Agence France-Museums, in partnership with Abu Dhabi’s Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), announced that the firm of Nathalie Crinière has been selected to create the exhibition design for the Louvre Abu Dhabi, one of the five major institutions being planned for Abu Dhabi’s Saadiyat Island Cultural District. Nathalie Crinière…

The Associations of Polish Architects SARP in Katowice has chosen an urban and architectural concept of the new seat of the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice. The winning project was prepared by Konior Studio, known for the realization of “Symfonia” - the extension of Music…

The Design Museum, Don’t Panic and Flickr launched the Your Design City project back in October. The final 20 photographs will be on display at the Design Museum in London between January 6th through 11th, 2009. There will also be an…

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations announced the jury and nine architectural firms that have been invited to participate in the second phase of the design competition for the new U.S. Embassy in London. The jury, led by Competition Manager Donald J. Stastney and…

The team formed by Jon Montero and Naiara Montero has recently won the International Competition for the Architectural Renovation of Tabakalera, located in the city of Donostia-San Sebastian, the capital of the Gipuzkoa territory, in the Basque Country, next to the border between Spain and France.

The European Commission and the Mies van der Rohe Foundation announced the list of 340 projects competing for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2009. Initiated in 1987, the EUR 60,000 prize is the highest award in European architecture and is…

Zaha Hadid Architects have been selected as the architects of the Library and Learning Center (LLC) at the University of Economics & Business, Vienna. The new Library and Learning Center will be the centerpiece of the University’s new campus and provide a significant upgrade to the University’s services. In addition…

Newman University College, Birmingham have appointed Glenn Howells Architects to develop the campus master plan and the refurbishment of associated buildings. A rapid program has been agreed to deliver a new building which is designed to be an inspirational public face for the University.  This will comprise an…

The joint submission by Foster + Partners and Aston Martin has won first prize, alongside Capoco Design, in Transport for London’s competition to design a new bus for the capital. The two iconic British brands worked together to challenge preconceptions of bus design with…

On the initiative of President Victor Yushchenko, “Mystetskyj Arsenal Cultural-Art and Museum Complex,” a central cultural district consisting of several new and existing buildings, will be established in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, in the next few years. An international competition was conducted to select both, an urban master plan…