The design of Block 7B draws inspiration from the industrial quality of the historic site. The building’s massing is informed by its corner location and its relationship with the adjacent tower at Block 7A, designed by Foster + Partners. LMSA worked closely with the Foster team to ensure that the two buildings, which share a mid-block passageway an...
Project name
Power Station Block 7B - Sophie Maxwell Building
Architecture firm
Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects
Location
San Francisco, California, USA
Design team
Richard Stacy, Mario Russo, Ryan Jang, Emily Wang, Aruna Bolisetty, Katie Huang, Caroline Lebar, Alexa Jacobsen, Anna de Anguera
Collaborators
Developer: Associate Capital. Contractor: Swinerton. Structural: FTF Engineering / MKA. Landscape: Plural. MEP: PAE. Sustainability: Atelier Ten. Civil: CBG Building Company. EBM: Sitco. Acoustical: Salter. Waterproofing: Simpson Gumpertz & Heger. Lighting: Cirius Engineering
Visualization
Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects, Foster + Partners
Typology
Commercial › Mixed-Used Development
The 2024 cycle of FuturArc Prize (FAP), which advocates sustainable architecture ideas, is ongoing! Will your Green design take the prize this year? The brief calls for entrants to propose architectural solutions in Asian sites for the continuation of life after either one or both of the following scenarios: Climate Destruction and/or Endings.
Eligibility
Open internationally to any individual or team, student or professional
Register
FuturArc App that can be installed from App Store and Play Store. Or scan the QR code below: https://apps.apple.com/my/app/futurarc/id1121948645, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bcicentral.futurarc
Awards & Prizes
Up to SGD20,500 cash prizes to be won! First Place: FuturArc Prize Trophy, Certificates, Cash prize, 2-year subscription to FuturArc digital magazine via FuturArc app. Second Place: FuturArc Prize Trophy, Certificates, Cash prize, 1-year subscription to FuturArc digital magazine via FuturArc app. Third Place: FuturArc Prize Trophy, Certificates, Cash prize, 1-year subscription to FuturArc digital magazine via FuturArc app. Merits (Several teams will be awarded based on jurors’ selection): Certificates, Cash prize, 1-year subscription to FuturArc digital magazine via FuturArc app. *) Cash prize amount might be subject to changes. Details of the prize will be updated on FuturArc website in time. Competition Organiser reserves the right to change the prizes
Entries deadline
9 February 2024
The 2024 cycle of BCI Interior Design Awards (IDA), which recognises outstanding completed interiors in the region has returned! The competition (organised by BCI Central) is now open for registration and submission until 9 February 2024.
Eligibility
open internationally to professionals and/or registered companies only
Register
Register via Construction Plus App that can be installed from Play Store and App Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bcicentral.constructionplus, https://apps.apple.com/my/app/construction-plus/id1187807459
Awards & Prizes
For RESIDENTIAL category: Cash prize up to SGD9,000* to be won for up to 3 (three) winning projects and 2 (two) merit projects. For COMMERCIAL category: Cash prize up to SGD9,000* to be won for up to 3 (three) winning projects and 2 (two) merit projects. Awards will be given based on quality of entry, regardless of the country of origin. Awards will be presented to registrants and are to be shared at the discretion of the stakeholders involved. Winning and merit projects, along with the awarded firms and/or teams, may be published on Construction Plus website, social media and in Construction Plus magazine. The jury shall have full freedom to decide on the winning and merit projects. The jury decision shall be final and binding on all entrants. The competition registrar reserves the right to not award any prize where the jurors agree that submissions are of insufficient quality. Digital certificates of participation will be sent out to all who have submitted their proposals. Provided that physical events are allowed to take place, awardees will be recognised at BCI Asia Awards (BCIAA)—a gala event that attracts key architecture, building and construction industry players in Indonesia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam respectively. Cash prizes will be disbursed by bank transfer after the awarding has been completed across all countries. Competition Organiser reserves the right to change the prizes
Entries deadline
9 February 2024
The exhibition “Ma Yansong: Landscapes in Motion” was recently inaugurated at the Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning (MoCAUP) in China. The exhibition provides a retrospective of MAD’s research and practices through 52 projects spanning almost two decades across an expansive space of more than 3,000 square meters.
Title
Ma Yansong: Landscapes in Motion
Category
Architecture & Design
Eligibility
Open to public
Organizer
Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning
Date
29 September - 17 December 2023
Venue
Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning, Ground Exhibition Hall, A1&B1 Exhibition Hall
The Japanese architect Tadao Ando has been named as the designer of Il Teatro, a new performing arts center that will play a prominent role in Sharjah’s largest lifestyle community, Aljada. Arada, the master developer behind Aljada, has revealed the designs of Il Teatro’s striking structure, which will anchor the community’s Naseej cultural distric...
Nikken Sekkei has officially unveiled its latest project, Midori Park, located in Jumeirah Village Circle, Dubai.
Photography
Nikken Sekkei
8 Renowned Jury Members Join LIV Hospitality Design Awards! The LIV Hospitality Design Awards, a globally recognized platform celebrating excellence in hospitality architecture, interior design, and guest experiences, is thrilled to announce the addition of eight accomplished professionals to its esteemed jury.
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LIV Hospitality Design Awards
Photography
LIV Hospitality Design Awards
Renowned UK developer Knight Dragon, responsible for the iconic London destination Greenwich Peninsula, have just unveiled brand new apartments for sale at Parkview, the penultimate building in the Peninsula Gardens neighbourhood, comprising studios, one- and two-bedroom units, with prices starting from £417,500.
Photography
CGI of the sunset view from the Parkview building at Peninsula Gardens, Greenwich Peninsula (C) Knight Dragon
