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Information - BDReynaers’ bespoke solution for Prague’s Crystal building
This striking new addition to Prague’s desirable Vinohrady district – The Crystal offices – demonstrates how far boundaries can be pushed with curtain walling to create original spaces and bespoke shapes.
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Information - BDSchueco Parametric system delivers affordable design freedom
Schueco launch a system that makes the exciting possibilities of parametric façades an affordable proposition
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Information - BDSmartply’s revolutionary panel helps homes exceed Passive House airtight standard
SMARTPLY PROPASSIV is the perfect wood-panel system for ultra-low energy buildings. A revolutionary addition to the timber frame industry, its outstanding energy-saving properties has received certification from the Passive House Institute (PHI) performance for airtightness
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Information - BDThe real beauty of the Schueco FWS 60 CV façade is what you don’t see
New systems from Schueco have been designed to deliver both greater energy efficiency and enhanced ‘kerb-appeal’. The combination of ever-slimmer frame-widths and ever-more effective thermal insulation is enabling Schueco to remain ahead of competitors
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Information - BDNew: uniquely slim Schueco FWS 35 PD façade is Passive House-certified
The drive for continual improvement in the performance and appearance of Schueco’s systems remains a development priority. One newly launched façade system shows some significant recent advances.
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Information - BDFuture of Sustainability 2016
Read this free Ecobuild 2016 preview and CPD module series as a digital supplement
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Information - BDKEO
KEO’s Al Othman Complex Kuwait 2014 rank: 45 Country: Kuwait Last ranking: 44 Architects employed: 261 KEO is joined in the WA100 this year by fellow Kuwaiti practice SSH (rank 95), but it needn’t worry, the newcomer has some 50 places to make up before it can make a challenge ...
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Kume Sekkei
2014 rank: 28 Country: Japan Last ranking: 33 Architects employed: 396 Japan’s third-largest architecture practice was founded in 1932 by Gonkuro Kume, whose academic research into earthquake-resistant wooden structures led to the establishment of a firm of specialists combining traditional Japanese and modern western architectural ideas. In the second half ...
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Information - BDLeigh & Orange
Xian Lake City, China, by Leigh and Orange 2014 rank: 38 Country: China (HONG KONG) Last ranking: 40 Architects employed: 320 Leigh Orange has an impressive history — the Hong Kong-based practice was founded in 1874 and has grown to become one of the largest architects working across ...
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Information - BDMitsubishi Jisho Sekkei
Nanshan Plaza, China, by Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei 2014 rank: 40 Country: Japan Last ranking: 34= Architects employed: 309 Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei started life as the Marunouchi Architectural Office but is now part of the Mitsubishi Group, alongside other subsidiaries in the fields of cars, aeroplanes and beer. The architecture firm ...
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Information - BDWatg/Wimberly Interiors
WATG’s Ritz-Carlton hotel in Bangalore. 2014 rank: 92= Country: USA Last ranking: 58 (2011) Architects employed: 102 Hotel and resort specialist WATG makes its return to the top 100. Asia and specifically China have been providing the bulk of the practice’s work in the last year, although it did also ...
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Information - BDWoods Bagot
The South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute by Woods Bagot 2014 rank: 7 Country: Australia Last ranking: 17 Architects employed: 792 Woods Bagot shoots up 10 places to land well inside the top 10 in this year’s survey. Australia’s largest practice cites growth in North America as the biggest ...
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Information - BDWilmotte & Associés
Rijksmuseum Museum — €9.6 million refurbishment was completed in April 2013. 2014 rank: 74= Country: France Last ranking: 76 Architects employed: 149 In contrast to most other practices in the top 100 this year, Wilmotte Associés cites Russia as an increasing source of new projects while the market ...
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Information - BDCox Architecture
Sunshine Construction Futures in Melbourne, Australia, by Cox Architecture 2014 rank: 46 Country: Australia Last ranking: 39 Architects employed: 260 Australia’s fourth-largest practice has been focusing its attention closer to home in recent years. While Cox Architecture maintains a presence in the UAE, the practice has recently been pursuing more ...
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Information - BDDewan Architects & Engineers
Basra Cultural Palace by Dewan Architects and Engineers 2014 rank: 50= Country: UAE Last ranking: 49 Architects employed: 230 While the UAE’s burgeoning construction industry is targeted by firms around the globe, Dewan is the only practice from the Emirates to make this year’s top 100. The company has six ...
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Information - BDAllies & Morrison
Allies + Morrison’s Glasshouse Gardens development in East London’s Olympic Park site. 2014 rank: 83 Country: UK Last ranking: 65= Architects employed: 118 Allies Morrison has had a battle on its hands in London, with its proposed 41-storey residential tower at Elephant Castle held up by ...
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Information - BDAedas
The Star, Singapore, by Aedas 2014 rank: 5 Country: China/UK Last ranking: 5 Architects employed: 919 Aedas maintains its position after falling from the top spot last year, a result of the treacherous European economy. Since 2008 the practice’s work in Europe has declined by more than 35%. China, on ...