Archinect - News 2024-04-27T14:42:03-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/119891753/2015-alvar-aalto-medal-awarded-to-fuensanta-nieto-and-enrique-sobejano 2015 Alvar Aalto Medal awarded to Fuensanta Nieto and Enrique Sobejano Justine Testado 2015-02-03T14:45:00-05:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7y/7yafv2zywikkbejm.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Fuensanta Nieto and Enrique Sobejano of Spanish practice Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos were announced as the recipients of the 2015 Alvar Aalto Medal. First awarded in 1967 and designed by Alvar Aalto himself, The Alvar Aalto Medal is given to individuals in recognition for their significant architectural achievements. Nieto and Sobejano were announced as the winners of the twelfth Medal today during an Architecture Day seminar at Helsinki City Hall.</p><p>Previous winners include Portuguese architect <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/36807389/portuguese-architect-paulo-david-receives-2012-alvar-aalto-medal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paulo David (2012)</a> and Danish practice <a href="http://www.bustler.net/index.php/article/alvar_aalto_medal_awarded_to_the_danish_tegnestuen_vandkunsten" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tegnestuen Vandkunsten (2009)</a>.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/qx/qx3tqo28chv0cgvc.jpg"></p><p>Collaborators since the early 1980s, it's no question that Nieto and Sobejano have built up a diverse portfolio, although their most recognizable works are museums and galleries. In addition to running their 40-employee firm Nieto Sobejano Architects in Madrid and Berlin, both architects also lecture at the European University of Madrid and the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK). Nieto and Sobejano's work has been exhibited at...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/112957840/new-competition-launched-for-national-gallery-and-ludwig-museum-in-budapest New competition launched for National Gallery and Ludwig Museum in Budapest Alexander Walter 2014-11-05T13:36:00-05:00 >2014-11-05T13:43:27-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/kr/kre9w96nal03g4qx.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The international jury choosing an architect to design a new National Gallery, which will also provide a new home for the Ludwig Museu in the Hungarian capital, has invited seven leading practices to take part in a new competition after a first competition did not produce a winning design. The seven architects invited to compete for the high-profile commission are: Jean Nouvel, David Chipperfield, Mecanoo, Nieto Sobejano, Renzo Piano, Sanaa and Sn&oslash;hetta.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><head><meta></head></html> https://archinect.com/news/article/89005306/three-finalists-for-moscow-s-new-national-center-for-contemporary-arts-ncca Three finalists for Moscow’s New National Center for Contemporary Arts (NCCA) Justine Testado 2013-12-16T20:24:00-05:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6g/6gd2p0icm0z5owq6.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The Strelka Institute for media, architecture and design announced on Dec. 12 the three finalists for the international competition to design the National Center for Contemporary Arts (NCCA) at the Khodynskoe Pole in Moscow.</p></em><br /><br /><p><strong>UPDATE: </strong><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/89834468/heneghan-peng-wins-moscow-s-ncca-competition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heneghan Peng wins Moscow&rsquo;s NCCA competition</a></p><p>Out of 10 teams in the second round of the competition, the jury selected 3 finalists:</p><p><a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/26550/heneghan-peng-architects" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>Heneghan Peng Architects (Ireland)</strong></a><br><img alt="" title="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/ul/ulmc6b8gpbmcct5p.jpg"><br><br><img alt="" title="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/h9/h9xidvo6kov3pvde.jpg"></p><p><br><a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/2904304/nieto-sobejano-arquitectos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos (Spain):</strong></a><br><img alt="" title="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/6m/6mbnkngydripdfcm.jpg"><br><br><img alt="" title="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/k1/k1d33uigjjrzc4w8.jpg"><br><br><br><strong>MEL (Russia)</strong>:<br><img alt="" title="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/0a/0apdzqfjcrnxydnf.jpg"></p><p><br><img alt="" title="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/tx/txp8nwar2kj4kdq1.jpg"></p>