World Architecture Festival 2014
Winners of the “Completed Buildings" categoriesThe World Architecture Festival (WAF), the largest annual festival, held this year its seventh edition from 1 to 3 October, at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.
Take a look at the 17 winners of the “Completed Buildings" categories.
RIBA Royal Gold Medal 2015
Sheila O’Donnell + John TuomeyIrish architects Sheila O'Donnell and John Tuomey have been named as the 2015 recipients of the Royal Gold Medal, the world’s most prestigious architecture award.
They will be the third husband and wife team to receive the Royal Gold Medal following on from Charles and Ray Eames in 1979 and Michael and Patricia Hopkins in 1994.
Noisy neighbors are no longer a problem!
Isoargila®- effective acoustic insulationAcoustic isolation is one of the most valued characteristics when it comes to comfort, whether in residential, commercial or industrial buildings.
Designed to reduce sound transmission between dwellings and noisy areas, imposing an excellent acoustic insulation, the Isoargila® by artebel is ideal for simple walls, substantially improving the acoustic isolation and the propagation of sound.
OSGEMEOS unveil giants on silos
Public art at the Vancouver BiennaleIt was unveiled this week one of the greatest works of public art ever.
It is the largest and most impressive work of the Brazilian identical twin brothers Octavio and Gustavo Pandolfo, commonly known as OSGEMEOS, (the twins), organized by the Vancouver Biennale, in Canada, and consists of six gigantic painted silos with 20m high, on a 360 degrees surface, covering an area of over 2.000m2.
Electrolux: sustainability leader
Global award for the 3rd consecutive yearElectrolux has, for the third consecutive year, been ranked as Industry Leader Household Durables in RobecoSAM’s Sustainability Yearbook, an annual rating of companies’ sustainability performance.
Electrolux received the highest rating of the ten companies assessed within the Household Durables industry and consequently also the Gold Class award.