Baukunst and Barbara van der Wee winners of the Trem.a Museum
Adrien Verschuere (Baukunst), jury member of the BigMat Award 2021, and Barbara van der Wee have been named winners of the competition for the restoration, renovation and extension of the Museum of Ancient Arts in the city center of Namur. The project aims to bring the museum, housed in an 18th century mansion, up to […]
Concentrico 08 Festival of Architecture and Design Logroño
Concéntrico is the International Festival of Architecture and Design of Logroño that annually proposes to reflect on the urban environment and the city. The Festival invites visitors to explore the city through installations, exhibitions, meetings and activities that propose new collective uses, strengthening the idea of community in the public space. Since 2015, the festival […]
Cultural center in Lons-le-Saunier by du Besset-Lyon Architectes
Today we rediscover the French finalist for the BigMat International Architecture Award 2013, a cultural center by du Besset-Lyon Architectes that brings together a multi-media library and an arthouse cinema, managed by the local authorities. The existing buildings: the church, the Hotel de Balay and the wall of the prison form an impressive urban setting […]
“Critical Care. Architecture for a Broken Planet” at deSingel
In 2022 the theme for the architecture programme is care. With this broad theme, the Flanders Architecture Institute and DE SINGEL are focusing attention on the particular impact of care on the built environment. Care is about cherishing, maintaining and securing for the future. Architecture that cares sets itself apart due to its empathy for […]
“Aldo Rossi. Design 1960-1997” at Museo del Novecento
The exhibition takes a close look at an architect, designer, theorist and critic, who is one of the leading figures of 20th century visual culture. The Museo del Novecento presents “Aldo Rossi. Design 1960-1997” curated by Chiara Spangaro in partnership with Fondazione Aldo Rossi and Silvana Editoriale from April 29 April to October 2. This […]
Winner revealed for the first edition of the TAC! Urban Architecture Festival
The festival’s jury with the presence, among others, of Inês Lobo, Jury member of the BigMat ’21 International Architectural Award, selected the proposal “Aire” by P + S Estudio de Arquitectura.
“Good News. Women in Architecture” at MAXXI Rome
The exhibition Good News aspires to document how new figures are infusing new forces into contemporary architecture. In particular, concerning the Museum’s Collection and the aim of expanding it, the exhibition pays particular attention to studios’ work directed or co-chaired by female designers and those professional bodies that are more aware of the changes taking […]
“Napoli Super Modern” at S AM Basel
Open until August 21 2022 the S AM Swiss Architecture Museum presents the exhibition ‘Napoli Super Modern’. An exhibition by LAN (Benoit Jallon and Umberto Napolitano) and the S AM Swiss Architecture Museum. Everyone seems ‘to know’ Naples, even those who have never been there: its setting, its sounds, its people, its tastes, its informality […]
Social Dwellings in Cornellà by Peris+Toral
Housing for all is undoubtedly one of most pressing issues affecting the cities of Europe. The project created by this pair of architects, BigMat Finalist Prize in Spain’21, is a possible answer to the following questions: How will we be living in the near future? What typologies of living will exist? What style of construction? […]
“Flashback / Carrilho da Graça” at Casa da Arquitectura Porto
Based on the collection relating to more than 40 years of work deposited by the architect in Casa da Arquitectura, Flashback / Carrilho da Graça allows to relive the moment of elaboration of several projects represented through drawings, films, models and photographs, to which there are several external references to his work from national and […]
