The Holcim Foundation has recently announced the jury members for the 2015 Global Holcim Awards, an international competition that encourages architects, planners, engineers, project owners and students to share their projects and vision that go beyond conventional notions of sustainable construction. The Foundation promotes sustainable responses to the technological, environmental, socioeconomic, and cultural issues affecting… [Read More]
J. MAYER H. und Partner wins competition for Volt Berlin
J. MAYER H. und Partner, Architekten has recently been announced as the winner of the invited competition for Volt Berlin, a new concept for a location for shopping and urban experience near Berlin’s Alexanderplatz. The new complex was envisioned as an experience cluster aimed at adventurous visitors with a focus on smart urban lifestyle. The… [Read More]
schmidt hammer lassen designs Ningo Cultural Home
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]
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]
IND + Powerhouse Company win Çanakkale Antenna Tower Competition
Internationally acclaimed architecture firms IND [Inter.National.Design] and Powerhouse Company in collaboration with ABT have been announced as the winners of the Çanakkale Antenna Tower International Competition. The design won against an impressive shortlist of internationally renowned architecture firms. The 100-meter tall structure was designed as an Observation and Broadcast Tower for the historic city of Çanakkale, in… [Read More]
Nordea Bank by Henning Larsen Architects
In 2011, Danish firm Henning Larsen Architects in collaboration with Signal Architects and SLA Landscape Architects, won the competition for the new Nordea Bank’s new office building in Ørestad North, Copenhagen. The new 40,000 m² building will house 1,800-2,200 people and will be inaugurated in 2016. Stage one of the project consists of two light, sculptural buildings… [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 library competition in China
schmidt hammer lassen architects has won a competition to design a 30,000 square metres central library in Ningbo, China. Located in one of China’s oldest cities and a population of 7 million, the new library will display a collection of over 2 million books, aiming to double its number of daily visitors to 7-8,000 per… [Read More]
