Within these pages, the reader will discover ten intriguing wooden buildings, each an essential part of everyday life: offices, houses, schools, training and leisure centres, and churches. Although all buildings are of different sizes, designed in different styles, and built with diff... (展开...
houses, schools, training and leisure centres, and churches. Although all buildings are of different sizes, designed in different styles, and built with different methods, they all have one thing in common - they are all built with the most sustainable and ecological of building materials: wood...
the finest architecture of the modern period (Michael Gottlieb Bindesbøll’s Thorvaldsen Museum, Copenhagen; Sir Robert Smirke’s British Museum in London; Henri Labrouste’s Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève in Paris; Alvar Aalto’s library in Viipuri, Finland; Frank Lloyd Wright’s Solomon R....
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has been announced as the winner of the international competition for the design of the Riga Ropax Terminal in Latvia. Collaborating with Latvian practices Sarma Norde Architects and Alps Landscape Architects, as well as Sweco Finland, ZHA’s proposal includes the repurp...
Heading north, and Canada is home to seven more of the world’s top architecture schools, four of which are in the top 100. These are the University of British Columbia (27th), the University of Toronto (=39th), McGill University (51-100) and the University of Waterloo (51-100). ...
Its interiors, including layers of furniture accumulated over decades, remain intact and are integral to the site's protected status, marking it as the first Aalto location in Finland to be listed in this way. Save this article Read more »...
“Whether he designs private houses or public infrastructure, schools or fire stations, city halls or museums, the common and convivial dimension is always present,” states the 2024 Jury Citation, in part. “His constant, careful and substantial attention to community has generated public ...
Look-outs — Nature Paths — Wetland — Finland Lammassaari Boardwalk by Nomaji, 2018 Look-outs — Nature Paths — Riverbanks — Wetland — France The Grand Voyeux Regional Nature Reserve by Territoires, 2017 Flood Resilience — Parks — Restorations — Wetland — China Weiliu Wetland Par...
Huvila by Jenni Reuter Architects, Finland. Image Courtesy of UIA 2030 Awards The UIA, in collaboration with UN-Habitat, has revealed the finalists for the first stage of the second edition of the UIA 2030 Award. Celebrating architecture that contributes to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Developm...
Other European countries represented among the world’s 100 top universities for architecture includeAustria,Belgium,Denmark,Finland,LithuaniaandNorway. For more information about studying in Europe, visit ourEuropean country guides. Top architecture schools in Latin America ...