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Terrorists Love Density
July 2006
Terrorists love density; they evaluate cities on that basis. They attack the bloodstream of daily life such as subways or buses; they look for the shock-factor attacking weddings or funerals and their main targets are city elements such as the police, the government, public transportation, or religious institutions.
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Hotel 2 in 1
July - August 2006, Madrid, Spain
The 110 room hotel is placed between the highway and a new residential area on the periphery of Madrid. It will be a hotel for business people and a point of activity and reference for the area.
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The European
June 2006
While the European Union puts in a lot of effort to discover a common denominator for European Culture, companies operating internationally are currently defining it through cheapness.
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World-Ball
June 2006
With 191 UN member states the political world seems to be complex, but the 207 current members of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) make the world of soccer appear to be even more fragmented.
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Super Germany
June 2006, Germany
The aim of the study is to show on three different levels what is Germany, what the German city, and who the German citizen. Firstly, we take the superlative, and secondly the average.
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Europan Continent
June 2006
Europan, descended from the French PAN (Programme d'Architecture Nouvelle) competition, is one of the world’s largest architecture competitions only surpassed by the competition for the Word Trade Center Memorial in New York.
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Potential Nation States
May 2006
In 1986, the United Nations had 159 member nations, today 191, thanks mainly to the break-up of federations in Europe plus the admission of microstates such as Liechtenstein, Micronesia, and Tuvalu.
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Rotterdam Zuid Study
April-May 2006, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Rotterdam Zuid, in surface much bigger than the north, and housing 40% of the population of Rotterdam has been largely neglected from the beginning of its existence 150 years ago.
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The Image of Europe
March-April 2006, Vienna, Austria
Austria’s Federal Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel opened ‘The Image of Europe’ exhibition at the Heldenplatz in Vienna on Monday, 8 May 2006. Austria held the presidency of the European Union for the first semester of 2006.
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This is Spijkenisse
February 2006, Spijkenisse, the Netherlands
The study analyzes the current situation of Spijkenisse and uses its in-progress strategies and projects to its maximum potential to define an identity for the city.
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Dubai Business Bay (part I and II)
February 2006, Dubai, UAE - United Arab Emirates
The study observes how Dubai positions itself as one of the world’s main resort cities.
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The History of Expos
January 2006
World fairs are an offspring of the age of industrialization in Europe, and focused initially on innovative products rather than on magnificent architecture of the pavilions and convention halls.
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Parking Garage
January-March 2006, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
The parking garage is one of the new Park and Ride (P+R) buildings in Rotterdam. It is placed on top of the Metro station Kralingse Zoom.
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E70 – 7 Denied Countries
January 2006
7 Denied Countries
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Happy 2005
December 2005
1 januari
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Estonian National Museum
October - November 2005, Tartu, Estonia
The design of the Estonian National Museum (ENM) is part of Estonia’s nation building process. The ENM collection is based on folklore, which plays an important role in the history of Estonia.
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700 Houses – Paradise City
September 2005, Logroño, Spain
The city proposed on the site is a park with residential elements. After subtracting the areas that cannot be developed the density more than doubles.
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Cinema
February - July 2005, Rome, Italy
Ninety percent of new cinemas are born in the peripheries, as the city centre cinemas are often closing down. The aim of this project is to think of the cinema container as a typology in order to create a model that can survive the pressure of the centre and the profitability of the suburban multiplex.
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