All Europe articles – Page 43
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News3XN's skyline-changing Copenhagen hotel opens
Scandinavia’s largest hotel, designed by Danish practice 3XN, has opened in Copenhagen.The 814-room Bella Sky Hotel was designed to create a distinctive new profile on the city’s skyline.To maximise views from the hotel, its two 76.5m towers lean out 15 degrees in each direction - 11 degrees more than the ...
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NewsWiny Maas of MVRDV awarded Légion d'Honneur
Winy Maas, founding partner of Dutch practice MVRDV, has been awarded the highest French decoration for his work in France.He was presented with the Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur by the French ambassador to the Netherlands at the French residence in The Hague.As well as designing many projects in France, ...
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NewsMVRDV call centre cuts the mustard
MVRDV has been appointed to transform a disused mustard laboratory in Dijon into a call centre with an education centre and gallery.
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NewsSteven Holl completes surf museum in Biarritz
Steven Holl Architects has completed its museum of the sea and surf, the Cité de l’océan et du surf, in Biarritz, south-west France.
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NewsGiant Berlin seesaw approved
Germany’s culture minister has approved Milla & Partners’ £8.76 million seesaw commemorating German reunification after 12 years of public debate.
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InspirationsTony Fretton's inspiration: Woodland Cemetery
Tony Fretton explains why the calm beauty and powerful symbolism of Stockholm Woodland Cemetery, designed by Asplund and Lewerentz, makes it a place to which he repeatedly returns.
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NewsRMJM could lose Gazprom Tower
RMJM’s involvement with what would be Europe’s tallest tower is in doubt after Gazprom, the energy firm building it, said it was now talking to other practices about the work.The firm won the contract for the 455m-high tower in St Petersburg in December 2006.But the plans attracted criticism from conservationists ...
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NewsMcAdam shortlisted for Winter Olympics spin-off
McAdam Architects has been shortlisted for a £75 million mixed-use development in Sochi, the Russian host city for the 2014 Winter Olympics.The 40,000sq m Sputnik scheme will stand on sloping parkland on the Black Sea resort’s main boulevard, overlooking the marina.It features twin towers with 220 flats and a series ...
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NewsNuclear bunker looks like a... nuclear bunker, say architects
Damaged Chernobyl reactor to be re-sealed inside giant shell
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FeaturesInternational Q&A: Tim Flynn
Tim Flynn, Principal of Tim Flynn Architects discusses working in Armenia
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NewsInternational Intelligence: Armenia
After a turbulent past, Armenia is firmly open for business, says Ben Martin.
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NewsBFLS wins approval for world's most powerful laser
Scientific facility could pave way for breakthroughs in cancer treatment
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Atkins bridges for Køge Bay motorway
Atkins has been appointed to provide preliminary studies and design work for several bridges in a scheme to widen the Køge Bay motorway in Denmark.
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NewsBlaze destroys original feature of Gaudi's Sagrada Familia
1,500 evacuated in arson attack on Barcelona cathedral
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NewsLibeskind pool ceiling collapses in Bern
The ceiling of a retail and leisure centre designed by Daniel Libeskind has collapsed for the second time in three years in the Swiss capital of Bern.
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NewsWorking abroad: Metropolitan Workshop
Building relationships has led the London practice to work worldwide
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NewsWork starts on Keith Williams' third Athlone project
Irish art gallery mixes remodelling with new build
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De La-Hoz wins Huelva station competition
Spanish architect Rafael de La-Hoz has won an international competition for a new high-speed rail station beating practices including Rogers Stirk Harbour and Jean Nouvel.
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FeaturesBalloon debate
Stirling & Wilford’s 1984 entry for the Lingotto factory competition in Turin showed James Stirling taking to the skies