Circular economy in the built environment
2022-09-01T17:44:16+02:00Circular economy in the built environment has not been a focal point of architects in the past as factors such as timing, schedule and budget requirements. As we know, >>>
Valckensteyn, the first Dutch timber building set to affordable housing
2021-04-10T08:53:42+02:00The Dutch architecture firm Powerhouse Company designs Valckensteyn, the first timber building set to affordable housing in the Netherlands. Together with housing corporation Woonstad Rotterdam, Powerhouse Company sets out to realize >>>
Nordic cohousing project for the Venice Architecture Biennale 2021
2021-04-29T15:37:38+02:00The Nordic Pavilion in Venice, co‑owned by Sweden, Finland, and Norway, will be transformed into an experimental cohousing project for the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale. After >>>
Recycled concrete and wood for a new civic building in Dordrecht
2022-07-07T16:23:17+02:00A recycled concrete and wood architecture designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen won the competition for the new House of the City and Region in Dordrecht, the Netherlands. The new House of >>>
Timber buildings: evidence, best practices and advantages
2023-05-25T09:44:50+02:00In the last 4 months we had the chance to interview some of the most influential architecture firms in Europe on the topic of timber buildings. They shared with us >>>
The Twist, BIG’s first project in Norway
2021-06-22T11:52:21+02:00Kistefos Museum's most iconic building, The Twist, is warped steel, timber and glass architecture designed by BIG Bjarke Ingels Group. In 2014, Kistefos' organised an international competition for the design >>>