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Campus Park Skara
As a symbol of tomorrow´s education facility, Campus Park Skara provides a modern, pedagogical framework in which sensuous architecture and interactive installations motivate students and teachers to interact with the school and the park area. Wit… Read more
norwegian wood is long-listed for wan awards 2011
24-01-2012
Norwegian Wood has been selected to go through to the long list for the WAN Residential Award 2011, which honours the most visionary residential architecture around the world.
“Focusing on innovative wooden architecture, low energy consumption and environmental materials, Norwegian Wood is designed as a landmark project with a view to inspiring architects and developers around the world,” WAN highlights on its website.
Norwegian Wood is designed in cooperation with Studio Ludo and is located on the urban seafront of Stavanger in Norway. On the 14th of February, WAN will announce whether Norwegian Wood goes through to the short list and the final running for the prestigious international award.
aart architects wins campus project in sweden
09-01-2012
In collaboration with Schonherr, we have won the competition for the new Campus Park Skara, including a 10,000 sq. m. school building and a 49 acre park. The campus is located in Skara in Sweden and provides the framework for a vibrant learning environment by integrating the architecture as an active learning element.
The architecture thus motivates the students to interact with the school building, as the floors, walls and furniture are designed as sensuous and pedagogical elements which can be included in the daily schooling. Likewise, the school has integrated touchscreens at the central square and weather stations in the park, so the students easily can gather data about the building´s energy consumption and the local climate.
The school is designed as an atrium building rooted in a public square. The public square is designed as the heart of the building and the social dimension is also being expressed in the exterior, as the school in a dynamic gesture stretches out towards the green park.
aart architects becomes an ambassador for wooden architecture
06-01-2012
In order to promote a more sustainable building culture, we have initiated a collaboration with the Danish wood initiative "Træ Er Miljø" (in English "Wood creates Environment") to become an ambassador for wooden architecture.
As an ambassador for wooden architecture, we strive to create awareness of the environmental qualities of trees, whether they grow in forests or are used in buildings. By this means, our vision is to achieve long-term effects on the building industry´s stance on wood as a sustainable raw material.
Over the years, we have created several wooden architecture projects and have thus gained a deep insight into the environmental qualities of wood. Our experience with wooden architecture manifests itself in projects such as FDF Outdoor Centre Sletten situated in the beautiful landscape of hills and lakes in Ry (DK) and Norwegian Wood situated on the urban seafront of Stavanger (NO).
aart architects promotes corporate social responsibility
20-12-2011
As a member of United Nations Global Compact, we have handed in our second Communication on Progress report, formulating our commitment to implementing corporate social responsibility into our business strategy and day-to-day operations.
Social, economic and environmental challenges affect the building industry more than ever before. Therefore, we recognise the need to collaborate with research institutes, knowledge-based companies and transnational organisations, as sustainable development can only be achieved by encouraging knowledge sharing between various sectors.
This understanding is reflected in our continuing support for the United Nations Global Compact which is the largest voluntary corporate responsibility initiative in the world and provides a practical framework for sustainable development.
skagen skipperskole opens its doors to the public
13-12-2011
The guests had to hold onto their braces when Skagen Skipperskole was inaugurated in a strong gale on the 9th of December. However, the gale-force wind didn’t curb the joy as the city of Skagen finally is able to offer a vibrant learning environment for the future education of skippers and chief officers.
The principal, staff and students were delighted with the building which faithful to the values of the school is designed as a sculptural ship situated between the city and the sea overlooking the wild forces of nature.
"The architecture expresses the spirit of adventure that through history has characterised the men and women who have chosen the sea as their workplace. We have thus strived to create an architectural symbol of the proud, maritime traditions," Torben Skovbjerg, partner in AART architects, emphasised in his speech at the inauguration.
the culture yard receives yet another award
24-11-2011
Just a few days after receiving the prestigious Structural Award 2011 for best "Community and Residential Structure", the Culture Yard has received the Danish award Tyndpladegruppens Arkitekturpris 2011.
The biannual award recognises excellent architectural use of thin plates and has been awarded the Culture Yard, as the crystalline façade construction of glass, steel and perforated aluminium plates, according to the judging panel, expresses an enticing, modern identity that interacts with the historic surroundings.
“Tyndpladegruppens Arkitekturpris is a great recognition of our and our developer’s vision, as it pays tribute to buildings that express a high technical and artistic level. And it’s especially a great recognition to receive such an award by competent colleagues,” Anders Tyrrestrup, partner in AART architects, points out.
the culture yard is awarded the structural award 2011
21-11-2011
The Culture Yard has been awarded the international Structural Awards 2011 that reward the work of the world’s most talented structural designers, recognise their indispensable contribution to the built environment and showcase projects that lead the industry’s development.
”The Culture Yard is a fine example of what can be achieved by a versatile team of structural engineers demonstrating flair and excellence in use of new and existing materials, dynamics, buildability, specialized construction methods and a respects for their heritage,” the jury highlighted at the award ceremony at the Marriott Hotel in London.
The Culture Yard has been constructed in a close collaboration with Søren Jensen Consulting Engineers and has received the prestigious award in the category “Award for Community or Residential Structures” for the advanced engineering work behind the vast glass facade.
aart architects wins school project in copenhagen
08-11-2011
In collaboration with Active City Transformation and Tækker Consulting Engineers, we have won the project competition for the extension and rebuilding of Skolen ved Søerne at Frederiksberg in Copenhagen.
In the jury report, Frederiksberg Municipality highlights how the winning proposal creates aesthetic, functional and organizational qualities that interact with the beautiful area by the lakes and create a convincing connection between the new and existing school building.
In order to create cohesion, the extension is built around a community room, while the outdoor areas are interlinked by a dynamic path that rises from the existing schoolyard to the new elevated schoolyard and further up along the thematic terraces to the school’s top floor.
Read more about Skolen ved Søerne
buyers flock to norwegian wood
02-11-2011
Sales at Norwegian Wood located at the seafront of Stavanger in Norway have been so strong that the developer Kruse Smith has opened the second construction phase for sales. In the first construction phase the freehold flats sold for impressive NOK 100 million in just a few days and the same is true for the second phase where 15 flats were sold in just one hour.
“We are pleased to have designed a popular and very saleable residential project. By using solid wood and structuring Norwegian Wood as a coherent row of blocks connected by dramatic passageways, we have created a distinctive building complex that takes advantage of the magnificent sea view and creates recreational spaces at the seafront,” Torben Skovbjerg, partner in AART architects, explains.
Norwegian Wood is designed in collaboration with Studio Ludo and is the winning proposal in an international architecture competition. The first sod will be cut this spring and the building complex is exptected to be finished within three years.
the waterhouse receives yet another award
20-10-2011
The new headquarters for DANVA, The Waterhouse, has been awarded Skanderborg Municipality’s Architecture Prize 2011 for enriching the municipality by contributing to a vibrant and sustainable cityscape.
The Waterhouse has received the prize in two categories, respectively for the best new construction and for the best new construction that innovatively incorporates sustainable solutions in both the construction, operation and disposal phase.
Skanderborg Municipality’s Architecture Prize 2011 is bestowed upon The Waterhouse just few month after the headquarters received the Sustainable Concrete Award 2011 by Dansk Beton, a subdivision under The Danish Construction Association.