Westerdok Apartment Building in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Located in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Westerdok Apartment Building was designed by MVRDV Architects. Each apartment has a balcony of varying depths, which stretch as bands along the entire façade offering varied outside spaces and views over the western docklands of Amsterdam. The floor-to-ceiling glass façade can be fully opened and contrasts with the mainly brick buildings located within the so called... 

Tags: Amsterdam, City, Europe, Geography of the Netherlands, MVRDV, Netherlands, Westerdok Apartment Building

MediaCityUK in Manchester, United Kingdom

Designed by Gillespies, MediaCityUK is located in Manchester, United Kingdom. Creative companies and TV channels planning their move to MediaCityUK in Manchester’s Salford Quays will be met by the site’s fresh new public spaces and waterside landscape designed by the Manchester studio of Gillespies landscape architects. Newly open and spanning 36 acres and adjoining the Manchester Ship Canal, the... 

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Student accommodation in Woolverhampton, United Kingdom

Located in Woolverhampton, United Kingdom, Student accommodation was designed by O’Connell East Architects of Manchester, Woolverhampton’s new student halls are comprised of 805 modules. Featuring a 24 storey block it will be Europe’s tallest modular building and will provide 657 student bedrooms plus 142 post-graduate student apartments. The full build will take just 27 weeks to complete... 

Tags: Association of Commonwealth Universities, Connell East Architects, Education, England, Europe, Local government in the United Kingdom, Manchester, United Kingdom, Woolverhampton

European Copper in Architecture Awards

European Coppe in Architecture Awards. The last two decades have seen their transformation from a UK-based programme highlighting craftsmanship, into a major, design-led Awards event for projects across Europe. Following the recent growth in entries – over 70 at the last event – from a wide range of countries, the 2009 Awards 14 will, for the first time, consider all entries together to select... 

Tags: Architecture, Chemistry, Copper, Copper cladding, Europe, Matter, Nature, Roof

Alphabet Building brings new options to small- to mid-size creative businesses in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Alphabet Building brings new options to small- to mid-size creative businesses that located in Amsterdam, Netherlands, was designed by MVRDV. In an effort to address a lack of available office space for small- to mid-size commercial businesses in Amsterdam, Netherlands-based MVRDV has composed an unusual alternative. The design of the Alphabet Building in Rotterdam is a highly flexible, 3,200 sq m... 

Tags: Alphabet, Alphabet Building, Amsterdam, City, Europe, Geography of the Netherlands, MVRDV, Netherlands, Rotterdam, steel, studio Thonik