The City Hall is Grave blends history and nature for a unified space designed by Erick van Egeraat is located in Netherlands. The building is part of a masterplan developed by EEA for Grave in 1998. The masterplan distinguishes between two zones; the historic centre of Grave and the green space surrounding the old fortress. The new city hall is situated on the border between these two zones, on the...
The LAPD Police Administration Building in downtown Los Angeles, United States, designed by AECOM, completed October 2009, was built to replace the nearly 60 year old former headquarters of the LAPD. In designing the replacement for their aging and unsafe headquarters, the main goal of the LAPD was to make manifest their desire for increased transparency while at the same time maintain a secure and...
Seongnam City Hall and Council designed by KMD Architects is located in Seongnam, Korea. One of Seoul’s booming ‘satellite’ cities, Seongnam has seen its population grow rapidly since the early 1990s and needed a new civic space to expand its administrative and citizen services capabilities. The team of KMD and SAMOO Architects & Engineers was selected as the winner of an international...
Designed by DMJM, Los Angeles Police Department Headquarters is located in Los Angeles, California, United States. A new headquarters facility for the Los Angeles Police Department is set to open this summer. Designed by AECOM (formerly DMJM) in joint venture with Roth + Sheppard Architects, the new 11-storey, 500,000 square foot building occupies an important civic block in downtown LA across the...
Designed by BVN Architecture, Brisbane Inner Northern Busway in Australia significantly reduces bus traffic. The underlying principles for this very prominent public project were to provide a highly legible and efficient transport interchange within the centre of the city, recognising its civic location whilst satisfying stringent Government value for money criteria. The complexity of the project determined...