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The construction of the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion is an annual event, now in its 12th year. The coveted commission is traditionally awarded to eminent contemporary artists and architects. This year, the Swiss architects, Herzog + De Meuron and Chinese artist, Ai Weiwei have been chosen to collaborate on the 2012 project.

Quinta Do Vallado Winery Hotel is an expansion project, of distinctive identity, completed in March 2012, by architects Guedes and DeCampos. Situated in Peso da Regua, Portugal, the winery required two areas of intervention; those of leisure and production.

Ch+qs architectos faced a great challenge, in 2011, when they were asked to convert a 2.700m2 old slaughterhouse, in Madrid, into a public cinema center.
Reinventing the space for a completely different use, while respecting its inherent past and without compromising its integral beauty was a thought-provoking task.

The Parisien kindergarden, Ecole Maternelle Javelot, designed by Eva Samuel architects and associates, is the first school in Paris to be constructed with a  ‘green’ climate plan. It is surrounded by high rise buildings yet it stands out by its distinctively playful colour scheme.

The popular Josefine/ Roxy Club in Savassi, SE Brazil, was built and designed in 2007  by DJ/architect, Fred Mafra. Four years later, the club was redesigned by Mafra and reopened with a new identity.

Designed in 2011 in Sydney, Australia, by Luigi Rosselli, Gordon Bay House is an illustration of raw architectural simplicity expressed in irregular curvilinear forms. This starkly beautiful building consists of three levels; each level alternatively offset from its boundary by 6 degrees.

The new Camper store in Osaka is now open and floating. Designed by Nendo, the store is meant to express a sense of freedom and enjoyment in the simple pleasure of walking.