All Europe articles – Page 44
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NewsKPF's Paris tower revamp completes
Construction work has completed on the refurbishment of the “First Tower” in the La Defense business district in Paris, making it the tallest office block in France.KPF and French practice SRA Architectes designed the €300 million revamp of the building, which saw its height raised from 155m to 230m through ...
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NewsToronto backs Rogers' city market scheme
The City of Toronto has confirmed funding for the redevelopment of St Lawrence Market to designs by Rogers Stirk Harbour and local architect Adamson Associates.
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NewsCoop Himmelb(l)au designs Albanian parliament
Vienna-based architecture studio Coop Himmelb(l)au has unveiled images of a new parliament building - called Open Parliament - for Albania’s capital, Tirana.The building, which sits on a 28,000sq m site, consists of a parliamentary hall located in a glazed cone, an office block and an entrance structure.There is also a ...
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NewsEduardo Souto de Moura wins the 2011 Pritzker Prize
Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura has been named winner of the 2011 Pritzker Prize, one of architecture’s most prestigious honours.He will receive a $100,000 grant and a bronze medallion at a ceremony in Washington DC this June.The 58-year-old architect, who worked in the office of 1992’s Pritzker winner, Alvaro ...
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NewsCash crisis ends Dublin hall contest
Cancellation leaves finalists 3XN and Henning Larsen out in the cold
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NewsMetropol Parasol in Seville nears completion
J Mayer H Architects’ redevelopment of the Plaza de la Encarnacion in Seville, Spain, is set to be fully complete next month.Metropol Parasol, as the project is known, is set to become the new urban centre in the medieval quarter of the city, containing an archaeological museum, a farmers market, ...
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NewsSquire to turn Russian royal stables into luxury homes
Squire & Partners has won an international design competition to transform a historic Russian coach house into a luxury residential development.
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NewsMVRDV Pune housing starts on site
Work has started on Dutch practice MVRDV’s tower project near the western city of Pune.
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NewsBIG wins motorway junction competition with floating sphere design
BIG has won the Stockholmsporten masterplan competition to design an attractive new entrance to Stockholm at the intersection of a massive new motorway junction.
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NewsUS practice Inaba wins Norwegian art commission
Inaba, the Californian architecture and urbanism firm founded by Jeffrey Inaba, has been selected to design a permanent artwork for a new concert hall being built in Stavanger, Norway.The LA-based practice was chosen from a field of six invited international teams by Koro Public Art Norway.Its 8m x 13m cylindrical ...
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NewsRussian cathedral plan for Paris site sparks spy fears
Franco-Russian practice Sade-Arch has sparked fears of cold war-style espionage in the heart of Paris with its plans for a £30 million Russian Orthodox cathedral beside the Eiffel Tower.
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NewsDanish bathing triumph for JDS Architects
Belgian practice JDS Architects has won first prize in a competition to design Faaborg Harbour Bath in the south of Fyn, Denmark.
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NewsWorking abroad: Brisac Gonzalez
Enthusiasm is the hallmark of this firm’s extensive overseas portfolio
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NewsBIG wins international timber housing competition
BIG beats 25 rivals to design and construct wooden multi-storey residential buildings in Finland
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NewsHopkins presents its Italian hospital
The fan-shaped hospital in La Spezia looks south to the sea.
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NewsMetropolitan Workshop lands Dún Laoghaire plan
London practice’s masterplan will integrate Irish harbour and town centre
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NewsSki jump is giant leap for JDS
Belgian firm JDS Architects’ ski jump at Holmenkollen in Norway has hosted its inaugural event - the 2011 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
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NewsParis Philharmonic begins on site
Work is about to start on the construction of the €219 million Paris Philharmonic Hall by Ateliers Jean Nouvel.