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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

16-11-2018

Tradition and innovation in MVRDV’s Crystal Houses

MVRDV transforms the traditional architecture of the city of Amsterdam in a building made of glass brick

06-09-2018

Europe’s best buildings on show in Vienna

The Mies van der Rohe Award, a prize for contemporary architecture presented by the European Union every two years, was won by residential projects in both categories for the first time in 2017. While awaiting the 2019 edition of the award, an exhibition opening on August 23 at the Architeckturzentrum in Vienna focuses on the finalists and winners in the 2017 competition.

13-07-2018

MVRDV’s glass and glulam pyramid of books

Dutch architects MVRDV designed a multi-purpose neighbourhood library with a pyramid shape that reconciles its cultural functions with businesses and social facilities for the neighbourhood

10-07-2018

MVRDV SALT office building in Amsterdam

SALT is a new project recently completed in Amsterdam by Dutch architectural studio MVRDV, an office building responding to the needs of today’s new creative industries. The façade with its reinforced concrete frames in relief unifies the different operative units in the building, allowing their individuality to show through the differences in the 5 x 4 m module of the windows.