Maillon Theater in Strasbourg by LAN
Parisian studio LAN was awarded as BigMat Finalist Prize in France’21 for their Maillon Theater in Strasbourg, a minimalist complex and one of the first spaces specifically designed for contemporary theatre in Europe.
“Mario Botta. Sacred and profane” at MAXXI Rome
The seventh edition of Nature features the work of Mario Botta, the world-famous Swiss designer who graduated with Carlo Scarpa, worked with Le Corbusier and Louis I. Kahn and is today a master among masters.
White Shed in Opatov by ATELIER 111 architekti
BigMat Award Finalist for the Czech Republic 2021, the building is a reinterpretation of traditional local architecture, proposing an alternative of what is built today for similar purposes in the Czech Republic.
“Rusticité” GENS at Maison de l’Architecture Occitanie-Pyrénées
rom March 31 to June 15, 2022, the Maison de l’Architecture Occitanie-Pyrénées is hosting “Rusticité”, a monographic exhibition proposed by the architecture agency GENS.
Salt Hangar in Selin Houffalize by Goffart Polomé Architectes
Today we rediscover the BigMat Finalist in Belgium’21, a project that proposes a traditional volumetry whose codes are reinterpreted in a neo-vernacular approach.
“Anna Heringer. The essential beauty” at Museo ICO Madrid
The ICO Museum presents the sustainable architecture of Anna Heringer, conceived to offer a better future. “Anna Heringer. The essential beauty” is the first retrospective dedicated to the German architect in Spain.
Casa O Fieiro by Arturo Franco
The architect Arturo Franco was awarded with the BigMat National Prize in Spain’21 and the Special Mention for Small-Scale Projects for his O Fieiro house project. The proposal includes the rehabilitation of a small stable for animals, a farmhouse from the year 1920 built with stone walls of large well-arranged granite ashlars.
“Inside Outside / Petra Blaisse: A Retrospective” at MAXXI Rome
An installation that physically ruptures the confine between inside and out. A large curtain emerges from the museum galleries and extends into the piazza, introducing a new and alternative means of exploiting the external space.
New Synagogue in Zilina by PLURAL
Today we rediscover a transformation of the neglected neologic synagogue, designed by Peter Behrens, into a cultural centre, which was awarded as BigMat National Prize in Slovakia 2021.
“A Heart of Wood” White Arkitekter at Jaroslav Fragner Gallery
Sara Kulturhus is a mixed-use development that consists of a high-rise 20-storey hotel and cultural centre. The exhibition not only provides insights into the innovative construction process, but also introduces the many social and cultural uses.
