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Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2006

in Architecture by Arup (

engineer

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Ethel Baraona Pohl, 21 May 2009

The Serpentine Pavilion 2006 was co-designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Rem Koolhaas and innovative structural designer Cecil Balmond.The centrepiece of the design was a spectacular...

Manchester Civil Justice Centre

in Architecture by Denton Corker Marshall

contributed by 323

World Architecture Festival , 21 May 2009

In 2002, Her Majesty’s Courts Service held an international competition to select an architect to design a new purpose built premises for the Department of Justice in the North West, the biggest...

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2007

in Architecture by Olafur Eliasson (

designer

)

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Ethel Baraona Pohl, 21 May 2009

The Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2007 is designed by the internationally acclaimed artist Olafur Eliasson and the award-winning Norwegian architect Kjetil Thorsen, of the architectural...

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2008

in Architecture by Frank Gehry (

architect

)

contributed by

Ethel Baraona Pohl, 21 May 2009

The Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2008 was the first built project in England by legendary architect Frank Gehry. The spectacular structure – designed and engineered in collaboration with Arup –...

Brick House

in Architecture by Caruso & St John architects

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miesvanderrohe, 18 November 2009

This family house stands amongst dense residential buildings in a busy part of West London. The land is shaped like a horse’s head, surrounded by three taller buildings, and can only be reached...

East Beach Cafe

in Architecture by Heatherwick Studio (

architechts

)

contributed by

Ethel Baraona Pohl, 27 February 2009

Heatherwick Studio was commissioned to design a café building to replace a seafront kiosk in Littlehampton, a traditional seaside town on England's south coast. Exposed to weather and...

The Royal Pavilion, Brighton

in Architecture by Henry Holland (

architect

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elizabeth, 8 April 2009

Originally built between 1786-87 by Henry Holland (1745-1806), who had trained under Capability Brown and numbered Sir John Soane amongst his students. The client was the Prince of Wales (later...

Kielder Observatory

in Architecture by Charles Barclay Architects

contributed by 323

World Architecture Festival , 6 July 2009

The commission was won by Charles Barclay Architects in an open competition organised by the Kielder Partnership and the RIBA in 2005. It is the latest in a series of small-scale works of art and...

Engineering Building, University of Leicester

in Architecture by James Stirling (

architect

)

contributed by

Jordi Ber, 1 May 2009

The Department of Engineering has 33 academic staff (including 8 Professors) supported by 5 academic-related staff, about 20 research staff and 30 technical and clerical staff. The University of...