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    Behind the Great Public Architecture Boom of Belgium

    … huge humorous twisting tower as headquarter for Antwerps province administration rising from the edge of a park. Coussée & Goris architects teamed up with Spanish Pritzker Prize winners RCR Arquitectos to design a spectacular dark steel nest for Ghent’s new public library. And the late Zaha Hadid crowned a historic building in Antwerps harbor with …

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    The First Winery in Europe to Receive LEED Gold Is a Subterranean Marvel

    … paring. PrevNextCOURTESY GRUP PERALADACOURTESY GRUP PERALADACOURTESY GRUP PERALADACOURTESY GRUP PERALADA Would you like to comment on this article? Send your thoughts to: [email protected] No tags selected No tags selected RelatedProfilesWoodward Throwbacks Transforms Landfill-Bound Goods into Modern FurnitureThe Detroit-based manufacturer is one of several groups drawing on breakthrough research, tools, and …

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    Can Local Architecture Help Cure the Ills of Globalism?

    … a growing trans-national consciousness within the profession—the presenting of the Pritzker Prize to Lacaton & Vassal and Frances Keré over the last two years and to RCR Arquitectes, Alejandro Aravena, and Wang Shu within the last decade are encouraging milestones. Advancing on this momentum is essential if the benefits of globalism’s original cultural …

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    For First Time Ever, Pritzker Awarded to Three Architects

    The 2017 Pritzker Prize winners have been announced: Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem, and Ramon Vilalta, the three Spanish architects who make up the firm RCR Arquitectes. This is the first time that the award has been given to architects working collaboratively together. The jury emphasized the strong sense of place and context in the trio …

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    Shigeru Ban's New Cultural Hub An Empty Symbol for Paris

    … led master plan for the island. Nouvel’s plan included the recently completed concert hall; S17, a long-stalled contemporary art center designed by Pritzker Prize–winning RCR Arquitectes, expected to open in 2021; and new bridge links and public gardens. Designed by Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines, La Seine Musicale stands on a …