The design contest NEUE HAMBURGER TERRASSEN has been promoted by the IBA HAMBURG (Internationale Bauausstellung) an International exhibition that will take place in 2013 with the purpose to rehabilitate the industrial district situated on the south of the river Elbe in a residential area and to integrate it to the…

There are 28 architects on the long list for Building Design’s 2008 Young Architect of the Year Award, sponsored by Autodesk. Supported by BD magazine and part of the Architect of the Year Awards, the Young Architect category aims to celebrate and highlight young practices and…

After a week of intense deliberations, the international jury judging the Schindler Award for Architecture 2007/08 “Access for All” has nominated ten projects. These will be presented at the Award ceremony in Lucerne on November 14, 2008. One winner and four runners-up will be awarded cash prizes at the ceremony…

The Italian architect Renzo Piano has been awarded the 2008 Sonning Prize (DKK 1 million) on 1 October at the University of Copenhagen. As an architect, Renzo Piano has left his intriguing marks around the world. His architecture can be seen as “an unerring, remarkable and quite extraordinary…

Firms short-listed for international design competition in Pennine Lancashire Practices from across the world have passed the first stage in creating outstanding public spaces in six town centres in Lancashire. The Pennine Lancashire Squared competition invited teams to submit Expressions of…

Danish schmidt hammer lassen architects have just won the architecture competition to design the new DGI complex and overall master plan for Holbæk Harbour. The winning proposal includes a lyrical, contemporary interpretation of a more locally anchored, traditional building culture. It is inspired by the vision of an…

A Polish-Spanish consortium has won the competition for the new New Lublin International Airport in Poland. The program foresees a massive airport renovation and expansion with an administrative building, control tower, and a 17,345 m2 terminal. The winning…

JDS and Bjarke Ingels received the Danish TRÆPRISEN 2008 award for their conceptual and effective use of wood on the MAR_maritime youth house project and the VM_VM Houses. The MAR_maritime youth house project (Copenhagen, Denmark, 2004): …

In February 2008, the Larvik Commune, Norway, has launched an open, single stage, international competition of urban planning to develop the Inner Harbor zone. The competition has been made possible with the support of the NAL (National Association of Norwegian Architects). Submissions were due on May 26, 2008. 22 proposals…

The Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has won the national competition for the Danish Pavilion at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai. The entry was designed in collaboration with 2+! and Arup.