German practice HENN ARCHITEKTEN has won the first prize in the international competition to design the new Central Business District in Wenzhou, China. The proposal was designed by HENN ARCHITEKTEN’s Berlin-based design & research studio HENN StudioB.

Danish OP architecture in collaboration with Rambøll Engineering were among the five winners of the international competition for a memorial to Frankfurt’s more than 10,000 deported Jews. 135 entries from around the world participated in the first phase of the open competition,…

The finalists of the International Highrise Award have recently been selected: In Frankfurt/Main, Germany, an international jury of architects, engineers and property specialists chose five projects for the final shortlist. They will compete for the award and EUR 50,000 in prize money, which is bestowed by the…

The concept A.WAY by Berlin-based J. Mayer H. Architects has been announced the Winner at the Audi Urban Future Award - Building a Vision for 2030. The award aims to establish a dialogue on the synergy of mobility, architecture and urban development by means of a tangible…

Since 1955, the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Essen, Germany has been marking outstanding international product design with its famous dot. Manufacturers and designers of a wide variety of industrial products can enter their work all year round in different product groups for the coveted…

The Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Essen, Germany honored the design team of Liechtenstein-based company Hilti with one of the highest honorary awards in the world of design: the “red dot: design team of the year 2010”. With this title, the red dot design award…

The proposal of Rotterdam-based Bureau of Architecture, Research, and Design (BOARD) entitled “ATREE?” has been selected out of 336 projects for the final phase of the European Competition of Architecture, Design, Realisations in Eco and Agro-Materials organized by Region Picardie (France) and…

David Chipperfield Architects’ Neues Museum in Berlin received the Grand Prix of the European Heritage Award 2010. “The Awards program highlights Europe’s best achievements, showcasing remarkable efforts made in safeguarding Europe’s rich architectural, landscape,…

The proposal for the revitalization of the Marstall area in the heart of German city of Hannover by Rotterdam-based practice Maxwan architects + urbanists in collaboration with Lola Landscape Architects has won the first prize. This urban design concept is part…

The European Prize for Urban Public Space is a biennial competition organized by six European institutions, the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona, the Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine (Paris), The Architecture Foundation (London), the Nederlands Architectuurinstituut (Rotterdam), the Architekturzentrum Wien (Vienna)…