« Snøhetta: Arctic Nordic Alpine – In Dialogue With Landscape » at Jaroslav Fragner Gallery
« Arctic Nordic Alpine » is dedicated to contemporary architecture in vulnerable landscapes, focussing on the influence interventions could have on regions with extreme climatic conditions. The exhibition presents pioneering projects by the internationally renowned architecture and design firm Snøhetta, including the energy-efficient Hotel Svart in Svartisen, the Arctic World Archive Visitor Center in Svalbard Island and […]
« Wohnhaus Pliscia 13 » by Pedevilla Architects
The beautiful chalet facing the Dolomites by Pedevilla Architects was awarded with the BigMat ’15 National Prize for Italy. It proposes two staggered volumes combining modern elements with the traditional typology of the area. In a hamlet of Enneberg at 1,200 meters above sea level, the building ensemble, shaped with reference to the building tradition […]
Public Library in Azores by Inês Lobo Arquitectos
Another example of respectful work in historic context by Lisbon architect Inês Lobo, Jury member of the BigMat ’21 International Architectural Award, the Luís da Silva Ribeiro Public Library is located in an annex of the Silveira e Paulo Palace in Angra do Heroismo, Azores. Its clear design and beautiful working spaces received critical acclaim. […]
« Flying on the raven’s wing » exhibition within HORST 2021 festival
« Flying on the raven’s wing » is a cross-disciplinary exhibition appropriating ASIAT in Vilvoorde as a site of new promises. The artistic interventions hover between autonomous artworks, inventive dancefloors, collaborative commissions and circular architecture. Horst presents from 11 July to 5 September the summer exhibition Flying on the raven’s wing, with work by Aline Bouvy (BE), […]
« BMX starting ramp » by Architekt Ondřej Tuček
Today we rediscover the BigMat ’19 Finalist from Czech Republic, a translucent multipurpose building featuring a 5m height BMX ramp. Its solping roof serves as a starting area for the races, covering the changing room, toilets, warehouse, cafetería and common room below. The height of the roof determines the usability of the interior space. “BMX […]
« Composite Presence » Belgian Pavilion at the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale
Commissioned by the Flanders Architecture Institute (VAi), the scenography by Bovenbouw Architectuur shows a piece of urban landscape on a scale of 1/15. Featuring 50 reference projects by 45 contemporary Belgian practices, curator Dirk Somers (Bovenbouw Architectuur) will show the contemporary city in Flanders and Brussels in all its complexity: ‘Composite Presence embodies the love-hate […]
Jury Meeting in Madrid: BigMat ’21 Finalists to be revealed soon
The BigMat ’21 Jury Meeting took place last friday at the Technical University of Madrid – School of Architecture. The international Jury reviewed the selected projects from the over 1000 entries submitted in this year’s edition of the prize. The BigMat International Architecture Award 2021 edition’s registration period was closed on May 13. Architects based […]
« Natural History of Architecture » exhibition by Philippe Rahm at Pavillon de l’Arsenal
The Natural History of Architecture highlights the natural, physical, biological and climatic causes that have influenced the course of architectural history and caused its figures to emerge, from prehistory until today. Induced within a context of massive and easy access to energy, that of coal followed by oil, and by the progress of medicine (with […]
Law Court offices in Venice by C+S Architects, an « archetypical monolith »
Today we rediscover the BigMat ’17 National Prize for Italy, an example of seamless integration within a complex urban setting, as it successfully fuses the traditional old warehouse styling with the stereometric volume of the multi-storey car park. In words of Francesco Isidori, BigMat ’17 Jury Member for Italy, « This international award-winning project is essentially […]
Bruther « Swiss Architectural Award 2020 » exhibition at Teatro dell’architettura Mendrisio
The work of the Paris-based office founded by Stéphanie Bru and Alexandre Theriot –upcoming member of the jury panel of the ‘21 BigMat Architecture Award- will be the main focus of the « Swiss Architectural Award 2020 exhibition ».
