Tom Ravenscroft

World’s longest glass-bottomed bridge opens in China

September 4, 2020 Tom Ravenscroft 0

World's longest glass-bottomed bridge in Huangchuan Three Gorges Scenic Area in southern China

Chinese studio Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University has completed a 526-metre-long glass-bottomed bridge in the Huangchuan Three Gorges Scenic Area of southern China. Spanning the Lianjiang River in Guangdong Province, the structure has been officially recognised by Guinness World Records as the longest glass-bottomed bridge in the world. Built as a tourist attraction, the 526.14-metre-long suspension

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Zaha Hadid Architects reveals design of Moscow metro station

September 3, 2020 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Klenoviy Boulevard Station 2 on Bolshaya Koltsevaya Line in Moscow by Zaha Hadid Architects

UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled its design for the Klenoviy Boulevard Station 2, which is being built in the south of Moscow as part of the expansion of the city’s metro system. The station in the Nagatinsky Zaton district forms part of Moscow’s new Bolshaya Koltsevaya Line, which translates as Large Circle Line, that is

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3XN unveils cube-shaped office block in central Berlin

September 3, 2020 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Berlin Cube office block in Washingtonplatz by 3XN

Danish architecture studio 3XN has revealed the aptly named Berlin Cube office block alongside the River Spree and the central railway station in German’s capital city. Built on Washingtonplatz in central Berlin, the standalone office block is shaped like a cube with faceted glass facades. It completes a masterplan for the area drawn up by German

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Richard Rogers’ top 10 architecture projects including Centre Pompidou and Lloyd’s building

September 2, 2020 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Following new of high-tech architecture pioneer Richard Rogers’ retirement, here are 10 of his most influential projects including the Millennium Dome and Heathrow Terminal 5. Reliance Controls, Swindon, UK (1967) Designed in partnership with Norman Foster, Su Brumwell and Wendy Cheesman while Rogers was part of Team 4, the Reliance Controls factory in Swindon was

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Useful Studio creates arched weathering steel Chiswick Park Footbridge

September 2, 2020 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Chiswick Park Footbridge by Useful Studio in Chiswick, west London

London-based Useful Studio has connected a tube station to a business park in Chiswick, west London, with a pedestrian bridge made from weathering steel. Named Chiswick Park Footbridge, the pedestrian bridge forms part of a route between a London Underground station and the Chiswick Business Park. “The bridge is designed to enable better connectivity and

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RIBA set to introduce mandatory competency tests for architects as part of “once in a generation” reform

September 1, 2020 Tom Ravenscroft 0

The Way Ahead Education and Professional Development Framework by RIBA

The Royal Institute of British Architects plans to regularly test architect’s competence as part of an overhaul of architectural education and continuing professional development in the UK. Published in a document called The Way Ahead, RIBA’s Education and Professional Development Framework outlines “a new direction for architectural education and continuing professional development, with a greater emphasis

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Nine examples of spherical architecture from around the globe

August 29, 2020 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Foster + Partners’ new Apple Store in Singapore is the latest example of the trend for spherical buildings. Here are nine recent globe-shaped examples. Taipei Performing Arts Center, Taipei, Taiwan, by OMA A spherical structure described as “a suspended planet docking with the cube” that contains an auditorium is the most prominent feature of the Taipei Performing

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SNKH creates pop-up cinema within “inverted Bedouin tent” in Moscow

August 28, 2020 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Pop-up cinema informed by a Bedouin tent outside OMA's Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow by SNKH

Armenian architectural studio SNKH has created a pop-up cinema informed by Bedouin tents outside the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow. Named the Garage Screen, the pop-up cinema was built in Garage Square of Moscow’s Gorky Park, directly opposite the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art which was designed by Dutch studio OMA. SNKH’s temporary

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Photos reveal Foster + Partners “floating” spherical Apple Marina Bay Sands store

August 27, 2020 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Apple Marina Bay Sands is a "floating" spherical Apple Store bt Foster + Partners

Instagram users have posted images of the soon-to-open spherical Apple Store in Singapore, which architecture studio Foster + Partners has built on the water alongside the Marina Bay Sands hotel. The images show the globe-shaped store within Singapore’s Marina Bay near the Moshe Safdie-designed Marina Bay Sands complex. The store is completely surrounded by water so

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ON-A proposes covering Barcelona’s Nou Camp stadium with Nou Parc

August 26, 2020 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Nou Parc park at Nou Camp stadium in Barcelona by ON-A Architecture

Barcelona studio ON-A has envisioned a 26-hectare park in the city that would rise up to cover FC Barcelona football stadium to the west. Named Nou Parc, as a direct reference to the Nou Camp stadium’s name, the forested park would cover the venue along with the surrounding car parks and other smaller sports venues.

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