European Copper Architecture Awards

European Copper , Architecture Awards  was designed by Editorial. Seven exquisite projects from across Europe have been shortlisted in the European Copper in Architecture Awards, an annual scheme which looks to highlight the increasing use of the metal in cutting edge design. This year’s finalists have been sourced from Spain, Finland, Italy, the UK, Germany and Luxembourg, and showcase many innovative... 

Tags: Copper, Europe, Finland, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, metal, Recyclable materials, Spain, United Kingdom

European Copper in Architecture Awards

European Coppe in Architecture Awards. The last two decades have seen their transformation from a UK-based programme highlighting craftsmanship, into a major, design-led Awards event for projects across Europe. Following the recent growth in entries – over 70 at the last event – from a wide range of countries, the 2009 Awards 14 will, for the first time, consider all entries together to select... 

Tags: Architecture, Chemistry, Copper, Copper cladding, Europe, Matter, Nature, Roof

Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Poland

The Museum of the History of Polish Jews is designed by Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects Ltd and situated in Warsaw, Poland. Architects Lahdelma & Mahlamäki’s Museum of the History of Polish Jews, currently under construction in Warsaw, features a layered façade design using pre-patinated copper in combination with glazing. Here, a regular grid of vertical, alternating glass and copper... 

Tags: Chemistry, Copper, Glass, Glass art, Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects Ltd, Mahlamäki’s Museum, Matter, Physics, Poland, Recyclable materials, Warsaw, Windows

Svalbard Science Centre in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands

The Svalbard Science Centre designed by Jarmund/Vigsnæs AS Architects is located in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands.  An insulated copper-clad skin is wrapped around the complex spaces demanded by the brief, creating an outer shell defined by the flows of wind and snow passing through the site and informed by climatic 3D simulations. The long-strip copper installation system was used with copper... 

Tags: Chemistry, Copper, Jan Mayen, Jan Mayen island, Matter, Nature, Svalbard, Svalbard island

Liberty Medical Office in Pittsburgh, United States

The Liberty Medical Office designed by Front Studio Architects is located in Pittsburgh, United States. The façade of the structure is an amalgamation of fragmented pieces, with copper sections that reflect the natural sunlight during the day and alter the building’s outward appearance. Additional changes in appearance will form as the copper portions of the exterior patina and the glass block beneath... 

Tags: Business, Chemistry, Copper, Furniture, Metalworking, Patina, Pittsburgh, Prefabrication, Recyclable materials, United States, Visual arts