Tag Amsterdam

02-07-2020

Felix Meritis, renewing the past to take it into the future, by i29

Felix Meritis is a building on the Keizersgracht in Amsterdam, constructed in 1788 for a society of scientists, artists, entrepreneurs and thinkers. The Dutch architecture firm i29 was commissioned by Amerborgh investment group to revamp its interiors. The design concept is standout, charismatic, inspired by the building’s rich history.

22-04-2020

SWEETS Hotel, repurposing Amsterdam’s industrial heritage

At a time when travel is more a thing of our imaginations than actually going anywhere, here is a unique destination. SWEETS Hotel is a new, concept-style hotel located in 28 different bridge houses built along and on Amsterdam’s canals between 1673 and 2009, each one designed in the architectural style of its building period.

23-03-2020

ONSTAGE: INTERVIEW WITH MVRDV

“Innovative, realistic and remarkable architecture for a changing world”, - MVRDV

09-03-2020

The Core: garage-to-office transformation for CBRE in Amsterdam

The international design firm CBRE has completed its headquarters in Amsterdam. Called The Core, the operation transformed an old multi-storey parking garage into their corporate offices. The intrinsically sustainable project won both the jury prize and the public prize in the Big Office category of the Frame Awards.

06-09-2019

Tenax and Twaron for the Stedelijk Museum by Benthem Crouwel Architects

Stedelijk Museum extension completed with steel structure clad in composite plastic Tenax and Twaron

29-05-2019

Exhibition at Foam, Changing Views - 20 Years of Art Collection Deutsche Börse

FOAM, the photography museum based in Amsterdam and home to the international organisation of the same name operating in the field of photography presents a wide range of works from one of the most important corporate collections of contemporary photography in the exhibition Changing Views - 20 Years of Art Collection Deutsche Börse.

28-12-2018

MVRDV’s Crystal House: a glass brick façade.

The glass bricks of MVRDV’s Crystal House unexpectedly blend with masonry bricks, and are even stronger than concrete

14-12-2018

Exoskeleton prefabricated for Wageningen University and Research Centre by Rafael Viñoly

Rafael Viñoly’s glass cube with a concrete exoskeleton at Wageningen University is a classic yet modern building

10-12-2018

World Building of the Year Award 2018 goes to WOHA’s Kampung Admiralty building

The winners of the biggest prizes at the 2018 World Architecture Festival were announced at a gala dinner in Amsterdam concluding the festival on 30 November. The Kampung Admiralty mixed-use facility designed by WOHA and built in Singapore was named World Building of the Year 2018.