schmidt hammer lassen architects has completely the design for a new cultural home for the city Labour Union in Ningbo, China. Known as the Home of Staff, the 100,000 m² project was the winner entry in an international competition in 2013. The proposed project features an eclectic mix of functions, split across two separate buildings…. [Read More]
Maersk Building for University of Copenhagen by C.F. Møller
In 2010, C. F. Møller Architects together with SLA and Rambøll, have been selected as the winners of an international competition to design an extension to the University of Copenhagen’s Panum complex. The new extension, scheduled for completion in 2014, has been designed with the aim of creating the best possible environment for modern research… [Read More]
Make’s first legacy building opens at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Make has helped transform the former Olympic Park site in Stratford into an exciting new riverside destination with the opening of its first legacy building, the Podium. The opening of the hub building makes the award-winning architecture firm the only architect to date to have delivered an Olympic venue (the Copper Box Arena), as well… [Read More]
Hongkun Fine Art Gallery / Art Arcadion by Penda
Architecture firm Penda, recently finished the Hongkun Fine Art Gallery in Beijing. The white exterior of the Art Gallery acts as a focal point in the area, drawing people in with its sculptural forms. Visitors enter the gallery through an opening in the monolithic façade, and are immediately introduced to the clean white space, and… [Read More]
“Austria. Naturally Yours” – Penda’s Austrian Pavilion for the 2015 Milan Expo
Winning the first runner up in an international competition for the Austrian Pavilion at the 2015 Milan Expo, Penda and Alex Daxböck propose a project that gets designed and eaten by its visitors. The concept of the project strengthens the “Feeding the Planet” topic of the Expo, by encouraging visitors to participate and seed plants on… [Read More]
schmidt hammer lassen announced as the Winner of Christchurch New Central Library Commission
Danish schmidt hammer lassen architects and New Zealand based Architectus have been announced as the winners of Christchurch New Central Library in New Zealand. The new 12,000 m² library, will be one of the anchor projects in the Recovery Plan for the city of Christchurch after the damaging earthquakes in 2010 and 2011. From the… [Read More]
Kristiansund Opera And Culture Centre by C.F. Møller Architects
In 2010 Scandinavian architecture firm C. F. Møller won the 1st prize in an international competition for Norway’s Kristiansund Opera and Cultural Centre. Dating back to 1805, Norway’s oldest opera houses each year the Opera Festival Weeks, which is Norway’s “largest and most comprehensive presentation of opera and musical theatre and one of Scandinavia’s largest opera… [Read More]
Massar Children’s Discovery Centre by Henning Larsen Architects
The Massar Children’s Discovery Centre by Henning Larsen Architects will be located in the heart of Damascus, Syria. Being integrated within 170,000 m2 public realm, the new centre will include a library, exhibition, education and administration space. The Massar Children’s Discovery Centre will be the heart of a Syrian educational programme – Massar. The centre… [Read More]
schmidt hammer lassen architects wins competition for Danish Theatre
The Danish firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen has been announced as the winner of a competition to design the Vendsyssel Theatre and Experience Centre in Hjørring, Denmark. The winning design was submitted by the Danish architects alongside Arkitektfirmaet Finn Østergaard, Brix & Kamp, ALECTIA, Gade & Mortensen Akustik, AIX Arkitekter, Filippa Berglund scenography, and LIW Planning. The concept for the new Theatre… [Read More]
