MICA’s redevelopment of the Fairfield Halls is the first completed stage of a new cultural quarter in Croydon’s town centre – a major milestone in the town’s ongoing redevelopment. The Halls reopened in 2019 to popular & critical acclaim and extensive local pride in their restored icon and a much-loved regional venue. The holistic design approach m...
Project name
Fairfield Halls
Architecture firm
MICA Architects
Location
2 Barclay Rd, Croydon CR0 1JN, London, UK
Photography
Hufton + Crow, Andy Stagg, Jim Stephenson
Principal architect
Stuart Cade
Structural engineer
AKS Ward
Environmental & MEP
Max Fordham
Client
London Borough of Croydon + Brick by Brick Development
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Theater
Designed as a hub of contemporary creativity within one of the world’s most dynamic regions, the Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre is at the heart of Aviation New City, an urbanisation with a built area of 4.78 million sq. m housing 100,000 residents and incorporating new civic, cultural, academic and commercial infrastructure within Zhuhai’s Jinwan d...
Project name
Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects
Photography
Virgile Simon Bertrand
Principal architect
Zaha Hadid and Patrik Schumacher
Design team
Armando Bussey, Marius Cernica, Grace Chung, Nelli Denisova, Xuexin Duan, Kaloyan Erevinov, Nassim Eshaghi, Kate Hunter, Yang Jingwen, Reza Karimi, Ben Kikkawa, Lydia Kim, Julian Lin, Mei-Ling Lin, Valeria Mazzilli, Sareh Mirseyed Nazari, Massimo Napoleoni, Satoshi Ohashi, Yevgeniya Pozigun, Qi Cao, Qiuyu Zhao, Aurora Santana, Hannes Schafelner, Michael Sims, Patrik Schumacher, Sharan Sundar, Maria Touloupou, Chao Wei, Charles Walker, Kai-Jui Tsao, Yuling Ma, Feifei Fan
Interior design
Shenzhen Global Lighting Technology
Structural engineer
Beijing Institute of Architecture & Design South China Centre
Landscape
Beijing Institute of Architecture & Design (South China Centre)
Lighting
Shenzhen Global Lighting Technology
Construction
MCC City Investment Holding
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Art Center
Cushing Terrell: The $13.6-million renovation of the Alberta Bair Theater is the culmination of a decade-long effort to breathe new life into the venerable theater. Originally opened in 1931 as the Fox Theatre, the venue was a regional destination for film and stage performances.
Project name
Alberta Bair Theater
Architecture firm
Cushing Terrell
Location
Billings, Montana, USA
Photography
James Ray Spahn, Zakara Photography
Design team
Joel Anderson (Design Lead), Bob LaPerle (Project Manager/Architect), Kevin Nelson (Project Architect), Dane Jorgenson (Structural Engineer), Mallory Johnson (Architect), Michael Gieser (Electrical Engineer), Raelynn Meissner (Mechanical Engineer), Madeline Rajtar (Interior Designer), Ralph Habeck (BIM/CADD Technician)
Collaborators
Geotechnical Engineer: SK Geotechnical; Theater Planning/Lighting Design: Schuler Shook; Acoustical Engineer: Threshold Acoustics; Theatrical/AV: Schuler Shook
Interior design
Cushing Terrell
Civil engineer
Sanderson Stewart
Structural engineer
Cushing Terrell
Environmental & MEP
Cushing Terrell
Construction
Langlas & Associates
Typology
Cultural Architecture > Theater
Waalfront lies to the west of the medieval city of Nijmegen. The site is special because of the presence of many historical layers of time. Ulpia Noviomagnus Batavorum, the first Roman settlement within the current national borders, was established here in about AD 200. Fort Krayenhoff, a defence stronghold, was built on the project site in the ear...
Project name
Park Fort Krayenhoff
Architecture firm
Orange Architects
Location
Waalfront, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Photography
Sebastian van Damme, Orange Architects (entrance hall)
Design team
Jeroen Schipper, Rik Meijer, Max Hissink, Rutger Schoenmaker Dirk Hovens, Maria Gómez Garrido
Collaborators
Advisors: Pieters Bouwtechniek, Van der Sluis, S&W Consultancy, Vibes
Client
BPD Noord-Oost & Midden
UAVI, an ephemeral pavilion, stands before the beach, inviting visitors to imagine what it would be like to live in a coastal environment. This structure gracefully rises above the sand, a lightweight wooden creation that appears to seamlessly merge with the surrounding landscape.
Location
Litibu, Punta Mita, Nayarit, Mexico
Principal architect
Pablo Pérez Palacios
Design team
ablo Pérez Palacios, Emilio Calvo, Miguel Vargas, Marcelino Pacheco, Christian Aparicio, Michael Luna, Luis Enrique Guzmán
Environmental & MEP
Ingenor
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Pavilion
The project owner, Kabel, is a brand primarily dedicated to art paints. The design inspiration originates from the artist's paintbrush. The unconstrained flowing wall resembles a work created through the artist's free brush strokes, and it also appears as a dancer's swirling motion path within the space
Project name
Kabel Chinese Headquarters
Architecture firm
Topway Space Design
Location
Greenland Center, Shunde, Foshan, China
Principal architect
Wang Zhike & Li Xiaoshui
Design team
Lu Zhongwen, Lan Jingwei, Lai Yuqin, Liu Zhu ,Su Jianming, Li Ziying, Deng Jianfeng
Collaborators
Soft Decoration Design: Topway Space Design. Brand Consultant: YL Brand
Client
Guangdong Kabel New Material Technology Co., Ltd.
Showcasing the city’s contribution to the genre’s evolution and popularity around the world, the new Chengdu Science Fiction Museum has opened by hosting the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) and Hugo Awards, the first time the events have been held in China.
Project name
Chengdu Science Fiction Museum
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
Principal architect
Patrik Schumacher
Design team
Andrei-Ciprian Cojocaru, Berkin Islam, Chu Zhou, Hao Wen, Jillian Nishi, Lianyuan Ye, Meng Zhao, Shang Li, Stefan Manousof, Sven Torres, Yang Liu, Yuling Ma, Xiaoying Li
Interior design
上海建筑设计研究院 SIADR
Structural engineer
中国建筑西南设计研究 院 China South West Architecture Design Institute
Environmental & MEP
中国建筑西南设计研究 院 China South West Architecture Design Institute
Landscape
杭州园林设计院 Hangzhou Landscape Design Institute
Lighting
LIGHTDESIGN, BPI
Supervision
四川飞红工程管理咨 询有限公司 Sichuan Feihong Engineering Management Consulting Co., Ltd.
Construction
中建三局集团有限公司 China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Group
Client
Chengdu Science and Innovation City Investment and Development Co.
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Museum
"Designing the Italian Pavilion for the Osaka Expo 2025 is a unique opportunity to create an authentic platform on which to present - to a global audience – the culture, history, and innovation of our country, and to create a place where connections for future collaborations will be woven and where ties for cultural, social and economic exchanges w...
Project name
The Italian Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka
Architecture firm
MCA - Mario Cucinella Architects
Principal architect
Mario Cucinella
Design team
MCA – Mario Cucinella Architects S.U.R.L., lead partner/group leader
Collaborators
AoR – YOSHIKI MATSUDA ARCHITECTS - Architect of Record
Structural engineer
BUROMILAN
Environmental & MEP
TEKSER Srl
Supervision
BEYOND LIMITS - Project Management Consultancy
Visualization
Mario Cucinella Architects
Tools used
Revit, Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3dsMax, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
NISHIO RENT ALL CO., LTD (Contractor)
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Exhibition Pavilion
