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Big Name Teams Shortlisted for Museum and Educational Center in Moscow

2012-12-19T14:44:00-05:00

Six international teams have been selected for the second stage of the architectural design competition for the Museum and Educational Center of the Polytechnic Museum and Lomonosov Moscow State University.

The shortlisted design teams are:

Project Meganom (Russia) and John McAslan & Partners (UK)
Mecanoo International B.V. (The Netherlands) and TPO Rezerv (Russia)
Farshid Moussavi Architecture (UK) and Rozhdestvenka Architectural Bureau (Russia)
Massimiliano Fuksas Architetto (Italy) and Speech (Russia)
3XN A/S (Denmark) and Asadov Architectural Studio (Russia)
Leeser Architecture (USA) and ABD Architects (Russia)

In case one of the selected finalists decides to drop out of the competition, the consortium of COOP Himmelb(l)au (Austria) and Architecture Bureau Atrium (Russia) was chosen to replace it.

Shortlist Announced for M+ at West Kowloon Cultural District

2012-12-10T14:22:00-05:00

Earlier today the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority announced the winners of the competition for the Xiqu Centre. Also unveiled today was the shortlist of six design teams that have been invited to submit proposals for the architectural design of M+, Hong Kong’s future museum for 20th and 21st century visual culture within the District.

The six shortlisted teams are:

Herzog & de Meuron + TFP Farrells
Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa/SANAA
Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Shigeru Ban Architects + Thomas Chow Architects
Snøhetta
Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects + Benoy Limited

Five teams shortlisted for Town Branch Commons in Lexington, Kentucky

2012-11-26T15:15:00-05:00

A public symposium will be held in February where the final proposals will be displayed. The final design will be chosen by a jury. "People can expect some high-level proposals", said Speaks. "We will be the beneficiaries, and the city will get a high-quality project."

The lead firms on each of the five teams are:

Civitas, a Denver-based firm of architects, urban designers and planners
Coen+Partners, a landscape architecture practice based in Minneapolis.
Inside Outside, a design firm with offices in Amsterdam, Netherlands, that addresses interior and exterior space.
JDS / Julien De Smedt Architects, which focuses on architecture and design from large-scale planning to furniture, based in Copenhagen, Denmark.
SCAPE / Landscape Architecture, a landscape architecture and urban design studio in New York City.

UPDATE: SCAPE Wins Lexington Town Branch Commons Competition

Helsinki Central Library Competition Announces Stage 2 Finalists

2012-11-21T20:19:00-05:00

Heart of the Metropolis, the international architectural competition for the design of the Helsinki Central Library today announced six proposals to move on to the competition's second stage. The selected finalists have now until February 2013 to further develop their proposals. The final winner will be announced in June 2013.

Seven Teams Shortlisted for New Art-Themed Park at West Kowloon Cultural District

2012-11-08T14:09:00-05:00

The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA) announced today a shortlist of seven design teams that have been invited to submit technical proposals for the development of Hong Kong's first art-themed park, 14 hectares of landscaped public space for arts and culture at the West Kowloon Cultural District, by the waterfront in Kowloon.

The seven shortlisted design teams (in alphabetical order) are:

Cook Robotham Architectural Bureau and VOGT Landscape
Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man with Grimshaw, West 8 and ACLA
Diller Scofidio + Renfro, with Olin and Urbanus
Grant Associates / Wilkinson Eyre / WSP
Gustafson Porter / Michel Desvigne Paysagiste / Foster + Partners
Hargreaves Associates with Ennead Architects
James Corner Field Operations

RIBA Stephen Lawrence Prize 2012 Shortlists Five Houses

2012-09-18T18:38:00-04:00

Yesterday we published the shortlist for the RIBA Manser Medal 2012 for the best new house, and today we're following up with the list of shortlisted houses for this year's Stephen Lawrence Prize which the RIBA announced just recently. [...] The prize, set up in memory of the teenager who was setting out on the road to becoming an architect when he was murdered in 1993, is intended to encourage fresh talent working with smaller budgets.

