Snohetta has won the competition to design the new Banque Libano Francaise headquarters. Located in Beirut, the project marks Snohetta's first ever commission in Lebanon.
The design for the new general headquarters points towards a new future both for the bank and for the city and community of which it is a part. The BLF headquarters will be recognisable with all its public qualities independently of evolving corporate strategies or changing demands on the interior spaces. To achieve this, the architectural concept is both generic and conceptual at the same time. It embodies a... >>>
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New York State Pavilion competition, Queens, USA
The National Trust for Historic Preservation and People for the Pavilion have announced the winners of the New York State Pavilion Ideas Competition in the Queens borough of New York. Sponsored by Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, the competition called for creative ideas to reimagine Philip Johnson's New York State Pavilion, a "forgotten star" of the 1964-65 World’s Fair.
First Prize: Hanging Meadows / Aidan Doyle and Sarah Wan
A repurposed Pavilion would serve as the base to a suspended natural environment with its design nodding towards the future. "Hanging... >>>
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