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10-11-2011
Barozzi-Veiga: home of Ribera del Duero
Founded in 2004, the Italian/Spanish practice of Barozzi-Veiga, which recently completed Aguilas auditorium in Spain, converted and expanded a former medieval hospital which is now a winery and centre for the promotion of the locale red wine, “Ribera del Duero”. The architects' successful choice of materials and compositional sensibility won the project the Barbara Cappochin Prize for Architecture.

31-10-2011
Foster + Partners Kuwait International Airport
Foster + Partners has revealed its plan for Kuwait airport. The stuiod’s design choices are determined by the need to provide the construction with firm local roots, drawing inspiration from local forms and materials, and the requirements dictated by particular environmental conditions.

17-10-2011
2011 INTERNATIONAL AWARDS FOR ARCHITECTURE IN STONE
5 works selected by the international panel of judges chaired by Francesco Dal Co were presented with awards at the 46th Marmomacc.

04-10-2011
Barozzi Veiga: auditorium in Aguilas
Set in the harbour of Aguilas, the new auditorium and conference centre by Studio Barozzi Veiga takes on its particular character, initially appearing to fit perfectly into its setting. An exemplary work demonstrating the architects' ability to combine the starring role of the landmark with familiarity with the landscape in their formal solution.

20-09-2011
Ameller and Dubois, Police Station
Ameller & Dubois completed the Provins police station after winning an architecture competition in 2008.

15-09-2011
BOSCH. CAPDEFERRO COLLAGE HOUSE - Girona
This project by architects Ramon Bosch and Elisabeth Capdeferro was awarded a special mention in the 2011 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture Mies van der Rohe Award.

12-09-2011
Neutelings Riedijk: Aan De Stroom Museum
As part of the project for renewal of the ancient Eilandje district, where many well-known architectural studios have been working recently, such as David Chipperfield’s studio, the architects of Neutelings Riedijk have built the city’s new museum of history overlooking the Schelda River, where the vocabulary of the materials dematerialises the tower volume and makes it stand out against the constructions of the harbour as a new landmark for the city.

12-09-2011
Steven Holl: Cité de l’Océan et du Surf
Inaugurated on June 25 2011, Cité de l’Océan et du Surf was built around the symbols of the sea and sports that make Biarritz the top tourist destination in Basque France. Competition winner Steven Holl uses the shape of the coastline as his starting point for creation of an underground museum, the roof of which becomes a plaza from which to admire the ocean.