Tag Mecanoo

29-07-2020

FRANCINE HOUBEN, MECANOO

“I am still from that generation that is very much male dominated, but I just wanted to be a good architect. I do want to have enough women in my office”, Francine Houben

10-07-2020

Mecanoo’s brick homes in Manchester

A brick building completes a major urban renewal project in Manchester’s Hulme quarter

29-04-2020

Architecture, the pandemic and the future of design: MECANOO

In only a few months, everything has changed completely. Even the world of architecture. In search of possible new scenarios, Floornature opens the discussion of a new approach to design for a time of public health emergency, publishing a series of interviews with architects all over the world. How are the big studios organising their work, and what has been the impact of the current situation on smaller architectural practices? What does it mean to design infrastructure, cultural centres and living spaces while avoiding social contact? Might the resilience we seek in buildings also be applicable to the profession of architect? Here are the architects’ responses, some in text form and others in videos, in the usual style of our portal.

24-04-2020

The interior of Mecanoo’s locHal mechanical library

The interior of Mecanoo’s locHal mechanical library consists of a series of workshops of great creative value designed for development of the city’s cultural creativity.

30-08-2019

Mecanoo in Longgang, concrete and aluminum cantilevered facade

An imposing concrete and aluminum building by Mecanoo is the economic gateway to Longgang, China

26-09-2018

Mecanoo architecten: Masterplan for Villa Industria, Hilversum

The redevelopment of Hilversum, in the Netherlands, sees the participation of Mecanoo architecten in Villa Industria, a new residential district on the former industrial site of REGEV. The new residential tower blocks in Villa Industria are inspired by gasometers.

03-08-2018

Steel circles on the façade of Mecanoo’s Birmingham Library

The new Birmingham Library that replaces the old building is connected with the REP Theatre to create an urban landmark for the whole city, particularly young people, adding an interesting new project to Mecanoo’s curriculum

15-06-2018

GRC facade for Mecanoo’s Cordoba Courthouse

Mecanoo have built a white building made of prefabricated GRC panels in Cordoba, a new courthouse in a 21st century neighbourhood