Tag Landscape

18-12-2015

VMCF Atelier Hinge House for Google Maps

In VMCF Atelier’s project, visible coverage in Google Maps becomes an important element of a local landmark. The web and its applications have had profound implications for our way of producing and representing architecture, as described in the book “Architecture on the web. A Critical Approach to Communication” edited by Paolo Schianchi.

15-12-2015

51N4E Campus OCMW Nevele Belgium

In their design for OCMW Nevele seniors’ residence in Nevele, Belgium, the architects of Belgian studio 51N4E respond not only to the needs of the guests and staff of the facility but to those of visiting friends and relatives, offering spaces with differing degrees of privacy.

09-12-2015

RCR Arquitectes Musée Soulages Rodez France

Musée Soulages in Rodez, designed by RCR Arquitectes of Spain, was awarded the Premio de Arquitectura Española Internacional 2015 on October 28.

08-12-2015

SoNo Arhitekti’s Mountain View House: mountain architecture

SoNo Arhitekti of Slovenia recently built a single-family home in the Austrian Alps. At 800 metres above sea level, the homeowners enjoy plenty of fresh air, carefully studied design and breath-taking views.

04-12-2015

David Chipperfield Architects Xixi Wetland Estate Hangzhou China

Work on the Xixi Wetland Estate housing development designed by David Chipperfield Architects was completed recently in Xixi, on the outskirts of Hangzhou in China.

03-12-2015

Skene Catling De La Pena Flint House RIBA House of the Year

Skene Catling De La Pena’s Flint House has been named RIBA House of the Year. The award was broadcast on television for the first time this year, announcing the winner during the final evening of Grand Designs: House of the Year.

02-12-2015

Renzo Piano Building Workshop La méthode Piano exhibition

Cité de l’architecture & du patrimoine in Paris is dedicating an exhibition to architect Renzo Piano to mark the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the start of his career. Renzo Piano Building Workshop projects are featured in the exhibition, with a special focus on the paediatric centre under construction for Emergency in Uganda.

01-12-2015

Alberto Campo Baeza wins the BigMat International Architecture Award

Architect Alberto Campo Baeza has won the second BigMat '15 International Architecture Award for his plan for the new offices of the government of Castile and Leòn in Zamora, Spain. The first edition of the contest, in 2013, was won by Xaveer De Geyter Architects (XDGA) with Elishout Kitchen Tower Campus COOVI.