Bouygues UK and Asta Powerproject reflect on the challenges of 71 Queen Victoria Street
Construction contractors often face issues of proximity to buildings and infrastructures – but the £31m redevelopment of 71 Queen Victoria Street, London, presented them in abundance.
Private Members' Wine Club concept perfectly executed
Pall Mall is no stranger to extraordinary buildings. Even amongst its impressive peers however, 67 Pall Mall is something special.
FC&A showcases the extraordinary ELI Beamlines
ELI Beamlines (Extreme Light Infrastructure), located in Dolní Brežany, south of Prague, Czech Republic, is an international research and technology facility for high-powered laser experimentation which Bogle Architects won through International Competition.
High-tech surface wraps stylish new waterside villa
DuPont Corian has created a sleek and sophisticated facade to wrap a private residence in enduring elegance.
New flagship Hilton London Bankside hotel stands proudly
The 20,509m² flagship Hilton London Bankside stands proudly in the heart of Bankside’s bustling and thriving tourist and arts district. Dexter Moren’s design for the £48m luxury hotel combines a deep understanding of the area’s past with an understated quality that speaks positively to the building’s future.
A golden crown of copper alloy defines a new cultural centre
A golden crown of copper alloy produced by one of the world’s leading copper specialists, Aurubis, defines the new cultural centre in the Swedish town of Landvetter.
Seamless spatial flow at Zaha Hadid’s Heydar Aliyev Center
American white oak has helped to achieve seamless spatial flow in Zaha Hadid’s Heydar Aliyev Center in Azerbaijan.
The future of train travel
The new €37.5m (£27.6m) Transfer Terminal at Arnhem Central Station in the Netherlands has now completed. The station is the result of an ambitious 20-year project – masterplanned by UNStudio – to redevelop the wider station area; the largest post-war development in Arnhem.
Town’s latest landmark is streets ahead
With an increasing population and a growing economy, Manchester is flying the flag for the North of England as the construction boom sees the creation of a new generation of buildings, and one company that is helping to shape the city’s new landscape is national building envelope and facade specialist, the Lakesmere Group.
Setting the pace for growth
A recently completed six-storey building in Middlesbrough is well placed to augment the town’s already burgeoning and highly aspirational digital offering. Tim Bailey, Partner at xsite architecture explains more.
