building of the month
location: Biarritz, France
architect: Steven Holl
Located in Biarritz, Spain, the Cité de l’Océan et du Surf Museum by Steven Holl opened in June 2011. Designed in collaboration with Solange Fabião, the museum intends to raise awareness of oceanic issues and explore educational and scientific aspects of the surf and sea and their role upon our leisure, science, and ecology. more…
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Colcheseter UK: Firstsite designed by star architect Rafael Vinoly, will be opening on the 25 September 2011. The new gallery intends to reinvent the traditional art gallery as an innovative cultural and social space with contemporary art at its heart. find out more…
recent contibutions – September 2011
location: Ronchamp, France
architect: Renzo Piano
location: Wakefield, UK
architect: David Chipperfield
location: Colchester, UK
architect: Rafael Vinoly
opening date: 25 September 2011
location: Seville, Spain
architect: J Mayer H + ARUP
location: Basel, Switzerland
architect: Frank Gehry
location: Helsinki, Finland
architects: ARK-house
location: Shanghai, China
architects: gmp architekten
location: Nanjing, China
architects: Steven Holl
location: Denver, USA
architect: Daniel Libeskind
location: New Delhi, India
architect: Fariborz Sahba
location: Mexico City, Mexico
architect: Fernando Romero
location: Gouveia, Portugal
architects: Barbosa & Guimarães
