World Architecture News – May 2013 : Buildings across the Globe, Images

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ECA Degree Show, Scotland : Edinburgh College of Art Annual Student Work Exhibition
Ross Aitchison Lasercut - Architecture News May 2013
photo © Ross Aitchison
Edinburgh Building News May 2013

Holmenkollen Ski Jump, Norway – new zip line : JDS Architects
Holmenkollen Ski Jump - Architecture News May 2013
photo from architects
Atop the ski jump is a platform where visitors can take in some of the most breathtaking views of Oslo, the fjord and the region beyond. It’s a new form of public space, using an unlikely architectural form as its host, affording the same spectacular vantage point for everyone who comes to Holmenkollen. The Lonely Planet agrees, the travel publication recently declared the new Holmenkollen Ski Jump as one of the ten top destinations to visit in 2011.

Tucson Mountain Retreat, Arizona, USA : DUST Architects
Tucson Mountain Retreat
photo © Jeff Goldberg / Esto
An extraordinary contemporary house in Arizona constructed of rammed earth. The Tucson Mountain Retreat for Karen and David Francis is “of” the desert as well as “in” the desert. It sits lightly on the site, with a shifting definition of inside/outside.

Frankfurt Architecture Walking Tours, Germany : architectural walks launched by e-architect
Frankfurt Museum of Modern Art - Architecture News May 2013
photo © Adrian Welch

King Abdullah Financial District Metro Station, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia : Zaha Hadid Architects
KAFD Metro Station
image from architect

Chapelton Aberdeenshire, Scotland : house builders for new £1bn town
Olympic Athletes’ Village Portland - Architecture News May 2013
image of Zero C project

Glass House, Hampshire, England : AR Design Studio
Glass House England
photo : Martin Gardner

Church of the Holy Sepulchre Jerusalem, Israel : photos + information
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre Jerusalem
photograph © Adrian Welch

Holon Design Museum, Israel : Ron Arad – review + photos by e-architect editor

Parkroyal On Pickering in Singapore : WOHA
Parkroyal On Pickering Building
photo : Patrick Bingham-Hall

Southwark Buildings – Borough Market, London
Borough Market building - Architecture News May 2013
photo © Adrian Welch

65 Hopton Street, Southwark, London : CZWG
Hopton Street Building
photo © Adrian Welch

New Court London, UK : OMA – new photos
New Court London
photograph © Adrian Welch

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