Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has broken ground on a clubhouse and gallery in the mountainous district of GaoYao, 100 kilometres West of Guangzhou. The project, that sits in the centre of a lake, will act as a pavilion for a new development of exclusive villas at the base of the nearby... View full entry »
The team of Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects and Gottlieb Paludan Architects has won an international competition to design the largest waste-to-energy plant in the world. Located on the mountainous outskirts of Shenzhen the new Shenzhen East Waste-to-Energy Plant will incinerate 5,000 tonnes of... View full entry »
schmidt hammer lassen architects have won an international competition to design a new cultural home for the city of Shanghai, China. The project known as the West Shanghai Workers’ Cultural Palace, has been a popular destination for the city’s Labour Union workers and local community... View full entry »
Established in 1854, The State Library Victoria in Melbourne is one of Victoria State's oldest public institutions and Australia's oldest public library. The aim of the Vision 2020 Redevelopment Program is for the library to reaffirm itself as the state’s education and creative centrepiece... View full entry »
'Valdemars Have' is an urban residential block nestled amongst the cultural and green heart of Aarhus, the second largest city of Denmark. It’s a vision for how to create good living conditions for people who want to be part of the city and want the city to be part of their lives. Resting on... View full entry »
schmidt hammer lassen wins international competition to design a 87,000 m2 masterplan in the area of Skøyen in central Oslo. Eureka Kvarteret will become a unifying urban development icon. It will draw a new skyline and a versatile reflection of city life by combining the diversity of the... View full entry »
On 12 November 2015, the International Criminal Court (ICC), designed by schmidt hammer lassen architects, was formally handed-over its new permanent premises in the Hague, Netherlands. ICC President Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi received a symbolic key from the Courtys construction... View full entry »
ARoS Aarhus Art Museum in Denmark, headed by its visionary director Erland G. Høyersten, has revealed an ambitious expansion plan aiming to bring the museum into the world elite of modern art museums. “The Next Level “expansion project is leading art towards new ways of... View full entry »
28 October 2015 marked the official opening of the expansion of Pier C in Copenhagen Airport, becoming key for the airport's growth strategy for non-European and long-haul traffic, making room for the world’s largest passenger airliner – the Airbus A380. schmidt hammer lassen... View full entry »
Located on the outskirts of Shenzhen, the Shenzhen East Waste-to-Energy Plant will incinerate 5,000 tonnes of waste per day, generating 550 million kWh every year. With a population of 20 million Shenzhen produces 15,000 tonnes of waste a day, a number that is increasing approximately 7% per... View full entry »
Schmidt hammer lassen architects along with Mangor & Nagel, Kristine Jensen Landscape, Balslev engineers and consultant Rikke Gregersen has pre-qualified to design a new 38,000m2 welfare centre in central Copenhagen, Denmark. Fremtidens Sølund (The Future Sølund) will be a ground... View full entry »
Friday 25 September, the new book “SPACE FOR CHANGE. Dokk1 - Aarhus' new meeting place”, is launched. Dokk1, designed by schmidt hammer lassen architects, is the largest public library in Scandinavia and part of the Urban Mediaspace project, which is transforming the harbour front of... View full entry »
The new hotel, congress and concert complex Malmö Live designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen architects is nominated for the Kasper Salin Prize 2015 - Sweden’s most prestigious architectural prize. The complex totaling 54,000m2 opened in May of this year and is fast becoming a cultural... View full entry »
The new 1,600 seat concert hall in Malmö Live will open to the public with a festive premier program on the weekend 28-30 August 2015. The concert hall is the Centre piece of the Malmö Live complex, which also consists of a five star Clarion Hotel, Congress Centre, two... View full entry »
As lead architects on the new permanent premises of the International Criminal Court in the Hague, schmidt hammer lassen architects supports the World Day for International Justice on 17th July 2015.17th July marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute in 1998, the founding treaty of... View full entry »
Last week, a ground-breaking ceremony was celebrated for the new 30,000 square metre central library in Ningbo, China. Participating the ceremony were the head of the Ningbo City Cultural Bureau, Ningbo Library, Ningbo Urban Planning and Construction Design Institute, and schmidt hammer lassen... View full entry »
On the 24th of June, the inauguration of The Boiler Central was celebrated, an old boiler building from the 1940ies in the unique, historic industrial complex in Vejle, Denmark. schmidt hammer lassen architects has designed the 1,200 square meter large refurbishment project which provides... View full entry »
When Dokk1 opened its doors to the public on Saturday, 20 June, became the largest public library in the Nordic countries, representing a new generation of modern, hybrid libraries. The 30,000 square metre building is part of the Urban Mediaspace project, which is transforming the harbour... View full entry »
