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Building News La Llotja theatre, Lleida, Spain : completed - 11 Feb 2010 photograph : Christian Richters La Llotja theatre Delft, September 15, 2009 Mecanoo awarded two Chicago Athenaeum prizes Mecanoo's Fifty Two Degrees and Wei-Wu-Ying Center for the Performing Arts have been awarded the prestigious International Architecture Award 2009 by the Chicago Athenaeum Europe. This year, the Museum received over 1,000 projects for new buildings, landscape architecture and urban planning from the most important firms practicing globally. In November 2009, The Chicago Athenaeum, together with the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies will present a special exhibition of all awarded buildings at the symposium, "The City and the World" in Florence, Italy. After Italy, the exhibition will travel inside Europe. fiftytwodegrees FiftyTwoDegrees in Nijmegen combines technology, science and culture in a unique environment that invites encounters and collaboration. It is designed by Mecanoo with a humane and sustainable approach toward location, architecture, materialisation and use. The first phase was realised in 2006. wei-wu-ying center for the performing arts The design for the Wei-Wu-Ying Center for the Performing Arts by Mecanoo was inspired by the Banyan trees on site in the Wei-Wu-Ying Metropolitan Park. It will include a concert hall and an opera house and has a total capacity of 6,150 seats: a 2,000 seat Concert Hall, 2300-seat Lyric theatre, a 1250-seat Playhouse, a 450-seat Recital Hall and an open air theatre for thousands of visitors. Construction is planned this year with the theatre complex opening its doors in 2013. Roxbury City Hall, Boston, USA - Shortlisting Masterplan Longgang City Centre, Shenzhen, China Birmingham Library, England image Courtesy of Birmingham City Council © Hayes Davidson Student Housing Delft, The Netherlands Mecanoo architecten wins two International Design Awards DELFT, THE NETHERLANDS (12 Feb 2009) Business Innovation Centre photo © Christian Richters FiftyTwoDegrees in Nijmegen (above) has been awarded 1st prize in architecture for new commercial building by the International Design Awards. Mecanoo's design for the Wei-Wu-Ying Center for the Performing Arts in Kaohsiung, Taiwan (below) received 3rd place in the urban planning category. image from Mecanoo architecten The International Design Awards are presented annually in more than fifty categories and includes architecture, interior architecture, fashion, industrial design and graphic design. IDA exists to recognize, celebrate and promote legendary design visionaries and to uncover emerging talent in architecture and interior, fashion, product, graphic and fashion design. The awards gala will be held in Los Angeles at the end of March. FiftyTwoDegrees by Mecanoo combines technology, science and culture in a unique environment that invites encounters and collaboration. It is designed with a humane and sustainable approach toward location, architecture, materialisation and use. The first phase was realised in 2006. The design for the Wei-Wu-Ying Center for the Performing Arts by Mecanoo was inspired by the Banyan trees on site in the Wei-Wu-Ying Metropolitan Park. It will include a concert hall and an opera house and has a total capacity of 6,150 seats: a 2,000 seat Concert Hall, 2300-seat Lyric theater, a 1250-seat Playhouse, a 450-seat Recital Hall and an open air theatre for thousands of visitors. Construction is planned this year with the theatre complex opening its doors in 2012. Mecanoo architecten was founded in Delft in 1984, employing over 90 professionals in the fields of architecture, interior design, urban planning, landscape architecture and architectural engineering. The award winning practice is directed by its original founding architect/director Francine M.J. Houben. With projects all over the world, Mecanoo has a diverse range of project types including libraries, theatres, urban plans, residential neighbourhoods, private villas, high rise, university and academic buildings, office buildings and even a chapel. Mecanoo wins Cityscape Architectural Award On Monday October 6th, the emir of Dubai, Sjeik Mohammed bin Rashi al-Maktoum, officially opened the seventh Cityscape Dubai 2008. During the gala dinner of the largest real estate and development event of its kind Francine Houben received the Cityscape Architectural Award for the National Performing Arts Center in Kaohsiung, Taiwan by Mecanoo. This theatre and music complex will include a concert hall and an opera house. The prize, whose theme is 'Design for an Emerging World', has been awarded to the National Performing Arts Center because of the building's strength in expression, the integration of the complex with the park, its advanced theatre design and technical innovation and the building design's response to the subtropical climate of the city of Kaohsiung. The Cityscape Architectural Award is endorsed by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). Francine Houben of Mecanoo said 'I am happy receiving this prize for the National Performing Arts Center. It means that Dubai honours designs that take climate issues into account and with attention for innovative and sustainable solutions.' In 2007 Mecanoo won the competition for the National Performing Arts Center. The theatre complex of 100,000 m2 has a total of 6,000 seats: an opera house with 2,250 seats, a concert hall with 2,000 seats, a recital hall with 500 seats, a play house with 1,250 seats and an open air theatre for thousands of visitors. The start of the building works is planned in December 2008. The theatre complex will open its doors in 2012. Taiwan National Performing Arts Centre, Kaohsiung, Taiwan image from Mecanoo architecten Taiwan project : Architecture competition winner Salone di Mobile Milan pavilion, Italy : A Piece of Banyan Mecanoo pavilion Swimming Pool and Sports Centre het Marnix, Amsterdam, Netherlands Mecanoo architecten : Amsterdam building Montevideo, Rotterdam, Netherlands Mecanoo architecten : Rotterdam tower Palace of Justice Córdoba, Spain Spanish building : Architecture Competition win, 50,000sqm, E 43m Municipal office building and Train Station, Delft, Netherlands Dutch architecture Da Vinci College, Dordrecht, Netherlands Dutch building FiftyTwoDegrees, Jonker Bosplein 52, Nijmegen, Netherlands Mecanoo architecten : FiftyTwoDegrees Building Mecanoo Buildings, chronological: Parkhotel, Rotterdam, Netherlands 1998-2000; 2001-02 Roman Catholic Chapel St Mary of the Angels, Rotterdam, Netherlands 1998-99, 2000-01 Office building, Utrecht, Netherlands 1996-99, 1998-2000 National Heritage Museum, Arnheim 1995-98, 1999-2000 Erweiterung Naturkunde Museum Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands 1995 Delft Technical University Library, Delft, Netherlands 1993-95, 1996-98 Public Library, Almelo, Netherlands 1992-94 Herdenkingsplein, Maastricht 1991-92, 1993-94 Faculty of Economics & Management, Utrecht, Netherlands 1991-92, 1993-95 University Building, Wageningen 1990 Isala College, Silvolde Doetinchen 1990-93, 1993-95 House, Rotterdam, Netherlands 1989-90, 1990-91 Ringvaartsplasbuurt Oost Housing, Rotterdam, Netherlands 1988-91, 1991-93 More info on Mecanoo Architects soon

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