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13 July 2010 // Smells of concrete

Walking through the construction site of our IJburg blok 64 project, we're reminded why we love our profession so much: the smell of concrete is just irresistible! But obviously it is not only a delight for the nose. See more construction site photos here...
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4 May 2010 // Lecture Strategies in Architecture

Miguel Loos has been asked to give a lecture about strategies in architecture at the Academy in Amsterdam. His key statement is that it is essential to skillfully communicate in the beautiful language of diagrams. And that we owe it all to ISOTYPE by Otto Neurath...
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30 April 2010 // Bewitched by Benidorm

What is the secret of success of Mediterranean Mini-Manhattan Benidorm on the Spanish coast? Intrigued by this question, a field trip was done, resulting in an article written by Anneke Bokern for German magazine Baunetzwoche, including photos by Miguel Loos...
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27 April 2010 // Genielink

How to renovate a UNESCO monument military barrack into a sustainable arts galery and visitor centre? See our entry for the Kunstfort Vijfhuizen Genieloods competition here...
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19 March 2010 // Masterplan in media

Gateway Gardens has found broad attention in German newspapers. The masterplan designed by ASTOC and LOOS ARCHITECTS was published in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Bild, Frankfurter Rundschau, Offenbach Post
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15 March 2010 // Max Havelaar revisited

We have been commissioned to strategically renovate the icono- graphic 50ies flat "Max Havelaar", located next to the A10 Amsterdam ring road. A new façade on the lower floors will make the building fit for the upcoming restructuring of the neighbourhood. More info soon...
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12 February 2010 // Frostbite fatigue

We would have loved to inform you about the advances on the construction site of our project in IJburg. But due to Siberian temperatures it's only possible to ice-skate in the half-finished garage of the housing block. So we keep staring at the model...
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31 December 2009 // Goodbye 2009, hello 2010!

2009 has been a very busy year for us - despite the crisis. Therefore we would like to thank all our clients, collaborators, colleagues and friends for their trust in LOOS ARCHITECTS. We wish you all a very prosperous 2010!
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05 November 2009 // Second live

Another project in Amsterdam North for LOOS ARCHITECTS. We have been asked by EIGEN HAARD to come up with a proposal for a temporary use of the former site of the STORK factory. The area will accommodate a unique mix of cultural en commercial functions.
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30 October 2009 // Going zero

The team of ASR, LOOS ARCHITECTS and DGMR have been selected for the second round of the mixed-use-zero-emission-building competition. The two plots in Amsterdam are actually in the backyard of our office. The results of the selection are due in February 2010.
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15 October 2009 // On Top

What should be an innovative urban living condition for young families?
See our answer to this competition brief for a plot on the fringe of the Delft city centre here...
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01 August 2009 // Must move MUST

The Amsterdam based urban design office MUST has commissioned us to design their new office interior. The brief is to "design furniture that can absorb the extensive archive whilst keeping the space as open as possible". No problem!
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26 June 2009 // Delivery nightmare

LOOS ARCHITECTS and bureau SLA have joined forces and produced a beautiful proposal for the National Museum design competition in Oslo. Unfortunately DHL delivered the documents too late. Due to the competition rules we are now out of the race. Unbelievable...
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24 June 2009 // Official last pile

Maarten van Poelgeest, the alderman of the Amsterdam city council has officially opened the building site of block 64. After a round table discussion with representatives of the developer and the city planning department he rammed the last foundation pile into the ground.
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15 June 2009 // IJburg in "Deadline today!" exhibition in Vienna

'Deadline Today!' is an exhibition by Wonderland / Platform for Architecture that provides an extensive overview of the European architecture competition landscape, including our design for housing block 64 on IJburg in Amsterdam. See exhibition info here...
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15 June 2009 // Exhibition "Towards a new social housing"

Our project The Salamander is exhibited once again. This time at the Contemporary & Modern Gallery of the Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine in Paris.
Find more information about the exhibition here...
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01 June 2009 // Gateway Gardens extended

Our commission for the urban development of the Gateway Gardens has again been extended. Together with our colleagues from ASTOC we are now researching different prototypical typologies and facade systems for several building plots.
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15 May 2009 // Relaxed Intense

Last month we presented our design for the Alva Laval site in the Oosterpark area in Groningen. The winner of the selection will be announced at the end of June.
See the project here...
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20 February 2009 // Ok - let's go

We are very happy to announce that our housing project on IJburg is on its way to be build. The constructor De Nijs is currently preparing the sandy site so that the first pile can be hit into the ground at the 2nd week of May.
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13 February 2009 // Intensive lowrise housing

The project developer BAM and the planning department of Groningen have invited us to propose a high density housing project in the Ooster-park area. The result of the study will be presented on the opening of the "Intense Laagbouw" exhibition on the 3rd of April in Groningen.
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10 February 2009 // Study windmill site

LOOS ARCHITECTS have been asked to do a programmatic and spatial study for a historic windmill site. The result will be due in April.
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05 January 2009 // Caracas revisited

Several magazines have recently published articles written by Anneke Bokern about Caracas, illustrated with photos taken by Miguel Loos.

See article: Baunetz Magazine, DAMn Magazine, MARK Magazine
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