Mecanoo has won the competition to design the new Tainan Public Library in Taiwan. Working in partnership with Kaohsiung-based MAYU architects+, the Dutch practice will create the 35,000 sq.m. library, which will feature reading rooms, special collections, study spaces, a children's area, café, conference hall, a 200-seat auditorium, and public courtyards. The plan for the site also encompasses a future extension of 13,000 sq.m. >>>

Micromega's design for the new Public Power Corporation HQ in Athens has been selected as a winning proposal. The project does not only aim to emphasize the company's character but also to integrate the public within via an urban park and the ground floor structure. Micromega's main focus is to create an architecture that ignites environmental awareness and promotes the use of clean energy to the public. The Athens-based firm achieved this, in its winning proposal, by introducing three main zones which represent the renewable sources used by the Public Power Corporation: sun, wind, and water. >>>