Tag Oxford

08-09-2016

Blavatnik School of Government by Herzog & de Meuron

The project for the Blavatnik School of Government, by architects Herzog & de Meuron, creates a new landmark for the Oxford university buildings, and was one of the six finalists of the RIBA Stirling Prize 2016.

31-08-2016

Oslo Architecture Triennale 2016, After Belonging

Oslo Architecture Triennale (OAT) - the largest architecture festival in the Nordic countries - will be running from 8 September to 27 November.

04-08-2016

WilkinsonEyre Weston Library University of Oxford

The WilkinsonEyre architectural practice signed the renovation project of the Weston Library; the original building was designed by Giles Gilbert Scott in 1930 and is part of the Bodleian Libraries of the University of Oxford, one of the most ancient public libraries in the world.

20-07-2016

World Architecture Festival WAF 2016 in Berlin

The prizes for the Next Landmark international contest organised by Floornature will also be awarded during the World Architecture Festival 2016 in Berlin.

18-07-2016

Zaha Hadid's award-winning projects

Two projects by Zaha Hadid Architects have recently been awarded prizes: the Investcorp Building or Middle East Centre at St Antony’s College, Oxford University and the d'Leedon housing development in Singapore.

31-03-2016

Herzog de Meuron Blavatnik School of Government Oxford University

The round shape of Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University, designed by Herzog & de Meuron, recalls iconic buildings in Oxford such as the Radcliffe Camera and the Sheldonian Theatre, and is reminiscent of the shape of government buildings all over the world.

15-01-2016

Zaha Hadid's architecture

Zaha Hadid's architecture is loved and hated, considered an example of avant-garde architecture or of design for its own sake, detached from its context, objects of sculptural beauty which are expensive to build and maintain. Here are the architect's latest new projects, presented in 2015.