Silence in the City – Urban Emptiness Network & Christos Kakalis – Olga Ioannou Silence is both immersion and isolation. Most of us love quietness, but silence… Read more “SILENCE IN THE CITY – ARCHITECTURE AND EDUCATION – GREECE”
RADICAL RURALITIES – RESEARCH – EUROPE
SUDERBYN and LAMMAS – Experiments on sustainable living – Indira van ‘t Klooster – Photo: Suderbyn Since 1974, Hugh Piggot has been living off-grid and off-road in… Read more “RADICAL RURALITIES – RESEARCH – EUROPE”
Spora Architects winner of the Hungarian Media Architecture Prize 2018
With their eloquent design for the National Public Port Győr-Károlyháza in Kikötő (Hungary) Spora Architects have won the Media Architecture Prize 2018. The MAP is a national… Read more “Spora Architects winner of the Hungarian Media Architecture Prize 2018”
CONFERENCE – COMPETITION CULTURE – POLAND (update)
Mente et Malleo – Developing a feel for Competition Culture in Poland – Indira van ’t Klooster (NL) – Photos: Michal Poziemski, Mateusz Omanski, Grzegorz Kremien Mente… Read more “CONFERENCE – COMPETITION CULTURE – POLAND (update)”
CONFERENCE – COMPETITION CULTURE – POLAND (announcement)
The next step in the program Competition Culture in Europe will be the Conference on architectural competitions in Poland from 23-25 September. The meeting will take place… Read more “CONFERENCE – COMPETITION CULTURE – POLAND (announcement)”
International Design Competition – new Hungarian Museum of Transport – Hungary
The Hungarian Museum of Transport, one of the oldest transport museums in Europe will be rebuilt on a historically significant brownfield site in Budapest. The museum has… Read more “International Design Competition – new Hungarian Museum of Transport – Hungary”
Architecture of Connection – Amsterdam
Mix, Open up, Share – How to define an architecture of connection? Loneliness is being recognized as an epidemic across the globe: international press shares scientific proof… Read more “Architecture of Connection – Amsterdam”
MARKET HALL – KOKO ARCHITECTS – ESTONIA
BALTI JAAMA TURG, generous and colourful – Tarja Nurmi (FI) Open-air market halls are hot in Europe, especially in wood they offer this comfy, low-budget, hipster feeling,… Read more “MARKET HALL – KOKO ARCHITECTS – ESTONIA”
COMPETITION CULTURE – INTERVIEW WITH ANGEL BORREGO CUBERO – EUROPE
“A healthy democracy will have healthy competitions” – The Competition Part 2 – Anna Yudina With its inbuilt element of suspense, an architectural competition readily lends itself… Read more “COMPETITION CULTURE – INTERVIEW WITH ANGEL BORREGO CUBERO – EUROPE”
COMPETITION CULTURE – TOPIO7 – GREECE
“Softscapers, not hardscapers!” – Interview with TOPIO7 – Olga Ioannou Topio7 was established in 2012 as a landscape and architectural design practice, and the three have been… Read more “COMPETITION CULTURE – TOPIO7 – GREECE”
A10 COOP – OUR RESEARCH PROJECTS IN 2018 – EUROPE
A10 new European architecture has been a network since 2005. The name fits our ambition to operate on an A-level and achieve 10 out of 10. NEW,… Read more “A10 COOP – OUR RESEARCH PROJECTS IN 2018 – EUROPE”
Competitions – Case study No. 12 – Athens City Centre – OKRA Landschapsarchitecten and Studio 75 – Greece
Competition Culture in Europe 2013–2016: Rethink Athens, GR, 2010 Case study No. 12 The outcome suggests that this project will probably never materialize The A10 survey into… Read more “Competitions – Case study No. 12 – Athens City Centre – OKRA Landschapsarchitecten and Studio 75 – Greece”
Competitions – Case study No. 11 – Primary School – Tún Architecture + Design – Ireland
Competition Culture in Europe 2013–2016: Urban Primary School, IR, 2015 Case study No. 11 This competition process is challenging and time-consuming The A10 survey into Competition Culture… Read more “Competitions – Case study No. 11 – Primary School – Tún Architecture + Design – Ireland”
Update – Winners of the Hungary Media Architecture Prize 2017 – Hungary
Folk 2.0 by József Őrfi and Seurasaari Open Air Museum by Gyula Takács winners of the MAP 2017 In a fully packed “Europa”, the Donau partyboat that… Read more “Update – Winners of the Hungary Media Architecture Prize 2017 – Hungary”
ART FESTIVALS – DOCUMENTA/EPIDAURUS/FASTFORWARD – GREECE
How Greek society benefits from political art (various artists) – Olga Ioannou This past year Athens has experienced unprecedented cultural activity related to contemporary art. Starting from… Read more “ART FESTIVALS – DOCUMENTA/EPIDAURUS/FASTFORWARD – GREECE”
Competitions – Case study No. 10 – Bauhaus Museum – addenda architects – Spain
Competition Culture in Europe 2013–2016: Bauhaus Museum, DE, 2015 Case study No. 10 How can you examine 831 entries in a reasonable way? The A10 survey into… Read more “Competitions – Case study No. 10 – Bauhaus Museum – addenda architects – Spain”
