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15-08-2012

Exit: a prison becomes a cultural centre in Palencia

The high-tech idiom of the architects of Spanish studio Exit converts the old prison buildings in Palencia into a contemporary architectural project hosting an important new function for the city: the headquarters of a cultural centre, with an auditorium and a library.

05-07-2012

GMP, Olympic Stadium Kiev

The finals of the 2012 European Cup were played in the Olympic Stadium in Kiev, reconstructed by gmp Architects.

26-06-2012

Award for architect Ieoh Ming Pei

Architect Ieoh Ming Pei has been honoured with the Leonore and Walter Annenberg Award for Diplomacy through the Arts from the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies (FAPE).

25-06-2012

Carlo Scarpa. Venini 1932–1947 exhibition

The exhibition Carlo Scarpa. Venini 1932–1947 inaugurates a new exhibition space dedicated to the "Le Stanze del Vetro" project.

20-06-2012

Manuelle Gautrand, “LA CITE DES AFFAIRES” IN SAINT-ETIENNE

Die Büroanlage in Silber und Gold, entworfen von der Architektin Manuelle Gautrand in Saint Etienne, hat die Form einer riesigen aztekischen Schlange.

20-06-2012

Ruiz-Larrea: 92 bioclimatic apartments

Ruiz-Larrea & Asociados’ new housing development in Móstoles (Madrid) is a sustainable architecture project: the overall composition of the development and the choice of cladding materials are the product of application of bioclimatic principles in a work of contemporary value.

13-06-2012

TAO: riverside club house in Yancheng (China)

There are some interesting similarities and differences between Mies van der Rohe’s important Farnsworth House project and the clubhouse recently built by Chinese architect Hua Li. If we look at the design and the choice of structural and cladding materials, we can see how the contemporary project stands out from the masterpiece of the past to which it pays homage.

29-05-2012

Jakob+MacFarlane, Docks en Seine - cite de la mode et du design

The cite de la mode et du design, a new venue for fashion and design events which opened recently in Paris, was designed by architects Jakob+MacFarlane, winners of an architecture competition held by the city of Paris.