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12-08-2020

Taller 9s: Cal Xerta paper mill, Sant Pere de Riudebitlles, Barcelona

Thanks to a project by Taller 9s, the demolition of the old Cal Xerta paper mill - a defunct, dilapidated factory in Sant Pere de Riudebitlles - was avoided, replaced by the idea to set up an interpretation centre for paper, a traditional trade linked to the valley of the River Bitlles.

31-07-2020

CF Møller Architects The Heart in Ikast wins a Civic Trust Award

"The Heart in Ikast", the new centre for culture and communication designed by C.F. Møller Architects in Ikast, Denmark, is one of the winners of the 2020 Civic Trust Awards. The prestigious British awards founded in 1959 acknowledges projects of the highest architectonic quality which have made a positive cultural, social and financial contribution to their local community and demonstrate commitment to sustainability and universal design principles.

17-07-2020

LocHal a library with “personal heating” by CIVIC

A big locomotive factory in Tilburg, in the Netherlands, has become a versatile library with an unusual feature: “personal heating”.

10-07-2020

Previews of the future: MAD unveils its plans for Shenzhen Bay Culture Park

MAD Architects, under architect Ma Yansong, has revealed the masterplan for Shenzhen Bay Culture Park, which will also include the Creative Design Hall and Shenzhen Science and Technology Museum. The architect models the green area to create a work of land art in a park that serves the design of the buildings while offering the public a visionary concept of the city in which to establish a new way of perceiving space and time.

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.

08-05-2020

Flekkefjord Cultural Centre made of timber and concrete

Helen & Hard architects’ Flekkefjord Cultural Centre is an enthralling building capable of adapting to the local architecture while retaining its contemporary spirit.

20-04-2020

LUO Studio, a community centre in Yuanheguan

The architects from LUO Studio have completed a new community centre in the village of Yuanheguan, in China’s Hubei province, using the abandoned foundations and concrete columns of a residential project. Design in the name of architectural and urban recovery.

16-04-2020

Graal Architecture Jaurès Recreation Centre in Athis-Mons, France

Graal Architecture designed Jaurès Recreation Centre in Athis-Mons, France, a facility for small children designed on the basis of today’s learning methods. The new building assigns strategic importance in the area to the Jaurès school campus, allowing it to play an important urban and architectural role in a setting complicated by the presence of a number of period buildings of different types and styles.