Design competition
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about design competition
Project • By S4A | Space4Architecture • Museums
New Museum of Architecture and Design Helsinki
The Museum of Architecture & Design in Helsinki is a permeable cultural hub, seamlessly integrating arts, crafts, and learning while respecting the urban and maritime context. Inspired by stacked breakwaters, its design features an elevated gallery, a sloped workshop, and a waterfront restaurant, creating dynamic spaces for social interaction. Multiple entry points ensure transparency and inclusivity, while a south-facing ramp and winter garden offer panoramic views and year- - round events.
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Sustainability is central to the design, with a timber and concrete hybrid structure, passive solar strategies, and rainwater collection ensuring energy self-sufficiency. Natural light filters through strategically placed... More
Project • By Rachel Sau • Exhibitions
Eu Lembro (I Remember)
With submissions from over 52 countries, Rachel Sau’s proposal, Eu Lembro (I Remember) has been awarded honourable mention in the Cultural Building Award category of the Silk Matters' Gaudi Architecture Prize: International Design Award 2020. Since the project site – Algarve, Portugal – has a rich history, the proposal fulfilled the requirement of designing a mirador (look-out space) whilst respecting its history. To do this, the design approach began with a question: “what if the site has a voice?” Site:Hello. I have no name as former buildings that gave me identities are long gone. I am located in Algarve, Portugal. In the 1600s. Eu Lembro people called me Santo Ignacio Fortress. My role was t... More
News • News • 21 Aug 2020
Henning Larsen + Nelson Byrd Woltz reveal their landscape driven design for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library
The design team of Henning Larsen + Nelson Byrd Woltz have revealed their design for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota. Known for his conservationist policies as the 26th president of the United States (1901-1909), the design is inspired by the rich landscape of the North Dakotan Badlands.
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‘There is a unique and awe-inspiring beauty to everything about the Badlands that you simply cannot experience anywhere else,’ says Michael Sorensen, design lead and Partner at Henning Larsen.
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The building comprises four volumes that peak up from the butte, each a formal reference to the geography of the Badlands. The tower (the Legacy Beacon) serves... More