town-planning

Web 2.0 seems to have permeated – admittedly a little slowly – to neighbourhood management and urban development. Amsterdam housing associations recently launched the Buurtleven website (www.buurtleven.nl), a digital bulletin board where residents ca…

The first versions of the six proposals are currently on show, and the definitive designs will go on show from January 24, 2009, on. In the run-up to the presentation of the definitive plans, the people of Almere have been invited to give their views…

On Monday, November 3rd at 7 pm, Kengo Kuma, who established the Japanese architectural firm Kengo Kuma …

The new Arctic culture centre in Hammerfest, the world’s northernmost town, designed by a-lab architects was completed this month. The building, which is used as a venue for art, cultural events and conferences, is visible from both land and sea and …

Schmidt hammer lassen architects won the competition to redesign the old commercial and transportation port of the town of Holbaek. In many former industrial port areas around the world architectural work is currently in high demand. Not only in Hamb…

In the last part about the architects presenting their projects in the exhibition Home/Away in the British Pavilion in Venice you can see projects of Witherford Watson Mann. Alisa Street Masterplan, Lea Valley, east London A mile to the south of th…

First of all, Colombia is a festive country. No matter where you order a drink or a juice, it’ll always be served with a straw – even in expensive restaurants and even as a handy stirring implement with tea or coffee. What’s more, a daily dose of Sal…

The first public gathering of the International New Town Institute took place on Tuesday evening May 27 at the Kunstlinie art centre in Almere, organised in conjunction with Casla architecture centre. The aim of the International New Town Institute i…

On October 16th at 11 am Japanese architect Toyo Ito will be awarded the 6th Austrian Friedrich Kiesler Price for Architecture and Arts by Dr. Andreas Mailath-Pokorny, Viennese councilman for science and culture, at the senate conference room at the …

Foster + Partners has unveiled designs for a new waterfront development in Rimini. The proposal is intended to strengthen the relationship between the town centre and the seafront of this old Adriatic Resort and also create a year-round attraction fo…

Small rooms with a lot of luxury: that’s the formula behind Citizen M. »If you’re in town for a short stay, then you certainly don’t want a big luxury room with all the extras«, argues Jeroen Vester of Amsterdam design firm Concrete, ‘but the alterna…

A new gallery, the Artfarm, was opened on June 28th, 2008 in the Town of Clinton in the State of New York. The design for the gallery and storage came from the Swiss architects HHF and was created together with the artist Ai Weiwei. The Artfarm Galle…

In collaboration with Czech architect Marcela Steinbachová (from Prague-based office Skupina) Steven Holl Architects has realized the interiors for the Franz Kafka Society in the centre of Prague’s former Jewish quarter. The 172 square metre project …

Barking Town Square, designed by muf architecture/art, has been declared winner of the 5th European Prize for Urban Public Space, making it the first project in Britain to receive the prestigious prize. Barking Town Square is part of the Mayor’s 100 …

De Ruiter started his office for architecture, product development and project development back then on the basis of his doctoral research. Sustainability has been a priority right from the start. The ultimate aim of De Ruiter was to make a building …