Olympic Sports Park new sports complex in Hangzhou, China

The Olympic Sports Park new sports complex designed by NBBJ is located in Hangzhou, China. Drawing conceptually from the geometries of the nearby river delta, the flowing forms of the landscape planning are the principal means of organising the site, defining circulation and concentrating activities.  An above-grade platform defines the ‘sports boulevard,’ which links together [...]

Tags: below-grade retail facility containing boutique stores, Boulevard, China, Hangzhou, Sports, tennis

U,S, Embassy, Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea

Located in Papua New Guinea, U.S. Embassy, Port Moresby was designed by Karn Charuhas Chapman & Twohey (KCCT). The vision for the compound echoes a marine theme to reflect the coastal region of Papua New Guinea’s maritime culture. The site is designed with two distinct zones; a representational front lawn and entry plaza and a [...]

Tags: Environment, Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, U.S. Embassy, zero emissions energy source

Boldrewood Campus, University of Southampton in Southampton, United Kingdom

The Boldrewood Campus, University of Southampton designed by Grimshaw is located in Southampton, United Kingdom. Demolition is now well underway and enabling works complete, including the installation of a new access junction to Burgess Road. The construction of a Technology Centre for the Lloyd’s Register Group will follow together with an Engineering Building for the [...]

Tags: Biology, Boldrewood, Boldrewood Campus, Centre for the Lloyd, Counties of England, Grasslands, Grimshaw, Hampshire, Lawn, Local government in England, Maritime Institute, Southampton, United Kingdom, University of Southampton

Corby Cube New Civic Hub in Corby, United Kingdom

The Corby Cube New Civic Hub designed by Hawkins/Brown is located in Corby, United Kingdom. HawkinsBrown’s innovative response combined these two briefs into a single building. This proposal provided multiple benefits in terms of sharing facilities and infrastructure to realise savings in capital and running costs, fostering synergetic relationships between users and the creation of [...]

Tags: Architecture, BREEAM, Brief, Chief Executive, Corby, Environmental design, Low-energy building, Mac OS X, Spaces, sustainable building, United Kingdom

Hutye Civic Center a new civic centre in Pukou,Nanjing, China

Located in Pukou,Nanjing, China, Hutye Civic Center a new civic centre was designed by Ck Designworks. As part of a 20 sq km masterplan, this community, entertainment and municipal building is one of six primary focus buildings intended to engender a sense of place to six sub sectors of the overall master plan. CK Designworks [...]

Tags: Architecture, China, Civic center, Hutye Civic Center, Nanjing, Retail, Shan District