The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University sets a standard for the next generation of research facilities. Located on the eastern edge of ASU’s Tempe, Arizona, campus, the Biodesign Institute currently comprises two broad, four story brick and glass facade buildings opened in 2005 and 2006. The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University is the [...]

The ANZ Bank Breakout, ANZ Learning and Breakout Centre that located in Melbourne, Australia and was designed by HASSELL is a large, flexible and multi-purpose space, intended to encourage creativity and freedom from the constraints of a ‘normal’ office environment. Designers Caroline Lieu and Rob Backhouse endeavoured to create a playful and fun atmosphere, one [...]

The importance of the Paris Opera, designed by Charles Garnier, 1861-74, is reflected in its overall size as a theatre and in its elaborate decoration and grandeur which emulated the magnificence of imperal Rome. The rear of the building (right) houses a complex of tiny cells utilised for dressing [...]