RECENT

Education Center Erasmus MC shortlisted amongst the 40 projects for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2015

KAAN Architecten's project will be part of the touring exhibition for the EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award opening on the 7-8th of May in Barcelona as a first staring point, together with the official announcement of the 2015 edition winner. 

Rijnstraat 8, a new project added to the website of KAAN Architecten  

Originally designed in 1992, the renovation project opens up Rijnstraat 8 with new glass façades and bright rooftops, while the core atriums work as a single system.  Rijnstraat 8 is a new city entrance and a state-of-art working space. KAAN design won the 2nd prize in the international competition held between 2012 - 2014.

ON THE BOARD

Third construction phase of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands 

The highest point of the building has been reached, the new volume of the Supreme Court is standing out. This shooting focuses on the different glass façades: a full transparent ground floor for the public part of the building, flush openings for the courtrooms floor and aluminium slabs structure for the upper floors .

First picture of the building site of Chambre des Métiers et de l'Artisanat in Lille

The foundation works have started at the beginning of this year and the building completion is expected for December 2016. 
CMA is a building with a monolithic look as a result of its horizontal style highlighting the site on two levels: the landscape and the surrounding neighborhood. 

Archaeological remains of the 16th century citadel during foundation works of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts 

During the renovation and extension of KMSKA, the archaeologists of the Flemish Government discovered some remnants of foundations, part of the 16th century citadel, which was a Spanish fortification way of repression against the rebellion of the Habsburgs.

KAAN Architecten launches its official Instagram account

We are plased to announce the launch of the official Instagram account of KAAN Architecten. You can follow our profile on @kaanarchitecten via your mobile app or here via your computer. There will be weekly updates of the most recent news and on-going projects, as well as images related to our practice. 
 

ACADEMIC

IN CHICAGO research studio launch

Kees Kaan's chair "Complex Projects", in collaboration with ARCHEWORKS and ChicagoComplex is pleased to announce the launch of IN CHICAGO: a collaborative architecture and urbanism research studio that brings graduate students from TU Delft to Chicago. Beginning of Fall 2015, the new studio will start a 2 year objective. More information here

Anatomy of a Landmark feat. Cruz y Ortiz - "Studio Amsterdam" presentation

The Landmark studio, part of Kees Kaan "Complex Projects" chair, is hosting "Studio Amsterdam" with Antonio Cruz and Antonio Ortiz as special teaching professors in a collaboration between the Spatial Planning Department of Amsterdam and TU Delft Department of Architecture. Read more on our website.