The foundation Design Den Haag invites German designers and architects to send in projects that are commissioned by the German government. Projects concerning design for public space, visual communication and architecture will be placed on Design Den Haag’s website. Design Den Haag 2010-2018 researches the relation between…

The Office for Metropolitan Architecture, in collaboration with Werner Sobek and engineers ABT, has won the competition for Rotterdam’s Stadskantoor, a new building for the city hall that will accommodate municipal services, offices, and residential units. The winner was announced…

In the course of the symposium “The Future of the Informal” at the 4th International Rotterdam Architecture Biennale (NAI Rotterdam), the winners of the Squatcity-Urbaninform Competition have been announced. The winning projects and honorable mentions were selected by the Squatcity-Urbaninform jury out of 60 entries in the categories: DESIGN (Space,…

The Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAi) recently opened the exhibition of the final designs for the new Rotterdam City Hall Extension. Alderman Hamit Karakus, of the Housing and Planning Department of the Municipality of Rotterdam, presented the models and designs of the five invited architecture firms…

UNStudio’s design has been selected in the competition for a 21,000 square meter dance theater in the historic center of St. Petersburg, Russia. The new complex houses The Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg, headed by the prolific choreographer Boris Eifman. From the four projects presented (Jean Nouvel (FR),…

Dutch architecture firm STAR strategies + architecture has won the first prize in the international competition “Mirador del Palmeral” in Elche, Spain. The project plans to raise a big wheel like element which invites to observe the Elche palm grove from different points of…

The Steering Committee for the A2 Maastricht project in Maastricht, Netherlands recently announced that the project will be carried out by the Avenue2 Consortium, which consists of Ballast Nedam and Strukton. The decision to award the contract to Avenue2 also signals the approval of the Groene Loper (Green Boulevard) plan.…

The design concept “Jakarta Bersih!” by Dutch firm Nunc Architects has won the first prize in the international architectural and urban design competition “Gotong Royong City: Envisioning the Future of Jakarta”. The competition was hosted by the International…

The Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), in collaboration with Shenzhen-based architects Urbanus, has been awarded first prize in the design competition for a major new cultural center, transport hub, and public landmark in the heart of the city of Shenzhen, southern China.…

In April, Bustler announced Arons en Gelauff Architects winning the adaptive reuse design competition for the two former sewage treatment silos in Amsterdam’s Zeeburg district. Here’s another very creative competition proposal for adaptive reuse design of the Zeeburg Silos by NL Architects.…