Greenwich, England
Architects Grimshaw and engineers Buro Happold have been working together over the past eight years to restore one of the world’s last three surviving clipper ships with composite construction — The Cutty Sark.
The conservation involved dismantling the ship to fully expose her wrought iron frame for repair, which necessitated in the removal of all the masts and rig, deck furniture and planning, as well as all 600 hull planks and bow and stern timbers.
Originally built in 1869 as a speeding tea clipper, the restored structure is now suspended in a complex frame of steel latticework above The Cutty Shark Museum’s main exhibition space in Greenwich.
Photographer: Jim Stevenson
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Toronto, Canada
A retail mall is being constructed below Toronto’s Union Station under the direction of architectural firm NORR. The project is the largest intervention in the station's history and has the objectives of providing significant heritage restoration and building a retail mall below the entire viaduct structure and parts of the head house.
The project involves excavation, replacement of existing foundations, extension of columns down to rock, building an intermediate concourse level and supporting the track slab, all while the station continues to operate.
Photograph courtesy WAN Awards
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates
At a height of 413.36 metres, The Princess Tower, designed by Eng. Adnan Saffarini, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the tallest residential tower in the world.
The building stands out, not only for its height but also for its design integration into its urban context, including the wide open corridors and free areas cut crosswise into the body of the building which allow for sustainable living conditions in the semi tropical region.
Photographer: Eng. Adnan Saffarini
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Australia and New Zealand
Monash University’s student housing project by BVN and the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki by FJMT with New Zealand-based Archimedia have won Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) International Awards. Monash Student Housing comprises of two five-storey buildings, each housing 300 students, and is characterised by an exterior façade of timber detailing and floor-to-ceiling windows.
Monash University, Studnet Housing, Clayton Campus designed by BVN Photgrapher: John GillingsThe Auckland Art Gallery gallery’s architects were applauded for their work with the existing heritage building at the sensitive site on the edge of Albert Park.
The RIBA Awards are an annual showcase of the best architecturally-designed built works outside the UK. The winners progress as finalists to the RIBA Lubetkin Prize, announced later this year.
The Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki Photographer: John Gollings Architecture and Design