Competitions – Case study No. 9 – Masterplan for Zakusala Island – RUUME – Latvia
Competition Culture in Europe 2013–2016: Masterplan for Zakusala Island, LV, 2016 Case study No. 9 Here one can see both ‘open’ and ‘invited’ concepts The A10 survey… Read more “Competitions – Case study No. 9 – Masterplan for Zakusala Island – RUUME – Latvia”
JURY REPORT – Nominations for the Media Architecture Prize 2017 – Hungary
INTRODUCTION to the ten nominated projects for the Media Architecture Prize 2017 Hungary – in loving memory of Erika Katalina Pásztor (1961-2017) – With 71 submitted buildings… Read more “JURY REPORT – Nominations for the Media Architecture Prize 2017 – Hungary”
Competitions – Case study No. 8 – Royal Garden – Mecanoo, Michael van Gessel, DELVA Landscape Architects, Jojko+Nawrocki Architects – Poland
Competition Culture in Europe 2013–2016: Concept of the 21st Century Garden with exhibition pavilion, revitalization of the Royal Łazienki Park Museum, PL, 2013 Case study No. 8 Participants… Read more “Competitions – Case study No. 8 – Royal Garden – Mecanoo, Michael van Gessel, DELVA Landscape Architects, Jojko+Nawrocki Architects – Poland”
Garden City – Anna Yudina – France
Garden City: Supergreen Buildings, Urban Skyscapes and the New Planted Space, A10’s French correspondent Anna Yudina‘s new book, looks at new design solutions, architectural forms and spatial… Read more “Garden City – Anna Yudina – France”
Competitions – Case study No. 7 – Maritime Science Centre – Rørbæk and Møller Architects – Norway
Competition Culture in Europe 2013–2016: Maritime Science Centre, NO, 2014 Case study No. 7 If the documents would have been translated in English, it could possibly have… Read more “Competitions – Case study No. 7 – Maritime Science Centre – Rørbæk and Møller Architects – Norway”
Competitions – Case study No. 6 – Waterfront – Xaveer De Geyter Architects and MetroPOLIS – Albania
Competition Culture in Europe 2013–2016: Vlora Waterfront, AL, 2014 Case study No. 6 The focus was on urban design and infrastructural solutions, as the waterfront is part… Read more “Competitions – Case study No. 6 – Waterfront – Xaveer De Geyter Architects and MetroPOLIS – Albania”
Parliaments of the European Union – Nico Bick – The Netherlands
Parliamentarism – Indira van ‘t Klooster – Photos: Nico Bick Photographer Nico Bick offers a fascinating collection of 30 interiors of democratic representation in his project ‘Parliaments… Read more “Parliaments of the European Union – Nico Bick – The Netherlands”
Competitions – Case study No. 5 – Town Hall – Atelier Bod Architekti – Czech Republic
Competition Culture in Europe 2013–2016: Prague 7 District New Town Hall, CZ, 2016 Case study No. 5 The question was how to use the existing structure to… Read more “Competitions – Case study No. 5 – Town Hall – Atelier Bod Architekti – Czech Republic”
Competitions – Case study No. 4 – Apartments – Laurens Boodt – The Netherlands
Competition Culture in Europe 2013–2016: Family Apartments in Rotterdam, NL, 2015–2016 Case study No. 4 The municipality was looking for a new typology and therefore for a… Read more “Competitions – Case study No. 4 – Apartments – Laurens Boodt – The Netherlands”
Competitions – Case study No. 3 – School – Dietrich/Untertrifaller Architekten – Austria
Competition Culture in Europe 2013–2016: Primary School in Höchst, AT, 2016–2017 Case study No. 3 The client asked for a design with both a very high ecological… Read more “Competitions – Case study No. 3 – School – Dietrich/Untertrifaller Architekten – Austria”
Competitions – Case study No. 2 – Library – Architects for Urbanity – Bulgaria
Competition Culture in Europe 2013–2016: Varna Library, Bulgaria, 2015 Case study No. 2 Special attention was paid to the graphic design, fonts, photography, and layout The A10… Read more “Competitions – Case study No. 2 – Library – Architects for Urbanity – Bulgaria”
Competitions – Case study No. 1 – Shoah Memorial – SET Architects – Italy
Competition Culture in Europe 2013–2016: Shoah Memorial in Bologna, Italy, 2014 Case study No. 1 This is a remarkable competition, just by looking at the timing. The… Read more “Competitions – Case study No. 1 – Shoah Memorial – SET Architects – Italy”
HOUSE – JAN PROKSA – CZECH REPUBLIC
Extreme minimalism for maximum material expression – Anne Isopp – Images: BoysPlayNice This may look like a simple house, but it took years to build. It might have… Read more “HOUSE – JAN PROKSA – CZECH REPUBLIC”
Village square – BOOM Landscape – Netherlands
Reviving modernism in a Dutch polder village – Indira van ‘t Klooster – Images: BOOM Landscape ‘This urban tapestry really ties the village together’, would be a… Read more “Village square – BOOM Landscape – Netherlands”