Australia, Bridges, Buckling, Clifton Hill, Concrete, Construction, daily commuter services, Deck, elegant solution, engineered solution, Formwork, large steel beam spanning, Melbourne, Reinforced concrete, stainless steel discs, Structural engineering, Westgarth Victoria