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Accordia Residential Quarter
This strategically important new residential quarter, sited on Cambridge’s last major undeveloped brownfield site between the city and open fields, in 2008 was the first ever housing scheme to win the RIBA Stirling Prize, the number one architectural prize in the UK.
Altenreid timber warehouse and showroom
This building is interesting because portal frames, generally avoided by architects, are the main structural elements.
Aratoi - Wairarapa arts and history centre
This modest yet extremely functional building utilises wood as both a structural and decorative element.
Atlantico Pavilion
The building is a 200 m long x 120 m wide oval form enclosing a single volume and is one of the largest laminated timber structures in the world, with a span of up to 115m.
Auckland Museum – grand atrium refurbishment
On entering the atrium, visitors are confronted by a large inverted dome that dominates the space.
Aurland Lookout Norway
The viewing platform offers spectacular views over the Aurland fjord on Norway’s rugged west coast.
Bach with two roofs
The bach comprises a collection of simple timber structures with a clever double roof design device. Quietly sitting in their bush surroundings, they are a perfect fit for the NZ bach vernacular.
Barentshus Tower
The site is in the city Kirkenes in the county of Finnmark, Northern Norway, and when built, the tower will be the tallest timber structured building in the world.
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