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Zvi Hecker, 1931–2023
Zvi Hecker, the “Bad Boy of Israeli Architecture” (according to Haaretz, at least) who was born in Poland, immigrated to Israel…
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moreZvi Hecker, the “Bad Boy of Israeli Architecture” (according to Haaretz, at least) who was born in Poland, immigrated to Israel in 1950, and moved to Germany in 1991, died at his home in Berlin on September 24, 2023, at the age of 92.
Hainan Island, located in the South China Sea, has a tropical climate all year round. Since 1988, the island has been an independent province and the largest special economic zone in the People’s Republic. The capital Haikou is located at the...
Gwen North Reiss, a writer and poet who has been involved with The Glass House as an educator and historian since 2008, talks about the history and architecture of the famous building designed by Philip Johnson in 1949, in a ten-minute film...
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moreA Space for Education in a Tropical Climate
Hainan Island, located in the South China Sea, has a tropical climate all year round. Since 1988,…
Projects
moreALA Architects
Event Centre Satama
Kotka, Finland, 2023
The newly opened Event Centre Satama is located in Kantasatama, the oldest port of Kotka, just a couple of steps from the impressive Mari...
ALA Architects
Saukonlaituri Parking Facility
Helsinki, Finland, 2020
The City of Helsinki is redeveloping its former harbor areas for residential use. One of these areas, the vacated 100-hectare cargo port ...
AART
Bricks in Common
Copenhagen, Denmark, 2023
We have bricks in common Bricks are the cornerstone of Danish welfare construction, and we pay tribute to this in the World Architecture ...
AART
The Egtved Girl's World
Vejle, Denmark
An eventful encounter with Danish history With a local and engaging orchestration of our common history, Denmark’s upcoming museum, The E...
AART
Nye
Aarhus N, Denmark, 2021
A sustainable city is emerging north of Aarhus. What makes the city unique is that it stems from a collaboration between Tækker Group and...
Snøhetta
Esbjerg Maritime Center
Esbjerg, Denmark, 2022
In the seaport town Esbjerg on the Danish west coast, a new maritime center has opened to the public. Developed by WERK Arkitekter and Sn...
JKMM Architects
Dance House Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland, 2022
Promoting wellbeing is a well-established global trend, in which dance plays an ever-increasing role. Yet only very few buildings exist i...
Kirsti Sivén & Asko Takala
Atrain Housing Block
Helsinki, Finland, 2022
This visually unified residential block is divided into five sites and three housing companies. One of which is Hitas owner-occupied hous...
Kirsti Sivén & Asko Takala
Myllymatka Senior Centre
Helsinki, Finland, 2021
A former hospital building has undergone a complete and demanding transformation into a Senior Centre by Helsinki city and now offers a f...
Kirsti Sivén & Asko Takala
Sintti Co-housing
Helsinki, Finland, 2020
The owner-occupied development Sintti in Kalasatama has a strong communal character. The occupants have invested in quality shared spaces...
Helin & Co Architects
Regatta Spa
Hanko, Finland, 2017
The Regatta Spa is located on the Tehtaanniemi peninsula next to Hanko’s guest harbour on a shoreline rock, which is partly in a nature r...
KHR Architecture A/S
Østerport 2
Copenhagen Ø, Denmark, 2021
Whereas traditional office buildings are characterised by corridors with workplaces and cellular offices located along the facades, the o...
BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group
FLUGT – Refugee Museum of Denmark
Oksbol, Denmark, 2022
Located at the site of Denmark’s largest Refugee camp from World War II, FLUGT, gives a voice and a face to refugees worldwide and captur...
neo.studio neumann schneider architekten
The Savage Eye
Oslo, Norway, 2022
Das neue Munch Museum in Oslo zeigt eine spektakuläre Auswahl an hochkarätigen Werken des Surrealismus und Symbolismus, u.a. von Salvador...
BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group
The Plus
Gaustadvegen, Magnor, Norway, 2022
Norwegian furniture manufacturer Vestre and BIG reveal THE PLUS – a new furniture factory, experience center, and 300-acre public park. T...
Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter
House of Grain
Hjørring, Denmark, 2020
The Kornets Hus – or grain house, is the realisation of a new centre for the dissemination of the region’s rich food and farming cultur...
Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter
Sagene Wood Trade
Oslo, Norway, 2021
In a lush backyard on Sarpsborggata in northern Oslo, three new townhouses will soon be completed. A carpentry workshop previously housed...
Jaakko Torvinen, Elli Wendelin, nee Hirvonen
From Finlandia Forest to Pikku-Finlandia
Finland
Project LocationHelsinki, FinlandTopic Urban Regeneration Building, Public space ...