Pas-de-Calais, France
The Louvre has celebrated the completion and soft launch of its first satellite in Lens, Pas-de-Calais. The 300,000 sq ft building has been designed by Tokyo-based SANAA, young practice Imrey Studio in New York and Paris-based Mosbach Paysagistes. The official opening is scheduled for the 12 December 2012, but the institution has welcomed a handful of journalists to explore its new €150m facility.
Image: Iwan Baan
Courtesy World Architecture News
Brooklyn, United States of America
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has announced plans for three projects that will bring affordable housing and additional cultural and community space to the last city-owned parcels in the Downtown Brooklyn Cultural District.
32-story mixed-use facility designed by Enrique Norten of TEN Arquitectos for Brooklyn’s Cultural District.
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Palermo, Italy
HOK has been selected as lead architect for the Ri.MED Biomedical Research and Biotechnology Center (BRBC) near Palermo, Italy. HOK’s team was selected from a field of 14 entrants in an international design competition. The design suggests a global hub for biomedical research and development arranged as a close-knit community where visibility and the potential for collaboration between users are paramount.
Courtesy HOK
Córdoba, Argentina
The first phase of Argentina’s Bicentennial Civic Centre has been completed by Lucio Morini & GGMPU. Measuring more than 700 meters, the structure is situated along the Suquia River and connects the two separated communities via a new vehicular bridge. The new urban operation aims to help diminish the image of the river as the backyard of the city, instead transforming the sector into a new downtown front.
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