RIBA announces Sir David Adjaye to receive the 2021 Royal Gold Metal for Architecture

30 September 2020

Sir David Adjaye’s significant influence on the advancement of architecture over the last 25 years has been recognised with the UK’s highest honour for architecture, the RIBA Royal Gold Medal. His completed projects range from private homes to major art centres and include the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC, and Ruby City, an art centre in San Antonio Texas. Photo credit Josh Huskin

Smithsonian National Museum of African American Arts and Culture, Washington DC. Lead designer Adjaye Associates in 2016 / Photo Nic Lehoux Courtesy RIBA

Ruby-City-San-Antonio-Dror-Baldinger-FAIAjpg — Ruby City art Centre in San Antonio, Texas by Adjaye Associates in 2019 / Photo Dror Baldinger FAIA Courtesy RIBA

Moscow School of Management Iwan Baanjpg — Moscow School of Management in Skolkovo, Russia by Adjaye Associates in 2010 / Photo Iwan Baan Courtesy RIBA

Ateliers O-S Architectes restructure an obsolete school building in a suburb of Paris

Architecture| Environment

Paris based Ateliers O-S Architectes have restructured an inefficient asbestos-ridden catering building, which is part of the Frédéric Joliot-Curie high school in the town of Dammarie-les-Lys. The updated 1960s building opens up a view of the forest from a 1,200 capacity dining room, and a large ‘roof’ volume brings in light through lateral windows while forming a generous canopy under which pupils can gather. Photo Cyrille Weiner. Ateliers O-S Architectes

Ortner & Ortner Baukunst create office campus for W&W comprising seven courtyard buildings

Architecture| Interiors

Architects O&O Baukunst have created a 160,000 square meter campus housing 4,200 employees for financial group Wüstenrot & Wüttembergische AG in Kornwestheim, Germany. The compact campus consists of seven courtyard buildings surrounded by mixed meadow orchards and a boulevard lined with cafes, restaurants, conference and leisure facilities. Photo Stefan Mueller. O&O Baukunst

Pier System shelving by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for HAY

Design| Furniture

Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec took inspiration from a friend’s huge wall covered with books, music and ceramics, and designed a shelving system for Danish furniture manufacture HAY. The shelving is functional and configurable and manufactured from aluminium and steel. HAY, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec

Open House Copenhagen commences as Copenhagen is designated World Capital of Architecture 2023

Events

25 and 26 March 2023

Buildings and sites normally closed to the public will be open during Open House Copenhagen. Over 10,000 people are expected to visit and registration is required. The range of buildings include Arne Jacobson’s central bank of Denmark, utility provider HOFOR’s tunnels under the city and Urban Rigger, the floating shipping container islands that are home to 100 people. Photo Johanne Troelsgaard Toft (DACDOM). Danish Architecture Centre, Open House