Designed by Editorial, Stepwells is located in India. These stunning images of Indian stepwells have been brought to WAN by Richard Cox who is currently in Rajasthan gathering more information and photographing these fascinating medieval structures. Once the focal point of many Indian communities, stepwells were mostly phased out during British rule due to concerns about water borne parasites. They...
Designed by 3XN, Middelfart Savings Bank, is located in Middelfart, Denmark. Middelfart Savings Bank is a key institution in the town of Middelfart, located by the Lillebælt waters on the island of Funen, Denmark. Thus the Savings Bank wanted their new head office to provide a new public space for the local citizens as well as an architectural icon for the town and the Savings Bank. The building is...
Located in Berkeley, United States, UC Berkeley Durant Hall was designed by Mark Cavagnero Associates. The original home of Boalt Law School, this four-storey granite building most recently served as the East Asian Library before its current conversion into the administrative offices for the College of Letters and Sciences. Incorporating structural improvements, contemporary material upgrades, and...
COON that located in Amersfoort, Netherlands, was designed by DP6 architectuurstudio. The ICOON is a new services cluster for information, culture, education, and sport for the new Vathorst housing estate in Amersfoort. The ICOON comprises a public library, an art school branch, the Vathorst College, a local theatre, a children’s day-care centre, a sports centre, and a meeting centre. Since the cluster...
Located in London, United Kingdom, Uxbridge Travelodge was designed by Buro Happold. Travelodge, the budget hotel company, have completed their first recycled hotel made out of shipping containers. The 86 containers used in the Uxbridge hotel were prepared in China with plasterboard walls, electrics and bathrooms already in place before being shipped to the UK, stacked and assembled like lego pieces....