Of the thousands of projects globally, I chose the sampling below for a variety of factors, including; sustainability, innovation, and beauty. I hope you too are inspired by the following buildings and that this post peeks your curiosity to learn more. There is a whole world of traditional Architecture, art, and design brimming with activity out there for you to explore:
Duchess of Cornwall Inn
Strathmore House
Duchess of Cornwall Inn (Interior)
Project:
Duchess of Cornwall Inn and Strathmore House
Location:
12 Queen Mother Square
Poundbury, Dorchester, United Kingdom
Built:
2018,
Architects:
Quinlan Terry Architects & Francis Terry and Associates
Notes:
When the Prince of Wales wrote A Vision of Britain in 1989 to "prove there is a genuine alternative to current urban planning," Poundbury (an extension of Dorchester), would later become the embodiment of that idea.
Founded in 1993, the brand new city extension of Poundbury is an experiment in New Urbanism and a fully integrated neighborhood. Unimpeded by zoning, 3,500 residents (young and old) run 180 independent businesses (of which two thirds are run by women) making everything from chocolate and cereal to air plane parts and bikes. A 2010 study found that this little town put 330 million pounds into Britain's economy.
The most striking feature of this place is that all of its architecture is traditional just like the Duchess of Cornwall Inn and Strathmore House pictured above.
35% of construction has been focused on affordable housing. Remarkably, the Strathmore House (which was meant to attract more affluent residents) sold out of all eight flats in six weeks for 650,000 pounds each.
Because Poundbury has recently become a tourist hot spot, Quinlan Terry Architects & Francis Terry and Associates designed and built the new Duchess of Cornwall Inn in 2018.
Malaya Bronnaya 15 (balcony)
Malaya Bronnaya 15 (exterior - right, interior - left)
Project:
Malaya Bronnaya 15
Location:
15 Malaya Bronnaya St, 15-b
Moscow, Russia
Built:
2019
Architects:
Dmitry Velikovsky
Mikhail Dronov (Sculpture)
Notes:
While this building was built and opened earlier this year to attract wealthy Russian residents, the artistic nature of the balcony with its figurines and its interiors gives it a noteworthy sense of beauty. The interiors appear to be a fusion of classical and modern, making the space stylistically innovative. The Malaya Dmitrovka street itself is a historic trade route with plenty of new and old traditional Architecture.
New Residential Colleges at University of Oklahoma
New Residential Colleges at University of Oklahoma (Site)
New Residential Colleges at University of Oklahoma (Dining Hall)
New Residential Colleges at University of Oklahoma (Interior)
Project:
New Residential Colleges at University of Oklahoma
Location:
250 W Lindsey St, Norman, Oklahoma
Built:
2018
Architects:
KWK Architects, Paul Wuennenberg
Notes:
This enormous new residential hall, built using sustainable natural materials, creates a dramatic and homely space.
The Inman Admissions Welcome Center
The Inman Admissions Welcome Center (Hallway)
The Inman Admissions Welcome Center (Lobby)
Project:
The Inman Admissions Welcome Center
Location:
100 Campus Drive, Elon University, North Carolina
Built:
2015
Architects:
Robert A.M. Stern Architects
Notes:
This university building used spare bricks to cost effectively and sustainably create a very important space for recruiting students. Spare brick construction, or salvaging old building materials to build a new building, is actually an architectural tradition going back to the Ancient Romans. You can't get more sustainable with construction than that!
Check back next month for another great sampling of new traditional Architecture. Please post in the comments if you have any suggestions for new buildings you would like me to write about.
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