Petr Janda, Czech Republic and Slovakia’s 2023 member of the BigMat Award Jury
Founder of the Czech architecture office brainwork, Petr Janda was awarded as BigMat Czech Republic National Prize in 2013 for his Memorial for victims of communism in Liberec, and BigMat National Prize in 2021.
David Van Severen, first member of the BigMat Award 2023 Jury to be revealed
Next year’s edition of the BigMat International Architecture Award, which rewards architectural quality in Europe, will feature a brand new board of jury members who are still to be disclosed. Keep posted to discover who they are in the next few weeks! The first member to be revealed is David Van Severen in representation of […]
Adaptation of the former Mlynica Factory in Bratislava by GutGut
Can we give new life to old buildings? This exemplary adaptation project by GutGut studio was awarded with the BigMat National Prize for Slovakia in the year 2019. The building of Mlynica is part of a large post-industrial area of Light Building Materials in Bratislava. Since 1960s, porous prefabricated concrete blocks, slabs and panels have been […]
«Domestic Dawns» at Museo ICO Madrid
Open until January 15, 2023 at the Museo ICO in Madrid, the exhibition ‘Domestic Dawns: Collective Housing Issues in 21st-Century Europe’ presents an invitation to reflect on the main concepts on which the new livability of residential buildings is based. Curated by Andrés Cánovas, Carmen Espegel, and José María de Lapuerta, the exhibition presents 28 […]
«Picturesque. Jules Buyssens, Landscape Architect» at CIVA Brussels
This exhibition retraces the career of Buyssens, who left his mark on garden history, but also attempts to answer contemporary questions such as the relationship between ecology and landscape architecture and the vocation and ambitions of education in the realm of landscape architecture. Jules Buyssens is a major figure in garden and landscape architecture. The […]
«Have we met?» Het Nieuwe Instituut at the 23rd Triennale Milano
Studio Ossidiana have designed the «Have we met?» exhibition as a collective body that doubles as an observatory, combining human, animal, botanical and mineral components. Visitors are welcomed into the belly of this living being that temporarily inhabits the triennale site. New perspectives on the non-human world could revolutionise how humans live together with worms, […]
Philippe Prost, winner of the 2022 Grand Prix national de l’architecture
The French architect, winner of the Bigmat ’15 National Prize for France with The Ring of Rememberance in Notre-dame De Lorette, has been granted with highest national distinction in the field of architecture.
Campo Baeza wins the competition to build a school in Armenia
The Spanish architect, winner of the BigMat International Architecture Award 2015, obtained the first prize in the competition organized by the COAF Children of Armenia Found, to built a school in front of the Ararat and Aragats mountains. Text from Campo Baeza. Can you imagine the emotion of an architect when he is commissioned to […]
«Landscapes, Ramón Vázquez Molezún» at COAM Madrid
The COAM Madrid hosts an interesting exhibition that commemorates the centenary of the birth of the architect Ramón Vázquez Molezún. An opportunity to discuss the validity of his architectural and artistic work. The exhibition combines material of a diverse nature, such as original plans, models, instruments, paintings and photographs with which to trace the entire […]
Philippe Prost, nominated for the French Grand Prix National de l’Architecture 2022
The french architect, winner of the Bigmat ’15 National Prize for France with The Ring of Rememberance in Notre-dame De Lorette, has been nominated for highest national distinction in the field of architecture among other seven architecture firms. On September 13, 2022, the Ministry of Culture unveiled the names of the seven architectural firms in […]
