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International Highrise Award exhibition
Sustainability, external shape and internal spatial quality: these are the main values rewarded by the biennial International Highrise Award, promoted by the City of Frankfurt am Main. You can always …
Arbor, Love, Hope – all in a restaurant
Tired from city tours? Then “Laube, Liebe, Hoffnung” may be the restaurant to relax in. It’s a wooden building with a home feel, surrounded by several construction sites of the …
Housing fuels a new high-rise town in Frankfurt am Main
That Frankfurt am Main is the German high-rise city, that’s nothing new. But now there’s an attempt to also transform it into a “housing high-rise town”. Spectacular new buildings include …
Jan Palach Memorial – Prague
In January 2016 Prague acquired another modern tourist attraction. On the waterfront of the Vltava river, looking towards Prague Castle, are two objects by John Hejduk (1929-2000). The New York …
Elbphilharmonie Großer Saal
Die Innenverkleidung im Großen Saal der Hamburger Elbphilharmonie, die für optimale Akustik sorgen soll, ist nun fertiggestellt. Bei einem Besichtigungstermin präsentierten Jacques Herzog und Pierre de Meuron zusammen mit Ascan …
The Elbphilharmonie Great Hall
The interior panelling of the Elbphilharmonie (Elbe Philharmonic Orchestra) Great Hall in Hamburg, which will ensure perfect acoustics, is now complete. Together with Ascan Mergenthaler, Jacques Herzog and Pierre de …