All Europe articles – Page 19
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NewsBritish Pavilion curators announced
Architects will be invited to help design 1:1 installations on the theme of Home Economics
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TechnicalHere East, Hackney Wick, by Hawkins Brown
The former media hub of the London 2012 Olympic Games is presently the focus of a £100m redevelopment and soon to be a creative hub – in what its developers hope is the start of a wider regeneration in the east London region
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NewsKnight Architects beats Levete in German bridge contest
Infrastructure specialist will design replacement for 1912 structure
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TechnicalLandmark, Nieuw-Bergen, the Netherlands, by Monadnock
Monadnock’s new landmark building, cast at the centre of a pedestrianised regeneration of Nieuw-Bergen, purposefully creates a focal point for the Dutch town, without reverting to civic or religious type
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InspirationsHugh Broughton's inspiration: Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
Hugh Broughton knows the Spanish capital’s buildings intimately but the one that really stood out was Rafael Moneo’s magnificent art gallery
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NewsHeritage chiefs warn of 'catastrophic' threat to historic Tbilisi
$500m leisure complex ‘would damage city’s rich architectural fabric’
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TechnicalWhat the Dutch can teach us about cladding
Energiesprong, a Dutch government-supported super-insulation approach, is being transferred to the UK housing market. Could it offer an answer to the country’s environmental and fuel poverty issues?
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Building StudyDistrict 33, Bordeaux, by LAN
LAN’s £12m urban renewal of part of the gigantic Génicart housing estate in the Bordeaux suburb Lormont relies on a radical over-cladding strategy and distinguishes public and private space. Could this model influence British cities?
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Building StudyDokk1 by Schmidt Hammer Lassen
Based at the heart of a regeneration of Denmark’s second city Aarhus, Dokk1 library rejects tradition for innovative design that borders on science fiction. But is this the library of the future?
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TechnicalPuukuokka Housing, Jyväskylä, Finland, by Anssi Lassila
The first building to be completed in Anssi Lassila’s three-block development in Jyväskylä may now be the tallest apartment tower in Finland, but it’s the building’s innovative construction system that’s the real talking point, writes Hugh Strange
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NewsAlejandro Aravena is to direct next year's Venice Biennale
Chilean curator to focus on architects who are making society better
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NewsRogers Stirk Harbour wins £43m Louvre competition
French, Dutch and Spanish architects beaten in contest for facility beside Sanaa’s Louvre Lens
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NewsHerzog's Paris Triangle 'will be first of many towers'
Architects predict Triangle Tower will be joined by others after famously low-rise capital dropped height restriction
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TechnicalCEIP 215 school, Girona, Spain by H Arquitectes
This refurbishment of a 1980s school in the small Catalonian village of Vidreres prioritises durable, low-cost construction while instilling a greater sense of space that values daylighting and a stronger relationship with the outdoors
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TechnicalH71a, Reykjavík, Iceland
Studio Granda replaced a dilapidated structure with an extension to the studio of Icelandic photographer Sigurgeir Sigurjónsson. The project utilised several long-standing collaborative relationships, not least that between architect and client, writes Hugh Strange
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Building StudyNouveau Stade de Bordeaux by Herzog & de Meuron
Herzog de Meuron’s new sports stadium in Bordeaux is part of the wider regeneration of the area and taps into the classic French idea of the ‘grand projet’. But is it great architecture? Ike Ijeh takes a tour with Pierre de Meuron
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NewsO’Donnell & Tuomey's Saw Swee Hock misses out on another top prize
Barozzi Veiga wins €60k Mies van der Rohe Award with Polish concert hall