Modern Architecture

Nordwesthaus by Baumschlager Eberle

Architects Baumschlager Eberle have designed a combined clubhouse and boathouse at Port Rohner on Lake Constance in Fussach, Austria.The clear geometrical structures contrast starkly with the natural environment.In response to the concrete tube devised for the head of the marina, Baumschlager Eberle have installed a cube as the new meeting point for the sailing community.

Hedley bull centre for world politics by Lyons Architects

Melbourne architectural and urban design practice Lyons have completed a new research centre at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia. The hexagonal-shaped building is wrapped with “digitally designed pre-cast concrete panels”. The Hedley Bull Centre for World Politics was completed in August.

At University of Toronto at Mississagua, replacing a “Dungeon” library with beacon

The new library at the University of Toronto at Mississauga, a suburban campus of the Canadian flagship university, clad in an unusual wood veneer, is a warm and inviting place, unlike its predecessor. Mississauga’s old library was so awful that the head librarian, Mary Ann Mavrinac, actually considered turning down the job. It was designed by Andrew Frontini of Shore, Tilbe, Irwin & Partners.