Auckland, New Zealand
The Auckland Art Gallery by Australian studio Frances-Jones Morehen Thorp has been awarded World Building of the Year at the World Architecture Festival in Singapore. The project beat 16 other category winners announced at the festival, including a whirlpool-shaped aquarium in Copenhagen by 3XN and two projects by last year's winners Wilkinson Eyre.
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Shenzhen, China
Nicknamed 'the miniskirt', the new stock exchange building developed by Rem Koolhaas' Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), has finally completed construction. After winning a competition in 2006 to design the building, OMA created the structure to physically represent a virtual stock market.
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International
The World Monuments Fund (WMF) have released their list of sites across the globe most in danger from natural and social forces. The 2014 World Monuments Watch includes 67 different sites spanning 41 countries. Europe is the region with the most at-risk sites, per this list, followed by Latin America and the Caribbean.
Image: Crac des Chevaliers, Syria. Credit: Elivera Portugal/World Monuments Fund
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Blasieholmen, Stockholm
BIG, OMA and SANAA are amongst 12 architectural heavyweights competing to design the Nobel Foundation’s new home in Blasieholmen, Stockholm. Currently in the competition’s first stage, the architects have submitted anonymous entries for jury review. A winner of the two-stage competition will be announced in 2014.
Image: One of the anonymous proposals - A P(a)lace to enjoy. Credit Nobelhuset AB
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Wisconsin, United States
The Board of Trustees of Beloit College, Wisconsin has selected Studio Gang Architects to lead its efforts to convert a century-old power plant into an activity and recreation centre. The college believes the project will enhance Beloit’s residential experience, complete a 25-year redevelopment of the city’s riverside, and become a model for sustainable and cost-conscious renewal.
Image: Trevor Johnson
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