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John McAslan + Partners unveils two stations for Sydney Metro

August 20, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Two stations designed by architecture studio John McAslan + Partners have opened as part of the latest phase of the Sydney Metro, which opened to passengers yesterday. Completed as part of the Sydney Metro, which is reportedly Australia’s largest public transport project to date, John McAslan + Partners designed the addition to Sydney Central Station and

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“We don’t want to develop like Europe” says Suriname’s architect minister

August 19, 2024 Nat Barker 0

Suriname’s Marciano Dasai is possibly the only government minister in the world who’s also an architect. In this exclusive interview, he discusses the challenges facing the tiny rainforest nation. Dasai has been Suriname’s minister of spatial planning and environment since last year, having previously spent 20 years practising and teaching architecture. “I was never into

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Tondo Bridge / OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen

August 16, 2024 Valeria Silva 0

‘Tondo’ is a footbridge that connects two buildings of the Belgian Federal Parliament in the center of Brussels. The bridge was explicitly designed as a spatial element, rather than a technical solution. Named after the tradition of the ‘Tondo’, a circular Renaissance painting, the bridge is shaped like a ring, and suspended between the two buildings.

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ZGF Architects places “nine-acre” mass-timber roof on Portland airport terminal

August 15, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

American studio ZGF Architects has completed an expansion to the main terminal at Portland International Airport, installing a massive mass-timber roof that was prefabricated to keep the airport operational. The airport’s giant roof was made from metal and glued-laminated timber (glulam) that forms over 400,000 square feet (37,161 square metres) of beams and lattice and

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Populous releases visuals of Aramco Stadium planned for Saudi World Cup

August 15, 2024 Lizzie Crook 0

Global architecture studio Populous has unveiled its plans for Aramco Stadium, a 47,000-seat sports venue in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, designed to be “iconic in the football world”. Set to host the upcoming 2027 AFC Asian Cup, the building will be defined by a spiralling form intended to evoke waves, in a nod to its

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Chigorodó Educational Institution / Taller Síntesis Arquitectura

August 15, 2024 Andreas Luco 0

The Chigorodó Educational Institution (I.E. Chigorodó), located in the municipality of the same name in Urabá Antioquia, is a collection of buildings constructed from the 1960s to the present, mostly through the efforts of the very community it serves. While reflecting the community’s commitment to securing a future for their children, these buildings face numerous construction and technical issues, particularly related to the climate, making them unsuitable spaces for children’s learning and recreational activities.

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“Paris has had more than 100 years to prepare to host the Olympics”

August 5, 2024 Christian Benimana 0

Olympic Games should be planned decades in advance to give more cities in the Global South the chance of hosting and reaping the cultural and infrastructural benefits, writes Christian Benimana as part of our Olympic Impact series. Training an athlete to become an Olympian takes a minimum of eight to nine years. It involves thousands

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Seine cleanup a “missed opportunity” says author of book on the negative impacts of Paris Olympics

August 2, 2024 Andrew Ayers 0

The Olympic Games should be reformed to enable more democratic input from the communities they affect the most, argues Parisian journalist Jade Lindgaard in this Olympic Impact interview. “With the games, there’s never enough time,” said Lindgaard, author of Paris 2024: A City in the Face of Olympic Violence. “Every four years, a giant event

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RSHP designs 1.7-kilometre-long convention centre in China

August 2, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

British studio RSHP has unveiled its design for The Zhongyuan International Convention Centre, which will have an almost two-kilometre-long elevated floor plane and include 16 exhibition halls. Located within the Zhengzhou Airport Economic Zone (ZAEZ) in Henan, China, the Zhongyuan International Convention and Conference Centre complex was designed by RSHP and architecture studio TJAD. The

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ZZHK Architects completes bridge in China with spiralling viewpoint

July 28, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Chinese Studio ZZHK has completed G Clef Bridge, a pedestrian walkway across the Bailu River in Chengdu, which culminates in a spiralling ramp and viewpoint informed by musical notation. The bridge connects the French-style town of Bailu – a popular tourist destination also known as Bailu Music Town – with the Diamond Music Hall on

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