RIBA Manser Medal 2012 Shortlist for Best New House

2012-09-17T14:10:00-04:00

The Royal Institute of British Architects has announced the shortlist for the RIBA Manser Medal 2012 for the best new house.

The five projects shortlisted for this prestigious private housing design award are Maison L by Christian Pottgiesser - architecturespossibles; Private House in East Sussex by Duggan Morris Architects; Private House in Gloucestershire by Found Associates; The Dune House in Thorpeness, Suffolk by Jarmund Vigsnaes Architects & Mole Architects; and Two Passive Solar Gain Houses, Porthadown, Cornwall by Simon Conder Associates.

Four International Projects Shortlisted for the 2012 RIBA Lubetkin Prize

2012-07-26T14:11:00-04:00

After revealing the 2012 RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist a few days ago, the Royal Institute of British Architects has now also announced the shortlist for the 2012 RIBA Lubetkin Prize, given to the best new international building outside the European Union. The shortlist recognizes four exceptional new buildings in the United States, China, Singapore, and Malaysia.

Xiqu Center Shortlist Announced for Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District

2012-07-19T18:41:00-04:00

A shortlist of five design teams was announced this week by the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA). The selected teams are now invited to submit proposals for the design of the Xiqu Center, one of the first landmark buildings for the West Kowloon Cultural District, the largest cultural project in Hong Kong to date.

Shortlist Revealed for New Keelung Harbor Service Building

2012-07-19T16:59:00-04:00

In the international competition for the New Harbor Service Building in the major Taiwanese port city of Keelung, a shortlist of five teams has just been released. Among the nominees are well-known firms like Asymptote Architecture, Neil M. Denari Architects, and Mecanoo architecten. The international jury also included American architects Aaron Betsky and Michael Speaks. The final competition winner will be announced in September.

Shortlist Revealed for LEAF Awards 2012

2012-07-05T18:36:00-04:00

The 9th Emirates Glass LEAF Awards for architectural excellence have revealed its 2012 shortlist of entries. [...] The final category winners will be announced in London this September.

LA Union Station Shortlist Announced & The Notables That Missed The Cut

2011-11-08T17:11:00-05:00

Shortlisted teams include: EE&K, a Perkins Eastman Company; Gruen Associates/ Grimshaw Architects; IBI Group/ Foster + Partners; Moore Ruble Yudell and TEN Arquitectos; NBBJ/Ingenhoven Architects; and Renzo Piano Building Workshop/ Parsons Transportation Group.

Pylons of the future designs shortlisted

2011-09-14T14:45:35-04:00

Six designers have had their futuristic visions for visually pleasing electricity pylons shortlisted for a competition that could see their plans spark into life.

World Architecture Festival Awards Shortlist Announced

2011-08-19T21:00:25-04:00

The World Architecture Festival Awards program has announced its 2011 award shortlist with 281 entries spanning the globe from as far south as Tasmania to the Arctic Circle in Norway with new countries such as Libya, Haiti and Cambodia appearing alongside the USA, UK, Australia, China, Japan, Spain, and Scandinavia.

New for WAF 2011 is the introduction of the OpenBuildings People’s Choice Award which is being supported by our friends at OpenBuildings.com. To view the shortlisted projects, cast your vote and provide comments, visit: http://openbuildings.com/peoples_choice/waf/leaderboard. Votes can be cast by selecting the Facebook ‘like’ icon on the project page or by downloading the OpenBuilding mobile app from iTunes.

RIBA Stirling Prize 2011 Shortlist Announced

2011-07-25T13:57:34-04:00

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has unveiled the shortlist for the prestigious £20,000 ($32.5K) RIBA Stirling Prize. This year is the first time the shortlist includes practices who have all previously been shortlisted for the RIBA Stirling Prize; and also includes two RIBA Stirling Prize winners: David Chipperfield Architects and Zaha Hadid Architects.