‘Tondo’ is a footbridge that connects two buildings of the Belgian Federal Parliament in the center of Brussels. The bridge was explicitly designed as a spatial element, rather than a technical solution. Named after the tradition of the ‘Tondo’, a circular Renaissance painting, the bridge is shaped like a ring, and suspended between the two buildings.
American studio ZGF Architects has completed an expansion to the main terminal at Portland International Airport, installing a massive mass-timber roof that was prefabricated to keep the airport operational. The airport’s giant roof was made from metal and glued-laminated timber (glulam) that forms over 400,000 square feet (37,161 square metres) of beams and lattice and
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Global architecture studio Populous has unveiled its plans for Aramco Stadium, a 47,000-seat sports venue in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, designed to be “iconic in the football world”. Set to host the upcoming 2027 AFC Asian Cup, the building will be defined by a spiralling form intended to evoke waves, in a nod to its
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The Chigorodó Educational Institution (I.E. Chigorodó), located in the municipality of the same name in Urabá Antioquia, is a collection of buildings constructed from the 1960s to the present, mostly through the efforts of the very community it serves. While reflecting the community’s commitment to securing a future for their children, these buildings face numerous construction and technical issues, particularly related to the climate, making them unsuitable spaces for children’s learning and recreational activities.
Olympic Games should be planned decades in advance to give more cities in the Global South the chance of hosting and reaping the cultural and infrastructural benefits, writes Christian Benimana as part of our Olympic Impact series. Training an athlete to become an Olympian takes a minimum of eight to nine years. It involves thousands
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The Olympic Games should be reformed to enable more democratic input from the communities they affect the most, argues Parisian journalist Jade Lindgaard in this Olympic Impact interview. “With the games, there’s never enough time,” said Lindgaard, author of Paris 2024: A City in the Face of Olympic Violence. “Every four years, a giant event
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British studio RSHP has unveiled its design for The Zhongyuan International Convention Centre, which will have an almost two-kilometre-long elevated floor plane and include 16 exhibition halls. Located within the Zhengzhou Airport Economic Zone (ZAEZ) in Henan, China, the Zhongyuan International Convention and Conference Centre complex was designed by RSHP and architecture studio TJAD. The
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Chinese Studio ZZHK has completed G Clef Bridge, a pedestrian walkway across the Bailu River in Chengdu, which culminates in a spiralling ramp and viewpoint informed by musical notation. The bridge connects the French-style town of Bailu – a popular tourist destination also known as Bailu Music Town – with the Diamond Music Hall on
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Dutch studio OMA has completed a wide bridge across the River Garonne in Bordeaux, France, which is intended to double as a public space for the city. Designed by OMA partners Rem Koolhaas and Chris van Duijn, the Simone Veil Bridge is 549 metres long and 44 metres wide to accommodate a large pedestrianised space.
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A well-functioning Innovation Campus with understated extravagance – The Novonesis Innovation Campus is a modern centre for innovation, knowledge-sharing, and customer support as well as an inspiring and efficient workplace. It is designed for Novonesis, a global bioscience company, serving food, dairy, beverage, nutritional and agricultural industries. The keyword for the new campus is well-functioning, understated extravagance. It interprets classic Danish modernism in a contemporary way through clear tectonics, easy wayfinding, and high-end materials inside out, such as oak and natural stone – all with a high level of detailing. The new functions include a dairy, laboratories, a customer-support centre, an auditorium, meeting spaces, offices, and a canteen. Situated in a forest in a 1960s masterplan by Arne Jacobsen, the Innovation Campus now harmonise with the beautiful surroundings and showcases how an extension can turn worn-down, mono-functional buildings into a coherent innovation hub by interweaving new functions. This reduced demolition and the gross area, thus minimising climate imprint.
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