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06-12-2023 - News
Montreal's new light rail system, the Réseau Express Métropolitain
The innovative design of the Réseau Express Métropolitain (REM)'s stations heralds an era of transformation for Montreal's cityscape. The inaugural Rive-Sud line, designed by the Lemay, Bisson Fortin and Perkins & Will consortium, is an important component of the REM, reflecting on the Canadian city's commitment to sustainable public transport as a symbol of its regeneration.
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.
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28-02-2019 - News
Dodged House by Daniel Zamarbide and Leopold Bianchini
A house that shies away from the limelight in the historic centre of Lisbon that defies the logic of instagrammable gentrification.
21-02-2019 - News
Sino-Ocean Sales Center, a building in Wuhan that brings together past and present
Responding to the loss of identity of many Chinese cities, the developer Sino-Ocean Land and the team from Waterfrom Design decided to craft a building that would embrace the urban landscape and create a link with the millennial history of Wuhan.
20-02-2019 - News
2019 AIA Awards, Arlington Elementary School
One of the 2019 AIA Awards winners is Arlington Elementary School in Tacoma, Washington by Mahlum Architects.
13-02-2019 - News
Trumpf Smart Factory by Barkow Leibinger, 2019 AIA Awards
The Trumpf Smart Factory in Chicago by Berlin-based firm Barkow Leibinger showcases the machines needed for the industrial process as much as the architecture itself, occupying the land of an abandoned office campus.
05-02-2019 - News
Luminescence, housing by NBJ Architectes in Montpellier
With the Luminescence apartment complex, the team from French firm NBJ Architectes have designed architecture for a contemporary lifestyle, whose luminous, iconic presence adds something special to the urban context of Montpellier.
01-02-2019 - News
Dow Planetarium, a practical architectural refurbishment
The Canadian architecture firm, Menkès Shooner Dagenais LeTourneux Architectes has redeveloped the iconic Dow Planetarium in Griffintown, Montréal and converted it into the new facilities of ÉTS Centech, an incubator for tech start-ups in Canada.
