Paris-based Mikou Design Studio has recently won the competition for the renovation of the Bateay Feu Theater in Dunkerque in the northernmost tip of France. The theater’s program foresees a big concert hall with seating for 500, a black box theater space, foyer, cafeteria, loges, practice hall, dressing rooms, backstage areas, storage space, café, bar, gift shop, and offices on a gross floor area of 4,500 square meters (48,440 square feet).
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05Feb
Mikou Design Studio Wins Competition To Redesign Dunkerque Theater
31Jan
Modern Desert Escape // Half Moon Bay // Saudi Arabia // R204DESIGN
On a prominent site fronting the scenic Half Moon Bay in Saudi Arabia, the Northstar Resort will offer a world-class waterfront hospitality experience. The site lies at the northern apex of the cove, giving rise to the concept of establishing the project as a wayfinding landmark for the region.
30Jan
Perkins+Will Awarded First Place At International Architecture Biennale
Perkins+Will’s masterplan for SANY Beijing was selected as the first place winner in the “Conceptual Design” category at the 8th International Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism. The judging committee based their award selection on four central themes of the exhibition: spatiality, connectivity, originality and sustainability.
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25Jan
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects To Design Zero-Energy Office Building In Aarhus
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects have been announced as winners of the competition for a new zero-energy administration building of the Municipality of Aarhus, Denmark. The competition, involving six firms, was won in collaboration with the contractor E. Pihl & Son, Engineers Grontmij / Carl Bro and GHB Landscape Architects.
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20Jan
Gehry Partners Has To Step Down From Museum Of Tolerance Jerusalem Project
For six years Frank O. Gehry has been set to stamp his illustrious mark on one of the most historic cities in the world with his design for the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem but following a wave of protest Gehry Partners has been dropped as architect for the scheme.
Following a unanimous decision taken by its Board of Trustees at its November 5, 2009 meeting, the Simon Wiesenthal Center has announced “that it is redesigning its Museum of Tolerance project in Jerusalem to reflect today’s world economic realities, and will shortly name the new architect for the redesign.”
15Jan
Mangrolia Chausseures By Visiondivision
Visiondivision were commission to design three shoe stores on Reunion Island for a local shoe tycoon. Reunion Island is an island located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar. The tropical island is an overseas region of France.
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13Jan
Urban Renewal // Lausanne // Switzerland // R204DESIGN
Located in the French-speaking area of Switzerland, against the shores of Lake Geneva, Lausanne is a quiet city that is home to the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee. The project site resides near the center of the city, where a gorge has been formed from an ancient river, covered since the 19th century. For years, the 12 acre area, known as Flon, served as an industrial district, surrounded by a rich fabric of historic buildings, but over time the warehouses and lots became vacant, leaving a void in the middle of the city.
12Jan
Eco Friendly Garden Building
A higher number of home workers and new business startups along with new corporate working strategies has led Pod Space to develop a line of high end eco friendly garden buildings.
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