Best architecture buildings in the world
Shortlisted in the Completed Buildings category, this design by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates is located on 'Museum Row' of the famed 'Miracle Mile'. Sitting atop the existing structural system like the body of a car mounted to its frame, the steel 'ribbons' evoke a sense of speed and movement, an effect enhanced by their contrast with the monochrome red rainscreen
British Airways i360, Brighton, and the Printemps Haussmann, Paris
British Airways' i360 by Marks Barfield Architects, left, is the world’s tallest moving observation tower - a 162-metre-tall tower with a fully enclosed futuristic glass observation pod that gently lifts 200 passengers to a height of 138 metres, offering panoramic 360-degree views across Brighton and Hove, the South Downs, the English Channel and on clear days, all the way to the Isle of Wight. Printemps, right, is a renowned department store in Paris. It was founded by Jules Jaluzot and Jean-Alfred Duclos on November 3, 1865. In January of this year, a newly created and 'truly impressive space' that stretches vertically from the lower ground floor right up to the 9th floor was realized. The work was done by Uufie. Both are entries in the Completed category
Brommy New Footbridge, Berlin
This project by Spans Associates in the Future Projects category is a bridge that is apparently seamless, an effect brought about by the clever use of mirrors. The designers say that it's a 'kaleidoscopic experience'
The Cutting Edge Pharmacy, Himeji City, Japan
As pharmacies go, this one, by Matsuya Art Works and KTX archiLAB in the Completed Buildings category, definitely has something of the sci-fi about it. The designers said 'this minimalistic space designed in clean straight lines and enhanced with indirect lighting slits creates the high-tech sharp image that the patient expects from advanced medical care'
The Smile, London
This quirky structure by Alison Brooks Architects, an entry in the Completed Buildings category, was a hugely successful landmark project for the 2016 London Design Festival. Located in Chelsea College of Art’s historic Rootstein Hopkins Parade Ground, it's an example of advanced timber engineering. The pavilion took the form of a four-sided curved timber tube that cantilevered 12 metres in two directions from its centre point
Shelter on the Edge, Aleppo, Syria
A Future Project by Design and More International, this is a modular village designed to relieve pressure on refugee camps. It would include production zones, workshops, shops and even small farms
Zhuhai Opera House, Zhuhai, China
The Zhuhai Opera House, by CR Institute of Architectural & Urban Design, was entered in the Completed Buildings category. It is built on a 57, 680-square-metre plot of reclaimed land on Yeli Island, opposite the city’s main seafront. The larger of its two shells stands 90 metres tall and houses a 1, 550-seat concert hall, a lobby, an auditorium and a stage. The smaller rises 60 metres and contains a 500-seat theatre
Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, Lisbon
Designed by architects AL_A, and one of the Completed Buildings entries, the new Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology has over 7, 000-square-metres of new public space and is designed so that visitors can walk over, under and through the building. It offers panoramic views of the river and has a cantilevered roof that provides welcome shade
The Chapel of St. Benedict and St. Scholastica, Pambujan, Philippines
The Chapel of St. Benedict and St. Scholastica is formed by folding planes that come together as if folded in prayer, say designers WTA Architecture and Design Studio. It added: 'As praying hands or a kneeling figure, this abstract form creates a hopeful seeking mood appropriate to the setting'. The design is an entry in the Completed Building category
