BigMat International Architecture Award 2025: Finalist Projects Revealed
The 7th edition of the BigMat International Architecture Award 2025 reaffirms its mission to recognize the most outstanding architectural works completed over the past years in the seven European countries where the BigMat brand is present. This year’s edition once again highlights two main distinctions: the Grand Prize for Proximity Architecture (€30,000) and the BigMat […]
« Forms Forward » exhibition at Nieuwe Instituut Rotterdam
The exhibition « Forms Forward », an initiative of the Association of Dutch Architectural Firms (BNA), celebrates architecture and good clientship, while emphasising the importance of design for our social and public space. The exhibition marks the 20th anniversary of the BNA Best Building of the Year award. Design and architecture curator Saskia van Stein curated Forms […]
« The Shakers: A World in the Making » at Vitra Design Museum
How did an 18th-century American free church inspire generations of artists, architects and designers around the world? The Shakers were a religious group for whom design and architecture were an expression of beliefs surrounding community, labour and social equality. The new exhibition »The Shakers: A World in the Making« examines how this resulted in meticulously […]
BigMat International Architecture Award 2025: Finalists to be announced in September
Published last July, the selected projects for the BigMat International Architecture Award 2025 marked the first milestone in a competition that has drawn more than 650 entries from across Europe. The announcement of the finalists, scheduled for this September, will further highlight the depth of creativity and the vibrant innovation that characterize today’s European architectural […]
« Ideal school » exhibition at Magasin Généraux x Pavillon de l’Arsenal
Conceived and produced by the Magasins Généraux and the Pavillon de l’Arsenal, the exhibition “L’école idéale” invites us to reinvent the elementary school, whose architectural and pedagogical model has changed little in over a century. By exploring the innovative alternatives offered by architects, artists and designers, the exhibition invites us to reconsider educational and school […]
« Ma Yansong: Architecture and Emotion » at the Nieuwe Instituut
Can architecture create an emotional experience? Discover the work of architect Ma Yansong and the global practice MAD Architects, led by Ma Yansong, Dang Qun and Yosuke Hayano. Since its foundation in 2004, MAD has pushed the boundaries of contemporary architecture by reimagining the relationship between people, nature and the built environment. MAD’s work is […]
« clinamen » installation by Céleste Boursier-Mougenot at the Bourse de Commerce
Starting on 6 June, with the curation of Emma Lavigne, Chief Curator and General Director of the Pinault Collection, the artist Céleste Boursier- Mougenot is taking over the Rotunda of the Bourse de Commerce with his multisensorial installation entitled clinamen, which is being shown at an unprecedented scale, in resonance with the architecture of this […]
« Aalto » exhibition at Serralves Museum Porto
To mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Alvar Aalto, one of the most important figures in architectural history, this exhibition will showcase the extensive body of work he created with his two wives, Aino and Elissa. The Aaltos revolutionised the humanist aspect of modern architecture by grounding it in an organic connection to […]
BigMat International Architecture Award 2025: Selected Projects Revealed
The BigMat International Architecture Award 2025 has captured the attention of the architectural community across Europe, drawing more than 650 entries from a wide range of countries. This overwhelming response highlights the depth of creativity and the vibrant innovation present in today’s European architectural landscape. As part of the award’s selection process, the esteemed international […]
« Class Struggle » Architectures and learning situations, Raum architects
Since 2009, les architectes de RAUM have been questioning, lwhen designing different types of learning spaces, the spatial arrangements and constructive conditions necessary for sharing knowledge and experimentation. The exhibition Class Struggle raises the question of ‘what architecture can do’ in the field of education, and features eight of the studio’s projects. Architecture doesn’t teach. […]
