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05-09-2012

NL Architects, Siemens Building, Netherlands

The Dutch firm has recently presented the building designed for Siemens in Hengelo, a project received as winners of an international competition in 2009.

29-08-2012

Steven Holl: Daeyang gallery and house

The Daeyang house and gallery in Seoul was designed by American architect Steven Holl. Unlike many archistars, Holl prefers metaphorical to iconic architecture as his starting point for a concert of materials and forms guided by a superior compositional balance.

08-08-2012

OMA/Rem Koolhaas: CCTV building in Beijing

A ring-shaped building providing a symbol for the new China and for the potential of digital design now stands in Beijing's central business district. A masterpiece by Rem Koolhaas (OMA), the China Central Television building is a landmark revealing the structural tensions that hold it up on its façades, providing the public with enough information to understand how it is built.

01-08-2012

Andrea Oliva: Former water towers in Budrio

In projects for conversion of abandoned areas and buildings, Andrea Oliva stands out for his project for the former water towers which transform a site of industrial archaeology in Budrio (Bologna) into a work of contemporary architecture for use by the community. Traditional materials and forms are interpreted in a contemporary spirit in a project which has already become a new landmark in the town.