Tag: Architecture

The new waterfront Klimatorium climate center in Lemvig is a forum for knowledge, education, innovation and development projects within utility services and climate change. The new building is going to support Denmark’s role as an exporter of climate solutions and help establish Lemvig and the Central Denmark Region as a center of climate change adaptation.

The reconstruction of Kulturhuset in Stockholm yesterday received the Kasper Salin Prize, the finest architecture award in Sweden. Responsible architect is Per Ahrbom, Arbom & Partner, and the city of Stockholm.

White Arkitekter was selected as the winner of the competition to design a new beach park and sea bath in Bergen, Norway. The proposal, called True Blue, is based on water, which is the most tangible element in Bergen. The exciting architectural approach creates a park which is both beautiful and sustainable.

Built from recyclable materials, made of timber and clad in both wood and terracotta tiles, C.F. Møller and Netto are creating what will become Denmark's first DGNB Gold-certified free-standing grocery store. The ambition is to set the standard for future grocery stores.

May 4th is here so why not enjoy some Star Wars architecture? May the 4th be with you.

Have you ever seen a ”parkipelago”? The Copenhagen Islands by Danish design studio Fokstrot and Marshall Blecher will be an example of just that.

In 2020, architect Peter Celsing should have celebrated 100 years. He is the architect behind, among other buildings, three famous Stockholm buildings: Kulturhuset at Sergels Torg, The Film House at Gärdet and the Riksbank building at Brunkebergs Torg.

This week the new golden bridge came to Stockholm and the hype was real. Foster + Partners are the architects behind the new connection in Slussen.

The Tall Timber Building residence by C.F. Møller Architects is Sweden's tallest solid wooden building in the new district of Kajstaden at Lake Mälaren in Västerås.

Architects Sweden recently unveiled the four nominees for this year’s Kasper Salin Prize for the best building of the year 2019. The prize will be awarded on March 10 at the Arkitekturgalan in Stockholm.

Norwegian mega office Snøhetta’s beautiful project finally opened to the public in March. The combined restaurant and research station is in the shape of a monolith, with half of it sunken into the water; the idea is that the concrete facade will eventually become a reef, one with the sea. In the dining room, overlooking the bottom of the sea through an eleven metres wide panoramic window, are tables and chairs designed exclusively for the restaurant, inspired by tree branches, while the colour scheme and lighting with billowing panels are reminiscent of the sun setting in the sea.

In the category "Future Projects - Health" White Architects was awarded for their psychiatric clinic in Nuuk, Greenland at World Architecture Festival in Amsterdam.

Local workers and a team of Swedish architects have completed the Econef Children’s Center in northern Tanzania. The center is a self-sustaining facility for orphans situated in the King’ori village. The buildings are powered with solar energy and harvest rainwater in a system inspired by the African baobab tree. The center also has a biogas plant to produce cooking gas for use in the kitchen. The buildings will be the home of 25 children.

In early summer, greater Copenhagen’s new public transport hub, Køge Nord Station, war officially opened. A sensational foot-bridge, a station and a park area, hovering high-speed trains, local trains and the busiest motorway in the country. Designed by DISSING+WEITLING, COWI and COBE, the station forms a significant hub for the green mobility.