ROC2C

葡萄牙路面 Roc2c original drawing shapes and lines with different application white limestone and pink granite and blue Photos: Celso Gonçalves

Henn StudioB , the Berlin design and research studio of Henn Architekten , have won a competition to design a new business district in Wenzhou, China. The Central Business District is located where the Ou Jiang river meets the East China Sea and will comprise five towers of differing heights. The towers will be situated in a staggered row to provide views of the river, while at street level a series of green spaces and walkways will weave inbetween the structures. The masterplan will include a five star hotel, offices, commercial space and a public park. See all our stories on skyscrapers in our special category . Here’s some more information about the project: New Central Business District, Wenzhou HENN ARCHITEKTEN have 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 Design & Research Studio HENN StudioB. Wenzhou lies within a mountainous region of Zhejiang Province

November 22nd, 2010 Zaha Hadid Architects have unveiled designs for a theatre in Rabat, Morocco. The Grand Theatre will comprise two theatres, studios and a 7,000 capacity outdoor amphitheatre. See all our stories about Zaha Hadid » Here’s some more information about the project: Zaha Hadid Architects and the Bouregreg Valley Development Agency Announce the Rabat Grand Theatre Zaha Hadid, founding partner of Zaha Hadid Architects, and Lemghari Essakl, Managing Director of l’Agence pour l’Aménagement de la Vallée du Bouregreg (The Bouregreg Valley Development Agency) signed an agreement for the architectural design of the Rabat Grand Theatre at a ceremony held in Rabat on November 5. During the event, Mr. Essakl also signed the project financing agreement with Mr. Salaheddine Mezouar, Moroccan Minister of Economy & Finance, Mr. Taieb Cherkaoui, Minister of the Interior, and Mr. Abdelouahed Kabbaj, Chairman of the Executive Board of the Hassan II Fund for Economic & Social Devel

The Portuguese architect Alvaro Siza Vieira was awarded the International Prize for Plastic Arts Foundation 2010 Gabarrón Cristobal, who wanted to distinguish ‘the teachings, the international relevance and poetic inspiration “of his work. The jury’s award highlights the fact that Siza makes architecture “transparent and respectful of the environment where it fits,” praising its ability to develop a “poetic feeling to every building, by working with space and light.” Proof of this highlights, is the building of the University of the Basque Country, which will be completed this year, the Meteorological Center of the Olympic Village in Barcelona (1992), the Galician Center for Contemporary Art in Santiago de Compostela (1993), the Rectorate of the University of Alicante (1997) and the Foundation Serralves (1999). http://alvarosizavieira.com/siza-vieira-awarded-the-award-of-plastic-arts-cristobal-gabarron-2010

O arquitecto Álvaro Siza Vieira é o vencedor do Prémio Luso-Espanhol de Arte e Cultura deste ano, acaba de anunciar a ministra da Cultura. “Siza Vieira é uma das referências mais marcantes da arquitectura e da cultura contemporâneas”, realçou a ministra Gabriela Canavilhas, lembrando alguns dos galardões já ganhos pelo arquitecto. No ano passado, o autor de obras como o pavilhão de Portugal na Expo-98, o Museu de Serralves e o projecto de renovação do Chiado, recebeu a medalha de Mérito Cultural do ministério agora tutelado por Canavilhas. O seu longo currículo de prémios inclui, por exemplo, em 1998, a medalha de ouro de Arquitectura do Conselho Superior do Colégio de Arquitectos de Madri e o prémio Prince of Wales da Harvard University, assim como o Prémio Pritzker em 1992, “considerado o maior prémio mundial de arquitectura”. Siza Vieira recebe esta tarde, na Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, o grau de doutor honoris causa . Para Gabriela Canavilhas, a escolha por unanimidade dos seis

Architecture - Álvaro Siza Vieira ทางเดิน โปรตุเกส Óbidos - Portugal Photos: Celso Gonçalves