‘It should feel like an extension of the living room’: radical study centre is named best building in Europe
25-04-2024 20:30 via theguardian.com

‘It should feel like an extension of the living room’: radical study centre is named best building in Europe

A ‘non-hierarchical’ university space that can be continually altered or even moved has won the EU’s biennial prize for contemporary architecture A lightweight university study centre designed to be easily disassembled has won the prize for the best building in Europe. Longevity, permanence and a sense of immutability might be the ambition of most architects, but Gustav Düsing and Max Hacke would be delighted to see their building adapted and reconfigured, or ultimately di
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