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March 16, 2018

BIG designs the new national theatre of Albania

Located in the cultural and administrative heart of downtown Tirana, adjacent to the iconic Skanderbeg square, the National Opera and the National Art Gallery, the cultural space will replace the existing theatre and add three new indoor performance spaces, a rooftop amphitheater as well as a covered public space underneath the building.
March 15, 2018

Scandinavian Architectural Practice Henning Larsen Brings Livable City Success to Belfast

A new ambitious 16-acre masterplan for Belfast Waterside aims to repopulate the city of Belfast while reviving the potential of River Lagan − drawing inspiration from successful harbor front developments in Copenhagen.
March 1, 2018

UNStudio’s design for EuropaCity’s ‘Centre Culturel’ has been selected in the largest private initiative architectural competition ever launched in France

Expanding the cinema experience - UNStudio’s design for EuropaCity’s ‘Centre Culturel’ has been selected in the largest private initiative architectural competition ever launched in France
February 15, 2018

DFA Re-Envisions New York City’s Crumbling Pier 40 as a Resilient 450-Unit Mixed-Housing Complex Designed for the Year 2100

As part of DFA’s three-part series on the future of the City of New York, the studio founded by British-born architect Laith Sayigh has re-envisioned Pier 40 as a resilient mixed-use complex of housing, recreation and commerce which maintains the existing popular soccer field.