At the start of every week, we highlight some of the most recent news in competition-winning projects, commissions, awards, shortlists, and events on Bustler from the previous week that are worth checking out.

Here's recap #95 for Feb. 8-12, 2016.

Santiago Calatrava soars over competition with winning Dubai tower design

Santiago Calatrava won the competition to design an observation tower for the Dubai Creek Harbor development in the city. Selected out of six proposals, Calatrava's scheme is described as a combination of modern aesthetics and stylistic elements inspired by Islamic architecture.

BIG will design the 2016 Serpentine Pavilion, with 4 more architects joining the party

It was only a matter of time before Bjarke Ingels would be invited to design the Serpentine Pavilion. However, BIG's outdoor pavilion won't be alone on the Serpentine Gallery lawn this summer.

Gather ‘round the “Heart of Hearts”, now open at Times Square for Valentine’s Day 

Romance is in the air at Times Square. If you were to walk through there right now, you'll find the "Heart of Hearts", a ring of mirrored golden hearts in the middle of all the hustle and bustle. Designed by Collective-LOK, the installation is the 2016 winner of the Times Square Valentine Heart Design competition.

“The Daredevil” wins the latest Art of Building photo competition

Architecture is all about the details, and the photographs in the Art of Building competition demonstrate the refreshing ways such details can be portrayed. "The Daredevil", taken in Chittagong, Bangladesh by Ata Adnan was the winning shot in the latest competition.

Boston Society of Architects celebrate the 2015 Design Awardees

The Boston Society of Architects celebrated another set of top-notch projects in their Design Award program. The annual awards highlight local design excellence, and it also nods to notable projects built in the New England region and elsewhere.

How would you improve The Tenderloin in SF? Send your ideas to Eleven’s 2016 competition!

Following the success of Eleven Magazine's inaugural competition for Cambodia's Tonlé Sap Lake, this year focuses on how design can help improve The Tenderloin neighborhood in San Francisco with the launch of "San Francisco 2016: Tenderloin System Update". 

Flashback: Students investigate “Cellular Re-Visions” for AA Istanbul Visiting School 2015

Istanbul Bilgi University and the Architectural Association co-organized the 2015 AA Istanbul Visiting School workshop, "Cellular Re-Visions", which teaches students about generating design methodologies and large-scale prototyping techniques. Have a look at the results of the 10-day course.

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