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Project • By Roberts Limbrick • Sports Centres
Sandwell Aquatics Centre
A community sports facility for the people of Smethwick has also hosted an international competition event.
We were appointed to design and deliver the Sandwell Aquatics Centre at a site in Smethwick. The primary aim of the project was to create a state-of-the-art leisure centre to replace older venues in the area, providing swim and sports facilities for people of all ages.
Beccy Lane
Before being opened to the community, the venue was used for a major international sporting competition in August 2022, hosting athletes, spectators, and media. The project is being delivered in two phases, with phase one already complete. For phase one, the centre was fitted with temporary seating, allowing a capacity of... More
Project • By CAA architects • Masterplans
Iceland Aurora Station
The project is CAA's design scheme for the international competition "Iceland Aurora Station". Combined with the unique geographical environment of the volcanic region of Iceland, the traditional local construction technology of turf house is used to integrate the architecture with the landscape, respect the nature, integrate it into the nature, and reshape the new landscape.
CAA architects
Iceland, a Nordic island nation in the North Atlantic ocean, is home to some of the world's most unique and incredible natural landscapes. Iceland's volcanic region, known as the Land of Fire and Ice, blends seamlessly into vast glaciers and waterfalls; Iceland is also an ideal place to see the northern lights.The project is adjacent to Lake Myvatn... More
ECOPOLIS. NEW CITY IN THE SAKHALIN REGION
With its strategic location North of Japan, and Northern shipping routes between Asia and Europe becoming more relevant due to climate change, the far eastern Federal District of the Russian Federation, Sakhalin, plays a progressively more important role in the global economy.
Image credits TSPA and Wowhaus
The 600-mile-long island plans to be Russia’s first carbon neutral region by 2025. To prepare for this role, the region has invited four bespoke planning teams to develop the concept for a new trade hub and eco city in the region, providing residence for 35 000 inhabitants. To develop the city, TSPA partnered with Wowhaus (RU), Nomura Research Institute (JP), and the Scientific Research Institute of Ecology and Sustainable Ma... More