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25-10-2023 - News
Merkurhuset in Gothenburg by the OLSSON LYCKEFORS studio, between present and past
The Merkurhuset project designed by the Swedish Olsson Lyckefors studio not only takes its name from one of the most iconic buildings in Sweden's second largest city, but also enters into dialogue with the protected historical pre-existing architecture. An 8,000 square metre building is born that fits harmoniously into the urban context, without losing its identity.
13-09-2023 - News
Ivrea reopens its doors: Welc-Home to my House 2023
Once again this year, Ivrea - the industrial city of the 20th century and a UNESCO World Heritage Site - opens its doors for visitors to marvel at Olivetti’s architecture, with involvement from local citizens and a media partnership with Floornature. There are two weekends available - 23/24 September and 30 September/1 October - as well as days dedicated to photography and architecture on 22 and 30 September respectively.
02-08-2023 - News
Fuyang Yinhu Sports Centre for the ecological and cultural Asian Games
Fuyang Yinhu Sports Centre is now ready to host the shooting, archery and modern pentathlon events at the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou. The architectural design team from Zhejiang University's Architectural Design & Research Institute, UAD, gave priority to a sustainable approach to create a venue that would not only meet the technical requirements applicable to professional sports but showcase Fuyang’s natural beauty.
RECENT PROJECTS
12-07-2023 - News
flora&faunavisions’ Utopian Garden, where science, nature and art come together
Utopian Garden, an immersive installation in three chapters by award-winning design studio flora&faunavisions, invites people to enjoy an experience combining science, nature and art, in a virtuous example of "edutainment", an emerging sector ideally combining entertainment with educational opportunities.
07-06-2023 - News
The winners of the 6th edition of the European Award Architectural Heritage Intervention
Aware of the importance of interventions on pre-existing architectures as a sustainable act, the international jury of the 6th edition of the European Award Architectural Heritage Intervention (AHI) recognised, in the various categories, projects focused on inclusiveness in social housing and urban cultural structures.
17-05-2023 - News
FABG Architects and the Esplanade Tranquille du Quartier des Spectacles
The Esplanade Tranquille du Quartier des Spectacles is a project recently completed by the Canadian FABG Architects studio, located in the heart of Montreal's entertainment district. The project consists of a building, a pedestrian walk and a public square that connects several key cultural institutions, including the Place des Arts, the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal and the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde.
22-02-2023 - News
Art as an activator in the new Bay Park in Sarasota, Florida
Two artistic installations, Portal and Drum Coral, designed by The Urban Conga for the Bay Conservancy’s new Bay Park in Sarasota, Florida, beautify the first part of the waterfront park. While maintaining a relationship with their natural surroundings, they are designed to offer two opportunities for play while serving as occasions for socialisation during construction of phase two in the environmental redevelopment project.
07-02-2023 - News
Architecture Drawing Prize 2022, the overall winner and the exhibition
The overall winner of the Architecture Drawing Prize 2022 was announced yesterday by World Architecture Festival co-curators Make Architects and Sir John Soane's Museum. The hybrid drawing entitled 'Fitzroy Food Institute' by Samuel Wen and Michael Ren combines different rendering techniques. The exhibition with the winning and shortlisted drawings exhibition opens on 8 February at the Sir John Soane's Museum in London.
20-12-2022 - News
Studio Capitanio Architetti and the new Trafilerie Mazzoleni office complex
Remo Capitanio’s studio designed a new administration centre for Trafilerie Mazzoleni in Bergamo, an architectural project that seeks to establish a new dialogue with the city’s public dimension, in addition, of course, to providing a functional space for the historic manufacturer of steel wire and metallurgical products.
