CPH City and Port Development and ATP Ejendomme had invited six architectual companies into a competition for the design of a new building complex on the Copenhagen waterfront – the LM Project.

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The enterprise Wallfit is presenting an absolute novelty: solid walls that are suited for passive houses and are prefabricated industrially. The first solid passive house off the assembly line will shortly be built in Bernsdorf, situated in the German region of Upper Lusatia. This is an extraordinarily interesting subject for all those who have little time for house building, but nevertheless wish to watch energy balance. The basics for the calculation of the building with the Wallfit system patent were made up by the Passive House Institute Dr. Feist in Darmstadt.

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The opening of the European borders has caused a real estate boom in Spain. The value has been increased enormously, thus leading to an enormous production of housing. This operation is facilitated in Madrid by a giant new neighborhood that surrounds the old city.

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Herzog & de Meuron’s Tenerife Arts Space (TEA) has been inaugurated in Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands. Sponsored by the island’s regional government, the 21,000sq m facility has been in development since 1999.
Herzog & de Meuron described the centre as ‘…not only a place of encounter for people, but also a place of intersection for the landscape of the contemporary city, the old city … and the archaic topography of the Barranco.’

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The municipality of Rødovre, an independent municipality of Copenhagen, Denmark, announced today MVRDV and co-architect ADEPT winner of the design competition of the Rødovre Skyscraper. The 116 meter tall tower accommodates apartments, a hotel, retail and offices. A public park and a plaza are also part of the privately funded scheme.

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Studio Daniel Libeskind was honored by the AIA New York Chapter and the Center for Architecture Foundation with the 2008 President’s Award at last night’s Heritage Ball.  The firm was presented with the award for its significant contributions to the design of major international cultural buildings and urban projects.

Studio Daniel Libeskind was presented with the award on Thursday, October 30 at the Heritage Ball 2008, a black-tie gala where nearly 1,300 people from the design, construction, engineering and real estate professions came together to acknowledge those making an important impact in their respective industries.

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Jeriko House, LLC Founder and CEO Shawn Burst announced today his company’s entry into the Modular/Prefabricated Home Building Market. The New Orleans-based owner has developed a post-Katrina concept that he is convinced will revolutionize the building industry in the U.S.

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