Stadskantoor in Rotterdam, Netherlands

Located in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Stadskantoor was designed by Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA). Europe’s modern architectural epicentre is soon to receive a new city hall, courtesy of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), in collaboration with Werner Sobek and engineers ABT. Rotterdam’s Stadskantoor, as the building will be known, will accommodate municipal services,... 

Tags: Architecture, Architecture of the Netherlands, Europe, municipal services, Natural Disaster, Netherlands, Office for Metropolitan Architecture, Ole Scheeren, Regnier de Graaf, Reinier de Graaf, Rem Koolhaas, Rotterdam, steel, Werner Sobek

Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec in Québec, Canada

Located in Québec, Canada, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec was designed by Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), has won the competition for a major expansion to the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (MNBAQ). The 12,000 sq. m. new building, a cascade of three overlapping boxes at the juncture of downtown Quebec City and the historic Battlefields Park, will be OMA’s first... 

Tags: Architecture, Canada, Christine St-Pierre, Grand Hall, Jason Long, Minister of Culture Mme, MNBAQ, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Office for Metropolitan Architecture, Pierre Lassonde, President, Quebec, Quebec City, Rem Koolhaas, Shohei Shigematsu, St. Dominique Church

Serpentine Pavilion 2009 in London, United Kingdom

Designed by SANAA, Serpentine Pavilion 2009 is located in London, United Kingdom. It’s not summer in the UK until the Serpentine Pavilion has been erected and, that said, summer should start in two days! Standing in the gardens of London’s Serpentine Gallery, the Serpentine Pavilion is each year designed by a different innovator from the top of the architectural food chain. Past masters... 

Tags: architectural food chain, Architecture, Arts, Cecil Balmond, Deconstructivism, Frank Gehry, Kazuyo Sejima, London, London's Serpentine Gallery, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York City, Pavilion premier, Rem Koolhaas, Ryue Nishizawa, SANAA, Serpentine Gallery, Serpentine Pavilion, Toyo Ito, United Kingdom, Visual arts, Zaha Hadid

Casa da Musica in Porto, Portugal

Located in the historical centre of Porto, Portugal, the Casa da Musica concert hall was designed by Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) wins prestigious international award, the European Award from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). This prestigious prize is awarded yearly for outstanding contributions to architectural design in Europe. The Jurors described Casa da Musica as... 

Tags: architecture in Portugal, Beijing TV Centre, Casa da Música, Concert Hall, deconstructivism architecture, Office for Metropolitan Architecture, Rem Koolhaas, RIBA European Award, Royal Institute of British Architects, Stirling Prize, Visual arts

Dallas Centre for the Performing Arts in Texas, United States

Texas is not the location of choice when considering a foray into the art world, or at least he did not, until now. Billed as the cultural complex the largest in America since Lincoln Center in New York, the 354 million Dallas Center for the Performing Arts is set to open next month to complete the vision of the city 25 years for the District 68-acre arts. And with the building designed by 4 architects,... 

Tags: America, Annette Strauss Artist Square, Arts District Dallas Texas, Bill Winspear Opera House, Charles A. Sammons Park, Charles Wyly, City Performance Hall, Dallas, Dallas Black Dance, Dallas Center for the Performing Arts, Dallas Opera, Dallas Theater Center, Dee Wyly, Lincoln Center, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Margaret McDermott Performance Hall, Michel Desvigne, N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico, New York, Paris, Rem Koolhaas, Texas, United States, Winspear Opera House