A Glimpse at the WAF 2015 Shortlist :: Completed Buildings :: Health

Lady Cilento Children's Hospital :: Brisbane, Australia :: Lyons

This week, as we continue our series focusing on the World Architecture Festival's 2015 Shortlist, we look at selections from the Health category.

Centre Public Hospitalier Bretagne Atlantique :: Vannes, France :: Atelier Arcau

Maggie's Centre :: Oxford, UK :: Wilkinson Eyre Architects

An Architectural View of the Huntington Library by Henry E. Huntington

Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens

A private, non-profit institution, the Huntington was founded in 1919 by Henry E. Huntington - an exceptional businessman who built a financial empire that included railroad companies, utilities, and real estate holdings in Southern California. From its distinguished art collections to the 120 acres of botanical gardens, today we explore San Marino's hidden oasis. 

Inman Nominates deasy/penner&partners for 2015's Most Innovative Real Estate Company

Each year, Inman scans the universe of real estate companies, technology firms, individual innovators, successful agents, forward-thinking brokers, risk-takers and entrepreneurs. For this year’s candidates for the Inman Innovator awards, they chose 66 companies and individuals in six categories who are trying to change the industry.

The final winners will be announced at the Inman Connect conference at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square on Thursday, August 6 at 5 p.m.

The categories are:

• Most innovative real estate company
• Most innovative technology company
• Most innovative technology
• Most innovative marketing strategy, service or technology
• Most innovative agent/broker
• Most innovative association or MLS

To see the full list of categories and candidates, visit Inman. 

A Glimpse at the WAF 2015 Shortlist :: Completed Buildings :: Display

Brazilian Pavilion :: Expo Milan 2015 :: Milan, Italy :: Studio Arthur Casas

Today, we continue our series focusing on the World Architecture Festival's 2015 Shortlist, specifically selections from the Display category. 

DECK :: Prinsep Street, Singapore :: LAUD Architects

Christchurch Botanic Gardens Centre :: Christchurch, New Zealand :: Patterson Associates

My View As Art

Today, we look at innovative homes with breathtaking views. 

Tour Through The World's Best Copper Buildings

St. Henry’s Ecumenical Art Chapel :: Turku, Finland

From Poland to Arizona, this week we take a look at inspiring copper-clad buildings.

Museum Of Fire :: Żory, Poland

Public Middle School Of Labarthe-Sur-Lèze :: France

Redbird :: Chef Neal Fraser's Downtown Spot Inside the Vibiana Church

Redbird :: Photography by Elizabeth Daniels

Finding a home inside the deconsecrated 1933-built rectory, Redbird has become a downtown hot spot since its soft opening in December. Re-imagined by wife Amy Knoll Fraser and designer Robert Weimer, the space is filled with mid-century style furniture, tiles, woodwork, and shapes meant to reflect the late 1800's cathedral. The lounge area features a 360-degree bar, stunning ceiling painted by Guerin Swing, as well as elegant paintings from local artist Nancy Baker Cahil. Chef Fraser's menu introduces New American dishes using everything from Santa Barbara prawns with uni and wasabi snow to Rabbitchetta placed over Anson Mills polenta and pea tendrils. Here's a peek inside.

A Glimpse at the WAF 2015 Shortlist :: Completed Buildings :: Culture

Shanghai Natural History Museum, Shanghai, China :: Perkins + Will

This week, as we continue our series focusing on the World Architecture Festival's 2015 Shortlist, we look at selections from the Culture category.

Naturum Laponia, Stuor Muorkke, Sweden :: Wingårdh Arkitektkontor

The Weston Library, Oxford, UK :: Wilkinson Eyre Architects

A Glimpse at the WAF 2015 Shortlist :: Completed Buildings :: Civic and Community

Dakar Congress Center :: Dakar, Senegal :: Tabanlioglu Architects

The World Architecture Festival 2015 has just released the shortlist for its 2015 awards - the world’s largest architectural awards program. This year's program features more than 700 projects from over 47 different countries. In a series looking at some of the selected projects from across the 27 individual award categories, we start with Completed Buildings - Civic and Community.

Stonehenge Exhibition + Visitor Centre :: Wiltshire, UK :: Denton Corker Marshall

Dlr Lexicon, Dún Laoghaire Co. :: Dublin, Ireland :: Carr Cotter & Naessens

A Look at Pasadena's Chalk Festival Art

In honor of Father's Day, today we take a look at the best of Pasadena's Chalk Festival - a Father's Day weekend tradition for over two decades.

Birch :: A Brendan Collins Restaurant in Hollywood

Birch :: Photography by Elizabeth Daniels 

Designed by Ann Karlstrom, Birch features a clean, Scandinavian design - with natural woods, clean marble, unpolished metals, and a massive garage door opening as the facade. This new spot in the heart of Cahuenga will incorporate a fine dining approach with casual vibes. Here's a look inside.

RIBA London Awards 2015 Winners

NEO Bankside :: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

From a shortlist of 68 buildings, 38 London projects have been awarded the 2015 RIBA London Awards for architectural excellence. Here are the winners.

National Theatre, NT Future :: Haworth Tompkins

Burntwood School :: Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

The Art & Design of Florence-Based Artist Michele Durazzi's Surreal Cityscapes

Today, we take a closer look at Florence-based artist Michele Durazzi's series of surreal cityscapes, designed to highlight the continual and sometimes unorthodox engagement between nature and building.

An Architectural View of the Walt Disney Concert Hall by Frank Gehry, Architect

Designed by architect Frank Gehry, Walt Disney Concert Hall (WDCH) is an internationally recognized architectural landmark and one of the most acoustically sophisticated concert halls in the world. From the stainless steel curves of its striking exterior to the state-of-the-art acoustics of the hardwood-paneled main auditorium, the 3.6-acre complex embodies the unique energy and creative spirit of the city of Los Angeles and its orchestra. 

An Inside Look At This Hsu-McCullough Renovated Spanish Colonial Bungalow

Houzz TV takes a tour inside one of our listings, the renovated home of designers Chris McCullough and Peggy Hsu in Mar Vista, CA.

My Train Station As Art

Milan Central Train Station :: Milan, Italy

This week, we tour the world's metro tunnels to find the most design-centric train stations on Earth. 

Drassanes Station :: Barcelona, Spain

Jiantan Station :: Taipei, Taiwan

Los Angeles Design Festival 2015

Celebrate LA's outstanding aesthetic heritage at this annual three-week design festival. Tours, exhibitions panels and parties will be staged all over the city. Highlights include home tours, an opening night bash at the Hollyhock House, and talks and site visits from the concurrent Dwell Design Week.

For more information visit LADesignFestival.org

An Architectural View of the Getty Center by Richard Meier & Partners, Architects

The Getty Center

This week, we tour one of LA's most unique art centers. Sitting on a hilltop in the Santa Monica Mountains, just off the San Diego Freeway, the Getty Center incorporates the modern design of architect Richard Meier, with beautiful gardens, open spaces, and spectacular views of Los Angeles.

Tour Through The Best New Residential Architecture Selected by AIA

Studhorse :: Olson Kundig :: Winthrop, Washington

The American Institute of Architects released its annual list of best new works of residential archicture in four distinct categories: one/two family custom housing, multifamily living, specialized housing, and one/two family production housing. Here's a look at the 2015 finalists.

Bridge House :: Joeb Moore & Partners :: Kent, Connecticut

Broadway Affordable Housing :: Kevin Daly Architects :: Santa Monica, California