Tag Community Center

20-10-2023

MAB Arquitectura: Regeneration and Participation in the New Reggiolo Parish Centre

The project for reconstruction of the Reggiolo Parish Centre by MAB Arquitectura is a perfect example of how architecture can rebuild and revitalise an entire community, after a disastrous natural event such as the major earthquake that struck the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna in 2012. The project recently received the regional IN/Arch 2023 award.

11-05-2023

Læringhuset Nærheden: the home of the people

Can architecture have an impact on learning? Can good design transform a community’s future through education? These are the questions implied by the programme of the administrators of Høje-Taastrup, a municipality to the west of Copenhagen, involved in the construction of the new Nærheden district.

25-10-2022

Hérault Arnod Architectures designs Espace Mayenne in Laval, France

The Hérault Arnod Architectures studio has designed the Espace Mayenne in Larval, France, a multifunctional structure containing, in a single volume, a sports hall suitable for entertainment shows, a gymnasium with a climbing wall for international competitions and a conference hall.

17-06-2022

Mazzanti: Control and Operations Center

Is it possible to use a motorway control centre as a hub to facilitate connections between travellers and the local population? The answer is yes: El Equipo Mazzanti designed and proposed just such a thing to the Colombian government, building a prototype in the Antioquia department.

20-01-2022

LIM Café in Suzhou Bay Sports Park, China, designed by Parallect Design

In Suzhou, China, in an area popular with tourists near Taihu Lake, the Parallect Design architecture studio has recently designed the LIM Café. A building that recalls the traditional hut-shaped wooden structures typical of local architecture – and the pre-existing structure on which the architects intervened – but which, at the same time, differs from these thanks to its mirror façades that reflect the local context, creating an important reference point for the park.

27-09-2021

Building for community, smartvoll in Großweikersdorf, Austria

In 2017 the Austrian architecture firm smartvoll won the competition to build the new civic centre in Großweikersorf, a small town in Lower Austria. The architecture completed in 2020 draws inspiration from local traditions and offers a physical meeting point for all citizens.

30-08-2021

Reinach Mendonça Arquitetos Associados Club Sociale at Bosque do Horto Jundiaí

At Jundiaí, in the hinterland of Sao Paulo in Brazil, the Reinach Mendonça Arquitetos Associados firm has designed the social club of a luxury residential condominium. The architects designed a building that provides sweeping views of the landscape, highlighting the beauty of the location: a natural slope near a lake surrounded by a forest.

17-05-2021

MAD presents plans for Jiaxing Civic Centre

MAD has presented a new project for the city of Jiaxing: after the railway station, the team led by architect Ma Yansong has designed a new civic centre for the Chinese city. The project will complete an important area in the city of great value for its landscape with the addition of a Museum of Science and Technology and two activity centres for women, children and youth.

07-05-2021

Reinach Mendonça Arquitetos Associados designs new entrance and social club for the Laranjeiras Condominium in Rio de Janeiro

In Paraty, on the coast of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), architecture firm Reinach Mendonça Arquitetos Associados designs the new entrance and the new social spaces for the Laranjeiras Condominium, replacing the old structures, which were no longer meeting the needs of those using the residential complex.