NEWS
12-04-2021
Winners of the 2021 Prix d’excellence en architecture
Eleven Canadian projects have been awarded the Prix d’excellence en architecture...
09-04-2021
Emerging architects - The winners of the Europe 40under40® Award
The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and The Chicago...
ALL GOOD VIBES - CONNECTING NEW ARCHITECTURAL HORIZONS
Architecture and materials
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Livegreen
13-04-2021
Award-winning architecture for the sporting tradition of Quebec
Designed by ABCP architecture, the ice-skating rink in Parc des Saphirs, Boischatel, Canada is a sporting facility sheltered from the weather in both summer and winter by an iconic glulam roof. The award-winning structure made out of locally sourced materials is very popular with the locals.
12-04-2021
ORA’s Winery Nešetřil in Znojmo
The architects of Czech studio ORA have built a winery in their home town, Znojmo, blending local history with contemporary conviviality, using carefully chosen construction materials in a prestigious landscape and urban setting.
THE ARCHITECTS SERIES
The Architects Series - A documentary on: Zaha Hadid Architects
Zaha Hadid Architects is the architecture firm featured in the 15th edition of The Architects Series with the lecture “Cyber Space and the Autopoiesis of Architecture” to be held by Zaha Hadid’s successor and the firm’s...
PROJECTS
Projects
Quai 5160, Verdun’s new cultural centre designed by FABG of Canada
Award-winning Canadian architectural studio FABG has completed Quai 5160, a new cultural centre...
Architectural Solutions
Renovation of a concrete, glass and wood hotel by Peter Pichler
Peter Pichler Architecture renovated a hotel in only three months, building a wooden loft and a...
Inspiring Spaces
The ancient art of Venetian terrazzo flooring: Ariostea’s Accademia surfaces
A synthesis of beauty and strength, Venetian terrazzo flooring is brought back in the six...
Projects
The Paris campus of the École Ducasse is designed by Arte Charpentier
French chef and entrepreneur Alain Ducasse, proud owner of 20 restaurants and 21 Michelin stars,...
Architectural Solutions
A GWWO tower in Port Canaveral with an iridescent painted façade
Port Canaveral has a painted aluminium tower built for watching aerospace launches and serving as a...
Inspiring Spaces
Practical and lightweight: new H270 Maxfine slab sizes for covering surfaces and furnishings
Manoeuvrable, flexible, easy to carry and install: the new sizes in FMG Fabbrica Marmi e...
Projects
The Montréal Four Seasons Hotel designed by Lemay and Sid Lee Architecture
Montreal’s top luxury hotel is now the Four Seasons Hotel designed by Canadian studios Lemay and...
Architectural Solutions
Young Projects’ zinc-clad house in New York
Renovation of an early twentieth-century townhouse produces a building with an inner patio and a...
Inspiring Spaces
Fiandre ceramic surfaces: marble-effect floors, walls and custom furnishings
New sizes and original solutions in green and white are among the new additions to the Fiandre...
Architetti
Schneider + Schumacher office
Founded in 1988, the German architectural practice Schneider + Schumacher has its headquarters in Frankfurt am Main with a further two offices in Vienna and Tientsin. The founders of the design studio, Till Schneider (Koblenz, 1959) and Michael Schumacher (Krefeld, 1957), graduated in architecture from the University of Kaiserslautern. Continuing their studies, they obtained post-graduate diplomas from Städelschule in Frankfurt on a course headed by Sir Peter Cook. The design studio is mainly responsible for new construction of major complexes, masterplans, and modernization and renovation of historic buildings, including all phases of the work, from design to on-site supervision and general planning to final details. One of the objectives set out by the architectural practice is a "holistic approach that promotes discussion about cities and their architecture (...) to plan highly livable cities and landscapes for the future." The ....
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