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Place Bell in Laval

The new home of the Laval Rocket – an American Hockey League team affiliated with the Montreal Canadiens – Place Bell, designed by Lemay, features a 10,000-seat arena with NHL-compliant ice rink that can easily transform into a performance amphitheatre.

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Impressive Scandinavian Architecture Overseas

Some beautiful illustrations, depicting the journey that Scandinavian architecture has taken. Follow four of the prestigious architects; Gert Wingårdh (Sweden), Arne Jacobsen (Denmark), Eliel Saarinen (Finland) and Kjetil Thorsen (Norway) on this series, revealing how their designs have reached international fame.

Peru

AVE House in Lima

Design: Arq. Martín Dulanto

A white box, a habitat platform and the space generated between both elements, composes this project. The box is separated from the base creating a large space open to the landscape.

Canada

The Sisters in La Malbaie

The clients bought a small house on a secluded lakeside lot in La Malbaie. For its first 30 years, the house was used as a hunting lodge, before Anik Péloquin architecte transformed it into a summer home for the Sisters of Charity.

France

Headquarters of Métropole Rouen Normandie

The headquarters of Métropole Rouen Normandie designed by Jacques Ferrier Architecture form a vivid landmark on the banks of the River Seine. The new building silhouette echoes adjacent renovated industrial buildings.

RIBA North Events

UK architecture centre RIBA North in Liverpool announces winter programme of exhibitions and events, starting with Cerámica on 28 October, plus Stirling Prize Models and The Presidents Medals.

Anna Meares Velodrome in Brisbane

Designed by Cox Architecture and completed twelve months before schedule, the Anna Meares Velodrome is a world class venue featuring an international competition standard 250 metre timber cycling track.

Gasklockan in Hjorthagen, Stockholm Landscape

Piet Oudolf and LOLA landscape architects are designing the landscape around Gasklockan in Hjorthagen, located northeast of Stockholm. The beautiful old gasometers, left by the industry as a collection of built objects, is like a family of strangers.

Bécassines Cottage in Mansonville

Situated on the shores of Lake Memphremagog in the Municipality of Potton, this cottage, designed by Atelier BOOM-TOWN, comfortably accommodates more than a dozen people, enabling them to appreciate the location thanks to its wide openings onto the surrounding nature.

The Archive House in Stavanger

Situated in the Innovation Park at Ullandhaug, Stavanger, the Archive House has been imaginatively designed by Lund+Slaatto Architects to provide a 14,000 sqm cultural research centre which includes a café, library, meeting facilities and exhibition space.

Villas Winterberg in the Hochsauerland District

Third Skin designed a tourist development with about 20 villas and apartments in a modern contemporary style in the center of the village and with direct access to the ski slopes of the authentic village of Neuastenberg in Winterberg.

Historical Museum Exhibits in Frankfurt

Located in the centre of Frankfurt, Germany, between the town hall and the Main river, is the completely refurbished and newly extended Historical Museum Frankfurt. Kossmann.dejong designed three exhibitions for the building.

Pinnacle One Yonge in Toronto

Designed by Hariri Pontarini Architects the Pinnacle One Yonge development, on Toronto’s waterfront, rethinks the typical mix of residential, commercial and retail space found in Toronto.

Church + Wellesley in Toronto

3XN’s first North American highrise has been commissioned by a Canadian developer, One Properties in Toronto, Canada. The 43 stories tall building is planned for Toronto’s vibrant and historic Church and Wellesley district.

Restaurante Kento in Valencia

Masquespacio presents Kento, their last project for an Oriental food chain in Valencia, focused mainly on sushi and other specialties from the Japanese kitchen. Founded by Eduardo Hijlkema the new chain counts on the consultancy of well-known chef and youtuber Taka Sasaki.