AO Arena Manchester indoor venue building
AO Arena Manchester indoor venue building renewal by HOK, English entertainment centre adds standing-floor capacity, new hospitality lounges and upgrades concourse experience
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Ordynka Club Houses Complex Moscow
Designed by Architects of Invention, the ORDYNKA project occupies the site of a chocolate factory in the historic heart of Moscow. The seven residential buildings connected by an internal courtyard
Bonded Warehouse, Enterprise City, Manchester
Bonded Warehouse, the latest space within Enterprise City, a 2 million sqft tech, media and cultural cluster, opens on site of former iconic Granada Television HQ and TV studios in Manchester, England.
Royal Opera House in London: Music Venue
London’s Royal Opera House has been reinvigorated following a major transformation by architect Stanton Williams and a team of over 30 contractors to enhance the experience for the public, staff and performers alike.
Artificial Surf Park Scotland, Craigpark Quarry
Wavegarden Scotland approved to develop Scotland’s first artificial surf park and leisure complex, which will be nestled within a 23 hectare country park at Craigpark Quarry near Ratho, Edinburgh.
St Giles Music Venue Tottenham Court Road
Architects: Orms. Located by the new Crossrail exit at the crossroads of Oxford Street, Tottenham Court Road, New Oxford Street and Charing Cross Road, St Giles Circus has just started onsite and will provide two new live music venues within the Tin Pan Alley revival scheme.
Yas Arena in Abu Dhabi events
The Yas Arena building designed by HOK Architects to be the first multipurpose built arena in the city designed to accommodate a wide variety of sport and entertainment events. The arena in Abu Dhabi will have a capacity of 18,000.
Wavegarden Scotland, Ratho Quarry Wave Park
Planning application submitted for Scotland’s first artificial wave park. The proposal is to redevelop Craigpark Quarry near Ratho, Edinburgh into a word-class surf and leisure facility offering a variety of water sports on its man-made loch.
Circus Conservatory in Monson, Massachusetts
Design: Howeler + Yoon Architecture – the Circus Conservatory building will house America’s first accredited degree program in Circus Arts. As the anchor tenant of a peninsula, the new site plan will transform an undeveloped section of Portland into a vibrant artistic center.
Open Gate Art Platform in Suncheon
Design: Matteo Cainer Architects. The proposal for the new Suncheon Art Platform is strategically placed amidst historical and cultural trails of the old Suncheon Wall, acting thus as a new cultural hub and gateway for the Old City.
Horse Park in Yeongcheon, South Korea
Design: The Evolved Architectural Eclectic Limited. ‘Nature-friendly theme park’ for humans and horses, designed by the architects as a total paradigm shift from traditional horse-racing culture to horse-race-meets-theme-park.
LetsRun Park in Yeongcheon, South Korea
Design: Now Architects and Grimshaw. The project was secured through an international design competition hosted by the Korea Racing Authority and organized by the International Union of Architects, receiving entries from 23 leading global practices.
Casino du Lac-Leamy Gatineau
Design: Sid Lee Architecture & FCSD architecture + design. The architectural intervention aimed to bring coherence to this space, open perspectives to better connect the spaces and identify their functions, and rework the vertical lines offered by the building.
SKYCITY Building in Adelaide Casino
Design: The Buchan Group, Architects: Planning Approval of the $300m expansion of SKYCITY Adelaide granted, paving the way for an “enduring and sophisticated icon” for Adelaide.
Harbin Opera House Building
In 2010, MAD Architects won the international open competition for Harbin Cultural Island, a master plan for an opera house, a cultural center, and the surrounding wetland landscape along Harbin’s Songhua River.
Multifunctional Theater in Mont-Laurier
Multifunctional Theater in Mont-Laurier design by Les architectes FABG. Located in the Laurentian Mountains, 250 kilometers northwest of Montreal, Mont-Laurier is a small town where the forest industry still plays a centralrole despite a declining demand for lumber.
Granada Studios Revamp in Manchester
Design: Levitt Bernstein. The redevelopment of the iconic Granada Television HQ and TV studios has received planning consent from Manchester City Council as part of Allied London’s wider regeneration plans for the area.
York Racecourse, North Yorkshire building
York Racecourse: North Yorkshire building, in northern England, UK – design by Phelan Architects – York Racecourse building design, North Yorkshire images