Julien De Smedt Selected for "Europe 40 Under 40"

(Copenhagen, March 15, 2008) Julien De Smedt, founder of JDS, has been selected one of "Europe's most important and emerging young architects and designers" as part of the Europe 40 under 40 program.



"Thirty-two architects and architecture firms and eight industrial designers were selected by a jury of architecture and design practitioners that convened in New York at the end of 2007. Geographically, the selected young recipients for the 2008 "Europe 40 Under 40®" hail from across 15 European nations : Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Turkey, Spain—the best of the young best of Europe.



The "Europe 40 Under 40" program was initiated by The European Center as an annual program to spotlight and identify the next generation of architects and designers who will impact future living and working environments, cities, and rural areas. Presented annually, the program is open to all young architects, landscape architects, urban planners, industrial designers, graphic designers, and fashion and textile designers who are under the age of 40 who are working independently or in a firm or on a specific project where they are the lead designer.



In 2007, hundreds of architecture and industrial design submissions were received by The European Centre from across Europe. "The jury selection and process was extremely difficult," states Ioannis Karlias, Museum Vice President, The Chicago Athenaeum. "The jury was presented with hundreds of excellent projects and designs from skyscrapers and large —scale urban planning projects to the highest quality industrial designs for commercial and consumer use. It was difficult to narrow the number down to just 40."
-Text quoted from press release by the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies





Julien De Smedt Architects - links to images + projects

JDS Architects

JDS/Julien De Smedt Architects is a multidisciplinary office that focuses on architecture and design, from large scale urban planning to furniture to design. The office is fuelled by talented designers and experienced architects who jointly develop projects from the early sketch to on-site supervision. Independent of scale, this outlines an approach that is affirmatively social in its outcome, enthusiastic in its ambition and professional in its method.
JDS Architects' makes use of an approach, where intense research and analysis of practical and theoretical issues are being converted to the driving forces of the design process. By continuously developing and implementing precise and rigorous methods of analysis, we are able to combine innovative thinking with an efficient production.
At the core of our architecture is the ability to take a fresh look at things through experienced eyes. This approach has resulted in a wide portfolio of both Danish and international projects.
The office is 40 people strong, and supports an attitude of involving external consultants when required and relevant. This use of complementing resources ensures that projects will never suffer from being too conventional, too narrow-minded nor too naïve.
JDS is founded and directed by Julien De Smedt, former co-founder of PLOT.

Info from Julien de Smedt Architects 220408

Danish Architects

Practice - two studios in Europe:

JDS / Julien De Smedt
COPENHAGEN office
A: Vesterbrogade 69d, 1620 CPH V, DK
T: +45 3378 1010

BRUSSELS office
A: Vlaamse steenweg 198, 1000 Brussel, Rue de Flandre 198, 1000 Bruxelles
T: +32 2 8881622

Key Buildings (alphabetical):
Ørestad housing - VM House, Copenhagen, Denmark
Ørestad housing - VM Mountain dwellings, Copenhagen, Denmark
Sjakket Youth House, Copenhagen, Denmark

Projects ie unbuilt works:
Aarhus Tower, Denmark
Alexanderplatz tower, Berlin
Athens Building, Greece
Condominium Tower
Dublin Swimming Pool - proposal, Dublin, Ireland
Helsingør Hospital Building
Holmenkollen Ski Jump, Norway
The Iceberg Project - Isbjerget, Aarhus, Denmark
Mermaid Wellness Centre
Mondri and Elano Hotels, Las Vegas, USA
Silo Apartments
Stockholm Library entry, Sweden
Trondheim Hotel and Congress center, Norway

PLOT Architects:
Maritime Youth House, Copenhagen, Denmark

PLOT / BIG:
Copenhagen Havnebad, Denmark



World Architecture : e-architect - a guide to key buildings across the globe

PLOT : Copenhagen Havnebad

Copenhagen Architects

Danish Buildings

Buildings / photos for the Julien de Smedt page welcome: info@e-architect.co.uk

JDS Architects - page: adrian welch / isabelle lomholt

Website: www.jdsarchitects.com