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2024-05-02T06:26:53-04:00
https://archinect.com/news/article/150284925/adept-completes-the-new-aarhus-school-of-architecture
ADEPT completes the new Aarhus School of Architecture
Josh Niland
2021-10-13T08:00:00-04:00
>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ec/eca646a7308464ad4b82216924beffe6.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Buzz is spreading around Denmark this week following the completion of the design capital’s first-ever purpose-built architectural school in Aarhus, its second-largest city.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4c/4caf14481244063192f94748b7d3c255.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4c/4caf14481244063192f94748b7d3c255.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image © ADEPT</figcaption></figure><p>The Danish firm <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/88477/adept" target="_blank">ADEPT</a> has converted a 12,500-square-meter (135,000-square-feet) former railyard site at the <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/18812/arkitektskolen-aarhus-the-aarhus-school-of-architecture" target="_blank">Aarhus School of Architecture</a> to deliver an innovative approach to learning to one of Europe’s most respected <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/86114/architecture-school" target="_blank">architecture schools</a>.<br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4c/4ca19cb98a842f181cb4464c349ec6d2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4c/4ca19cb98a842f181cb4464c349ec6d2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image © Rasmus Hjortshoj</figcaption></figure><p>The new building offers students the chance to experiment in their own education, collaborating with each other in a cross-disciplinary space that is itself the byproduct of intensive user input and a process that circumvented internal hierarchies of building design and project organization. <br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0f/0fa1fb91d0d18c6cba9afc224a6d1fbe.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0f/0fa1fb91d0d18c6cba9afc224a6d1fbe.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image © Rasmus Hjortshoj</figcaption></figure><p>“It is a building that was designed to never be enough in itself,” ADEPT partner Martin Krough said in a statement. “Only through its occupants is it complete."<br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3b/3b93e596094001281532afc31d456191.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3b/3b93e596094001281532afc31d456191.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image © Rasmus Hjortshoj</figcaption></figure><p>The terraced structure carries an industria...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/141282117/big-sanaa-lacaton-vassal-pre-qualified-to-compete-in-designing-new-aarhus-school-of-architecture
BIG, SANAA, Lacaton & Vassal pre-qualified to compete in designing new Aarhus School of Architecture
Justine Testado
2015-11-17T14:06:00-05:00
>2024-01-23T19:16:08-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/k2/k2xwhd1xrcnyreb1.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The <a href="http://archinect.com/schools/cover/18812/arkitektskolen-aarhus-the-aarhus-school-of-architecture" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aarhus School of Architecture</a> in Denmark is set on revamping itself with the construction of a brand new school building, and the search to find the architect to design it is underway. According to the School, a total of 42 teams worldwide responded to the first phase of the competition. Along with the Danish Building & Property Agency — the contractor of the project, the School selected three pre-qualified teams from a strong field of candidates. They are:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/39902/big-bjarke-ingels-group" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BIG</a> (Denmark) along with Transform + Rambøll + <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/58461003/sla-landscape-architects" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SLA</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/sanaa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SANAA</a> (Japan) along with B+G Ingenieure + <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/17195943/sasaki-associates" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sasaki and Partners</a></li><li>LACATON & VASSAL (France) along with <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/66029871/powerhouse-company" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Powerhouse</a> + Kristine Jensens Tegnestue</li></ul><p>However, there are still three spots left. When the next phase starts in December, the Danish Building & Property Agency will launch an open international design competition welcoming all architects and architecture students, from which the last three candidates will be chosen.</p>
<p>All six pre-qualified candidates will then advance to the restric...</p>