Hanimaadhoo International Airport / By Integrated Design Associates Limited

Maldives
Integrated Design Associates Limited
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World Architecture Festival 2011 - Future Project of the Year

The new airport, designated as the country’s second international gateway, is located on an island with very limited land mass for an international airport of this size.

Union Station Bicycle Transit Center / By KGP Design Studio

Union Station, Washington DC, United States
KGP Design Studio
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At the cusp of a livable cities movement, the Bicycle Transit Center is a highly visible catalyst promoting bicycle use and alternative transportation options by providing secure parking, rental, and retail uses.

Fővám tér Station : By Spora Architects

Quay of River Danube, Budapest, Hungary
Spora Architects
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Photo © Courtesy of Tamás Bujnovszky

Budapest’s new metro line includes ten stations and will connect South Budapest to the center city. Located on the Danube river and currently under construction, Fővám tér Station is part of the first phase of this project.

Kaohsiung Port Terminal Competition Proposal : By Asymptote Architecture and Artech Architects

Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Asymptote Architecture and Artech Architects
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Asymptote Architecture and Artech Architects were awarded a close second place finish for the Kaohsiung Marine Gateway project. The project proposes a 200m long structure situated between two 14 story towers located at the cities newly developed harbor edge. The proposal calls for a new urban intervention at the cities waterfront combining both cultural

Thinking Beyond The Station: Aguascalentes City Suburban Train : By RVdG arquitectura + urbanismo

Mexico
RVdG arquitectura + urbanismo
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Thinking Beyond The Station: Aguascalentes City Suburban Train is the latest project by Mexico City-based architecture office RVdG arquitectura + urbanismo. The project was further developed from the original brief which was only to design a suburban train connecting Arellano to the south of the state with Rincon de Romos to the North. A very good attempt of giving unique identity and interesting spatial experience to each station where is not only to accommodate transit facilities, but also to reinforce the surrounding urban fabric through the architectural strategies.

Airport in Caticlan Island : By Buensalido Architects

Caticlan Island, Philippines
Buensalido Architects
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Buensalido Architects, based on the city of Makati, Philippines, shared their proposal for an airport competition in Caticlan Island, the gateway to Boracay Island.

Gate of Kaohsiung : By Forrest Fulton Architecture

Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Forrest Fulton Architecture
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This competition entry for the Kaohsiung Cruise Terminal and Port Service Center in Taiwan comes from Forrest Fulton Architecture.  The architects approached the design of a new gateway as a challenge to design a contemporary version of the traditional city gate.

Bridge Building : By Atelier PHILEAS

Fontenay, France
Atelier PHILEAS
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Photo © Courtesy of Stephan Lucas

Bridging the railway canyon

To conform with regulations on building standards and disabled access, the RATP [Paris urban transport authority] has decided to make its RER [suburban network] stations, in particular those on the ‘A’ line, accessible to people with specific needs. Philéas and the Arcadis surveying firm were consulted and selected to redevelop several stations, including the one at Fontenay-sous-Bois, an inner suburb of Paris.

Kaohsiung Port and Cruise Service Terminal Competition proposal : By HMC Architects

Kaohsiung, Taiwan
HMC Architects
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Los Angeles-based HMC Architects shared their proposal for the Kaohsiung Port and Cruise Service Terminal Competition in Taiwan. They were selected as one of the five finalists.

C. F. Møller Architects won the Ferry Terminal in Stockholm

Stockholm, Sweden
C. F. Møller Architects
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C. F. Møller Architects won the competition for the new terminal for Stockholm’s ferry connections to Finland and the Baltics. The terminal will be a landmark for the new urban development Norra Djurgårdsstaden – due to a significant architecture and a significant sustainable profile.