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MVRDV’s Transformation of Disused Dijon Mustard Laboratory Completed

2012-07-13T14:58:00-04:00

Rotterdam's MVRDV has completed the transformation of a disused mustard laboratory in Dijon, France (previously on Bustler) into an innovative call center with an education center, incubator and social program.

Previously in the Archinect News: MVRDV to Transform Dijon Mustard Lab into Call Center

Henning Larsen Architects Wins New Office Building for Nordea Bank

2012-04-26T15:50:00-04:00

Henning Larsen Architects and a team consisting of Signal Architects and SLA Landscape Architects have won the competition for Nordea Bank’s new office building of 40,000 m2 in Ørestad North, Copenhagen, next to the premises of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation and the Concert Hall – Koncerthuset. The building will comprise Scandinavia’s largest trading floor of 5,500 m2 with a view of the green area of Amager Fælled.

Mecanoo / Royal Haskoning to Design New Eurojust HQ in The Hague

2012-03-22T15:58:00-04:00

The Mecanoo / Royal Haskoning joint design team is the winner for the realization of the new The Hague headquarters of Eurojust, an agency of the European Union handling the judicial co-operation of cross-border criminal matters. The jury [...] announced the winner this week.

Google's Newest Office Looks Like A Space Station With Foosball Tables

2011-12-19T12:25:02-05:00

Designed by PENSON, Google Engineering's new London offices are a giddy exercise in science fiction set decoration, replete with smooth white surfaces and bold solid colors. I'll admit that as I paged through the publicity images, it was a little hard to take them seriously.

New Ways of Designing the Modern Workspace

2011-08-05T20:08:31-04:00

At the end of his life, Robert Propst, creator of the cubicle system, called his invention “monolithic insanity,” yet we seem unable to tread down any other path. Longstanding calls for the Redesign of the Cubicle continue...

MVRDV to Transform Dijon Mustard Lab into Call Center

2011-05-02T13:50:00-04:00

The French city of Dijon and Teletech International have chosen Rotterdam architects MVRDV to transform a disused Dijon Mustard laboratory completed in 2004 into an innovative call center with an education center, incubator and social program. Completion of the 6,000m2 refurbishment is planned for 2012.