The Harvard University Graduate School of Design in Massachusetts has announced the winners of the Richard Rogers Fellowship 2017. Launched in October 2016, the Fellowship seeks to act as an international platform assembling experts and practitioners from a broad range of disciplines, using the built environment to positively impact on the quality of human life. The six inaugural Fellows, selected from 200 applicants worldwide, will undertake three months of research at the Wimbledon House, a Grade II listed residence in London gifted to the School by world-renowned British architect Richard Rogers.
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Richard Rogers Fellowship 2017 - Winners Announced
W Hotel “Bank” Building / Office Winhov
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Architects: Office Winhov
- Area: 8200 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Vorsselmans, 4SeasonsSpa, Jerusalem Gardens Stone Works, Lenarduzzi, Motionvloer, +2
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Professionals: Baranowitz + Kronenberg, HOEK architecture & preservation
RAAAF is Breaking Habits With a Vision of a Home Without Chairs
Dutch studio Rietveld-Architecture-Art-Affordances (RAAAF) has unveiled its latest installation ‘Breaking Habits’ at the Mondriaan Fund for Visual Arts in Amsterdam. Breaking Habits envisages a domestic environment without chairs and couches, exploring a model of diagonal living through a system of flexible carpets.
PUUUR Blok / Atelier PUUUR
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Architects: Atelier PUUUR
- Area: 4000 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Pilkington, Reynaers Aluminium, Arconic, Lauster Steinbau
Cultuurpark Westergasfabriek / Gustafson Porter + Bowman
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Architects: Gustafson Porter + Bowman
- Area: 135000 m²
- Year: 2006
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Manufacturers: Chinese granite, Gravvellux, Stelcon
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Professionals: Marcus bv, Northcroft Belgium sa, Arup, Tauw, Pieters Bouwtechniek
Ru Paré Community / BETA office for architecture and the city + Elisabeth Boersma
- Area: 3000 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Crawford
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Professionals: Huibers Constructieadvies
Wenslauer House / 31/44 Architects
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Architects: 31/44 Architects
- Area: 145 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: EQUITONE, Houtbouw ’t Zand, Neiland, Velfac
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Professionals: Duyts Bouwconstructies BV, Houtbouw ‘t Zand
Docklands / Marcel Lok Architect
The 4th Gymnasium / Paul de Ruiter Architects
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Architects: Paul de Ruiter Architects
- Area: 8577 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Colorbel, InventDesign, Zoontjens
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Professionals: Ingenieursburo Linssen, LBP Sight, PMB gemeente Amsterdam, Dura Vermeer, Van Rossum
Transformation Potato Barn / Houben & Van Mierlo
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Architects: Houben & Van Mierlo
- Area: 1650 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Delta Light, Farrow and Ball, Muller van Severen, Patricia Urquiola, Scholten & Baijings, +1
Amstelloft / WE architecten
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Architects: WE architecten
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Arconic, Daas baksteen
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Professionals: VanBekkum BV
Amsterdam Oersoep / RAMSA + Rijnboutt
Studio Libeskind Reveals Plans for Holocaust Monument of Names in Amsterdam
Studio Libeskind and the Dutch Auschwitz Committee have revealed plans for the Holocaust Monument of Names, to be located in the heart of Amsterdam’s Jewish Cultural District. Incorporating the letters of the Hebrew word לזכר (meaning “In Memory of”), the memorial will be the first to memorialize the names of all 102,000 Dutch victims of the Holocaust.
B.Amsterdam / NEXT architects
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Architects: NEXT architects
- Area: 18000 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Assa Abloy, Amkel, CRAWFORD folding walls, Concrete, Viroc
UNStudio + MDT-tex Erect Biomimetic Pavilion at the Amsterdam Light Festival
UNStudio and textile manufacturer MDT-tex have completed the Eye_Beacon Pavilion for the Amsterdam Light Festival. Serving as a ticketing and information booth for event goers, the pavilion’s design draws inspiration from the festival’s 2017 theme of biomimicry, specifically the bioluminescent organisms of the deep sea world.
BIG and BARCODE Win Competition for the Sluishuis Housing Development in Amsterdam
BIG and Barcode Architects have been selected as the winning team in a competition to design a new mixed-use building in the emerging district of IJburg Steigereiland in Amsterdam. To be known as Sluishuis (Lock House), the building will serve as a new icon connecting the neighborhood to Amsterdam’s historic center while providing 380 zero-energy residences, 4,000 square meters of commercial and public space, and a marina with space for up to 30 houseboats.
Lofthouse I / Marc Koehler Architects
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Architects: Marc Koehler Architects
- Area: 67 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: GIRA, Fabrikoos, Foreco, Giro
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Professionals: Bouwbedrijf Siemensma, BREED Integrated Design