
Urban Design: The Latest Architecture and News
Promenada / Enota

Mercado del Born Square / Vora Arquitectura

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Architects: Vora Arquitectura
- Area: 14000 m²
- Year: 2013
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Professionals: Anoche, Copisa, PCG arquitectura e ingeniería
El Pinós Cultural Center / LC Arquitectura

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Architects: LC Arquitectura
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: COYRE VINALOPÓ SL
Almohade Wall Refurbishment / Antonio Raso, César Egea, Luis Gala y Pedro Dugo

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Architects: Antonio Raso, César Egea, Luis Gala y Pedro Dugo
- Year: 2015
Disaster Responsive Shelter / Urban Intensity Architects + TAArchitects + Kyungsub Shin

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Architects: Kyungsub Shin, TAArchitects, Urban Intensity Architects
- Area: 160 m²
- Year: 2015
MM1 - Exhibition Room For Contemporary Art / Rintala Eggertsson Architects
A Rememberance Site: Parc des Glacis - Ateliers 2/3/4/

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Architects: Ateliers 2/3/4/
- Area: 2500 m²
- Year: 2013
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Professionals: SBE
Earthly Pond Service Center of International Horticultural Exposition / HHD_FUN
"Urban Platform" Wins First in Lisbon Open Room Competition

Recent graduates Bumjin Kim of MIT and Minyoung Kim of Columbia University have won first place in ARCHmedium's Lisbon Open Room competition for their project "Urban Platform".
One of 67 teams to enter the competition's "Young Architects" category, the team developed a modular urban intervention for Lisbon, Portugal, with the intention of "[providing] a more flexible space" for the city's urban centre. Learn more about the winning project and view selected images after the break.
Public Space in Gora Pulawska / 3XA
Esbjerg Beach Promenade & Sailing Club / Spektrum Arkitekter, Sofie Willems, Nathan Romero, Joan Raun, Stine Christiansen, Kira Snowman

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Architects: Spektrum Arkitekter
- Area: 150000 m²
- Year: 2011
SO – IL and FREAKS Win Competition to Modernize France's Site Verrier

SO-IL, in collaboration with FREAKS freearchitects, has been selected as the first-prize winner of a competition to reinvent the historic Site Verrier in France. Located in the Northern Vosges Natural Park, the updated plan addresses three elements of the site's industrial past while providing a dynamic space for cultural interaction and historic exploration of Site Verrier's glass factory days.
Populous Unveils Plan to Redevelop Jacksonville's Shipyards District

Populous' has released plans to redevelop Jacksonville, Florida’s riverfront Shipyards district into a massive recreation and entertainment hub. Unveiled by the Jacksonville Jaguars' team owner Shad Khan and president Mark Lamping, the property will be injected with life to better stimulate economic activity in the area and make the forgotten plot a bustling destination for locals and tourists alike.
Read on after the break for more information and an animation of the Shipyards vision.
Bus Station Canopies / MAXWAN architects + urbanists

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Architects: MAXWAN architects + urbanists
- Year: 2014
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Professionals: IHC Studio Metalix (forming), Van der Zalm (welding), Wallaard
Architects of Invention and Archiplan Propose "Origami Highline" for Santiago

Chilean architects Archiplan and international office Architects of Invention have unveiled their concept design for a new public plaza in Santiago. Prepared as a competition entry, the proposal is a tribute to the late Chilean architect Fernando Castillo Velasco, sited in front of his iconic Tajamar Towers.
Entitled "Origami Highline," the project draws inspiration from the ancient Japanese paper folding craft of origami and takes the form of a sculptural intervention in Balmaceda Park.
Pxathens - Six Thresholds / buerger katsota architects

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Architects: buerger katsota architects
- Area: 840 m²
- Year: 2013
Evolution Ground Alfortville / NP2F
'The Flow' - A Multipurpose Pavilion / Department of ARCHITECTURE

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Architects: Department of ARCHITECTURE
- Year: 2014
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Professionals: Accent Studio





















