Italy Parca Dora, Turin, Italy Transformation of former industrial land into a park landscape. Latz & Partner Auditorium Paganini, Eridania, Parma Transformation of a former sugar refinery and factory into a community auditorium. Using the old to influence the new. Renzo Piano Castelvecchio,…
Holland / Netherlands Boekhandel Selexyz Dominicanean, Maastricht, Holland A former Dominican church into a bookstore, adaptive reuse of a classical building into something new. Merkx & Girod Natural History Museum, Rotterdam Modern extension to an existing historic villa in which the…
Germany Duisburg Nord – Landscahftspark A former industrial site turned into a public landscaped park. Latz & Partner Museum of Inland Shipping, Duisburg, Germany A former swimming baths turned into a museum with full size ships / boats. Architektur Fabrik Aachen Public Park on…
France Port Rambaud, Lyon, France A former loading and storage area at the southern edge of the new town quarter of this harbour site with its historic functions. Latz & Partner Palais De Beaux Arts de Lille, Lille, France An existing historic building transformed by an overcladding project…
Denmark A-House, Copenhagen Harbour, Copenhagen A former 1960s brutalist industrial building into units (residential). Holgaard Arkitekter Danish Jewish Museum, Copenhagen Former Royal Boat House into a jewish museum. A new insertion into a historic building. Daniel Libeskind Gemini Residences,…
Austria Loisium Visitors Centre & Hotel, Langenlois, Austria (outside Vienna) A new visitor’s centre on a 900 yr old winery, forming a visitors centre that links in with 900 yr tunnels and within the fabric of the vineyard. Steven Holl Architects Gasometers, Vienna Vienna gasometers…
Toronto Canadian Malting Silos, waterfront, Toronto Large industrial malting silos creatively reuse of these industrial spaces into creative innovative spaces. Unknown architect Sharp Centre for Design, Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto A new building that hovers over the existing…
New York David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Centre New atrium to an existing building to change the perception of the building, change the approach into and around the building and form a new impression. Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects Higgins Hall, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn New addition…
I am in the process of moving onto the next stage of a travel fellowship for the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust. The topic I picked is 'Creative reinvention of industrial or heritage buildings'. This will involve a tour around North America and Canada (Part 1) and Europe (Part 2). This will last for…
The waiting is finally over. Unfortunately, I was not shortlisted for the Architects Journal Writing Prize 2012, but congratulations to those shortlisted and of course the winner. I will try again next year definitely as I found it an interesting competition. However, some good news - I have been…
A recent project I was involved in took an unusual turn when the main contractor went into administration. We were duty bound to give the client assistance and advice on the best course of action. Unfortunately this advice was ignored. The client's decision was partly due to the influence of Grand Designs…
Two submissions - two deadlines coming up (hopefully soon): Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellowship:Application to do a study on a topic but must involve travel for a minimum of 4 weeks. I have chosen to do 'creative reinvention of architectural heritage', involving a trip to USA and Canada but…