Pritzker Prize Citation 2011

Pritzker Prize 2011 winner architect Eduardo Souto de Moura

During the past three decades, Portuguese architect Eduardo Souta de Moura has produced a body of work that is of our time but also carries echoes of architectural traditions. His oeuvre is convincing proof of modern idiom’s expressive potential and adaptability to distinct local situations

Corian Thistle, Scotland: SEPA Offices Aberdeen

Corian Thistle, Scotland: SEPA Offices Aberdeen

Inverdee House reception desk fabricated from this multi-talented solid surface ‘tattooed’ with a ‘Thistle’ pattern that blooms upward across the facsia, under an alcove and over to the top of the desk.

San Telmo Museum, San Sebastian Building

San Telmo Museum, San Sebastian Building

The San Sebastian San Telmo Museum, Basque Country building design by Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos, Spain, is opening its doors with a multi-disciplinary view, open to dialogue and culture.

Bloemershof, Dieren Building, Rheden

Bloemershof, Dieren building, Rheden

A self-evident urban composition with a strong identity. Sustainability and innovation plays a key-role in the project.
The first building in the Netherlands using concrete core activation with air.

Arena Ulstein, Ulsteinvik Building, Aalesund Design

Arena Ulstein, Ulsteinvik building design

Winning proposal by Lund+Slaatto Architects for the Arena Ulstein competition in Ulsteinvik, Norway. The main idea of the project is to create a place of sports and activities, where the qualities of the magnificent surrounding landscape will merge with the bourgeoning urban live of the town of Ulsteinvik.

Parliament of Albania Tirana: Coop Himmelb(l)au

Parliament of Albania Tirana building design by COOP HIMMELB(L)AU

Wolf D. Prix / COOP HIMMELB(L)AU presents the new ‘Open Parliament of Albania’ in Tirana which incorporates fundamental democratic values such as openness, transparency and public co-determination.

BMCE Morocco Building: Headquarters

The first regional headquarters branches for Moroccan bank, BMCE (Banque Marocaine du Commerce Exterieur) have opened in Rabat and Casablanca, with a further branch in Fez due to complete shortly, they are the first buildings by Foster + Partners to be completed in Africa.

Niemeyer Center, Avilés, Spain Building

Niemeyer Center, Avilés, Spain

Centro Niemeyer – Spaces: the project is hoped to be a magnet for talent, knowledge and creativity as a strong focus on collaboration with international cultural centers.

Barking and Dagenham Skills Centre, London

Barking and Dagenham Skills Centre London, Architect, Image, Dagenham, Design, Buildings Barking and Dagenham Skills Centre Building Facility in East London / Essex area, UK – design by Rick Mather Architects 25 Mar 2011 Barking Skills Centre BARKING SKILLS CENTRE STARTS ON SITE Rick Mather Architects’ scheme for the Barking and Dagenham Skills Centre starts … Read more