Divided in two sections, A+U firstly surveys a cluster of 11 projects either recently completed or still under construction, and secondly, the 2007 winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture a prestigious Islamic charitable prize. Highlights from the first section include: Mateo's New Headquarters for the Deutsche Bundesbank, UN Studio's VilLa NM, and Dominic Stevens' Mimetic House. For the second; Van Gameren and Mastenbroek's Dutch Embassy in Addis Ababa and Heringer and Roswag's School in Rudrapur, Bangladesh.
Feature 1: Recent Projects
Olafur Eliasson + Kjetil Thorsen - Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2007 Josep Lluís Mateo - New Headquarters for the Deutsche Bundesbank UN Studio van Berkel & Bos - VilLA NM FAM - 11 March Memorial for the Victims Dominic Stevens - Mimetic House Jensen & Skodvin - New Monastery for Cistercian Nuns J. Mayer H. Architects - Danfoss Universe Massimo Curzi - Floriculturist’s House LIN, Finn Geipel + Giulia Andi - Alvéole 14 – Transformation of a Submarine Base, Saint-Nazaire SeARCH - Tower Power SeARCH & Christian Müller Architects - The Hole
Feature 2: 2007 Aga Khan Award for Architecture
Essay: Aga Khan Award for Architecture: Crossing Borders Brigitte Shim
Interview: Significance of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture Fumihiko Maki
Dick van Gameren and Bjarne Mastenbroek - Royal Netherlands Embassy Anna Heringer and Eike Roswag - School in Rudrapur GTZ Technical Office and GOPHCY - Rehabilitation of the City of Shibam
Samir Kassir Square Central Market University of Technology Petronas Restoration of the Amiriya Complex Moulmein Rise Residential Tower Rehabilitation of the Walled City
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