Skellefteå Cultural Centre among the MIPIM Awards 2018 finalists

Next week, the MIPIM Award Ceremony takes place at the Grand Auditorium, Palais des Festivals, Cannes. The Swedish project Skellefteå Cultural Center, by White Architects is nomineted in the categroy Best Futura Project. The other nominees come from Taiwan, Qatar and South Korea. See all the nominees here – and go White!

National Museum of Qatar

City: Doha
Country: Qatar
Developer: Qatar Museums
Architect: Jean Nouvel
Project Management Consultant: ASTAD

Commercial Bank Headquarters of Taichung

City: Taichung
Country: Taiwan
Developer: Taichung Bank
Architect: Aedas
Associate Architect: Y.S.L. Architects & Associates

National Museum of World Writing

City: Incheon
Country: South Korea
Developer: Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Architect: SAMOO Architects & Engineers

Skellefteå Cultural Centre

City: Skellefteå
Country: Sweden
Developer: Municipality of Skellefteå
Architect: White Arkitekter
Structural Engineer: Florian Kosche

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Restaurant Frantzén receives three stars in Guide Michelin – see the interior design by Joyn Studio

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Bea Szenfeld to Icelandic design festival DesignMarch

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Lindex works with young designers to create artistic fashion

In a unique collaboration with eight young artists, Lindex presents “Art Meets Fashion” — an inspirational and expressive fashion collection that merges two different art forms. Katja Beckman and Polat Gashemloo – both awarded in Ung Svensk Form 2017 – participate in the project.