Nominee 3: TUUPALA ELEMENTARY AND PRESCHOOL, KUHMO (FI)

Alt architects, Oulu (FI) The new school building is located in the middle of a block with a road running along its north side, on the site of a demolished secondary school. A large and sunny playground fills the south side. The size of the building serves as a convenient tie-in between the robust 1950s school campus […]

Nominee 6: TERENEO OFFICES, LILLE (FR)

Béal & Blanckaert architectes, Lille (FR)  Built in a new Lomme Euratechnologies district Special Planning Area in Lille, the building is on the perimeter of a large water garden extending between a rehabilitated factory and the quayside of the Haute Deûle canal. The building associates wood structure and joinery with a glazed tile facade, which echoes […]