David Chipperfield Architects has won a competition to design the Elbtower, a 230-meter tall building in Hamburg that will be the city's tallest. The building comprises a podium which on one corner curves elegantly upward to form a glass tower. This tower tapers outward from its base, adding a powerful form to the Hamburg skyline. At its base, the building forms a number of connections to the city, linking to the train and underground station to the east and a bicycle-bridge over the canal to the north. At the meeting of these entrances, the building features a courtyard which adds to the... >>>

The Inventer Bruneseau RFP for projects launched by the city of Paris involves a plot of 8,000 m2 (86,111.28 ft²) located between the 13th arrondissement and Ivry. The firm of Brenac & Gonzalez & Associés, finalist in this consultation, proposed to reconnect Paris and Ivry with a new district dedicated to territorial, ecological and societal transition. The project envisioned a neighborhood like a village on a human scale... >>>