Construction is underway for the two buildings part of the Design District in London. Building A1 is due for completion at the end of this month. D4 will follow at the beginning of 2021. The two twin buildings will offer workplace for creative works of all kinds. Image © Ardmore Group

Barozzi Veiga, in collaboration with Tab Architects and Barbara Van Der Wee Architects, won the competition for the renovation of the Jewish Museum of Belgium.
The proposal for the transformation of the museum—described by the jury as a ‘discrete and at the same time present integration in the urban fabric’—focuses on reinforcing the relationship between the cultural institution and the city of Brussels.
The museum combines different public programs, aiming to be a dynamic place for openness, dialogue, and connection.

The Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts Lausanne has been released in the 272 issue of the catalan magazine Quaderns d’Arquitectura i Urbanisme, titled ‘Tèchniques cosmètiques’. The publication will be presented through an online event attended by the architects Pep Avilés and Javier García Germán, as well as by the editors of this issue, Nuria Casais and Ferran Grau.

Alberto Veiga takes part in Anabata Talk Series 2020, a digital event transmitted via Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, Spotify and Zoom. Check the following link for info and registration.

Fabrizio Barozzi will be giving an online public lecture at Architectural Record’s Innovation Conference, the 20-year prestigious annual event organized by the New Yorker magazine.
Registrations are open following the link below.

Out now ‘L’architettura e l’esperienza dello spazio’, a collection of five interviews curated by Renato Bocchi and developed during November Talks 2019 at IUAV. The publication presents a comprehensive interview about the work of Barozzi Veiga.
Among the other contributers: Guillermo Hevia, Marusa Zorec, Carme Pinos and Manuel Mateus.

Fabrizio Barozzi gives a lecture for Brickworks inDETAIL International about Barozzi Veiga’s first fifteen years of practice. The conference will be live streamed at 10.30 CET and will be followed by a conversation with the architect Stephen Varady.

Alberto Veiga presents the currently under constructon projects for two buildings located in the London Design District.
Opening later in the year, Design District will be London’s new permanent home for creative industries. It comprises of sixteen buildings, designed by eight different architects, set in the heart of Greenwich Peninsula.
The talk—held by Nick Compton—will be hosted live on Zoom. Follow the link below to get your ticket!

Tanzhaus Zürich has been shortlisted in the civic building category for Dezeen Awards 2020.
The project, which opened in 2019, consists of a simple volume of space integrated into the slope, connecting the existing intertwining itineraries at different levels along the river bank. The building enables a new public garden to be generated on its roof and, simultaneously, reactivates the promenade along the Limmat. The main façade uniformly opens up to the space along the river, connecting the outdoor area to the foyer, extending and enriching the new public space.
Dezeen readers will be able to vote for their favourite entries during the public vote from 14 September until 12 October. Winners will be announced at the end of October.

Fabrizio Barozzi has been appointed Gensler Visiting Critic at the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP) at Cornell University.
During this fall 2020 he will carry on the option studio ‘On Continuity’ in the context of the Professional Master of Architecture (M.Arch.).

Fabrizio Barozzi gives a short presentation about the Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts Lausanne, shortlisted for the category ‘international buildings’. Among the orther speakers and finalists: Iñaki Ábalos and Renata Sentkiewicz, Clara de Solà-Morales, Albert Faus Madrid, Josep Ferrando Bramona. Afterwards, the ArquinFAD Jury President Pau de Solà-Morales moderates a debate about spanish architecture around the world.
Check the link below to follow the online event!

The Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts Lausanne has been recognized as one of the best architectures built during the last three years by an italian architect. The award, organized by MAXXI Foundation and Triennale di Milano Foundation, will be presented through an exhibition to be held in October 2020 at MAXXI museum.

Fabrizio Barozzi is among the guests of the RCR Open Program 2020, a series of multidisciplinary conferences organized during the RCR Summer Workshop. Among other speakears: William Curtis, María Langarita, Suzuki Hisao and Smiljan Radic. Check the link below to follow the live conference on the 15th of July, 8pm CEST.

The Tanzhaus Zürich has been released in the new issue of Detail, which mainly focuses on the topic ‘Architecture and Topography’.

The a+u May 2020 issue features the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award (EU Mies Award). The Szczecin Philharmonic Hall—Mies van der Rohe Award 2015—is part of this important collection about European Architecture.

Fabrizio Barozzi is invited to present the most recent projects by Barozzi Veiga during the next series of Casabella Lectures. The online talk, which will start at 6pm, will be introduced by Francesco Dal Co.
The live webinar is only upon registration. Follow the link below to sign-up.

Alberto Veiga will hold a Special Lecture at YACademy’s high-level training course ‘Architecture for Heritage’. Applications are open for students and architects: check out the program!

Barozzi Veiga has been featured in a new compact monograph by Hachette Fascicoli—I maestri dell’architettura Collector’s Edition—which presents the protagonists of contemporary architecture in an exclusive collection of illustrated large format issues.

Barozzi Veiga is taking actions to prevent and slow down the spread of COVID-19. In compliance with the latest national guidelines, the office will continue to work regularly, incorporating homeworking as a new model of work and as a precautionary measure.

Barozzi Veiga contributed to In Memoriam, an exhibition organized by Yale School of Architecture.
The show presents some thirty architects’ designs for their own tombs — some newly prepared for the occasion, others long built and occupied. From Mimar Sinan to Le Corbusier, the exhibition features drawings by architects including Barozzi Veiga, Sam Jacob, Erin & Ian Besler, Bryan Cantley, Níall McLaughlin, Flores & Prats and others.
Whether meant to preserve one’s memory and beliefs, or provide a space for forgetting, these spatial, formal and procedural interventions show a variety of approaches to a subject rarely probed by contemporary architects.

Following an international competition, the leading resource for Miami-based visual artists Oolite Arts selected Barozzi Veiga to create a new home for the organization in the City of Miami.
The new campus will be accessible to different kinds of artists and will provide several spaces for arts, such as an exhibition area and a theater for lectures. The purpose of this renovation is to make the center beneficial both to artists and to the whole community.

Barozzi Veiga will be part of Cevisama 2020 Architecture and Design Forum in Valencia, together with Thom Mayne, RCR Arquitectes, Bjarke Ingels, Antón García-Abril, Belinda Tato and Benedetta Tagliabue.
The series of conferences will be curated by Luis Fernández-Galiano under the title “Arquitectura material 3”.

Barozzi Veiga has been awarded the second prize in the context of an international competition for the design of the new Nîmes Congress Hall.
The proposal develops a sequence of urban and public spaces, aiming to reactivate and enhance the historic centre of Nîmes, France.

Alberto Veiga is among the speakears of the inaugural edition of The World Around’s new architecture forum that will kick-off as a conference at the Renzo Piano-designed TheTimesCenter in New York. Among other participants: Elizabeth Diller, Shohei Shigematsu, Junya Ishigami, Paola Antonelli and Eva Franch i Gilabert.

Casabella first issue of the year includes an article about the Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts Lausanne.

Fabrizio Barozzi is invited to give a lecture at Università degli studi di Ferrara—Dipartimento di Architettura.

Fabrizio Barozzi gives a conference at Palazzo Badoer, IUAV—Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia.

The Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts Lausanne is part of the December issue of Architectural Record.

Barozzi Veiga present their major works in today’s lecture at Cooper Union.

Fabrizio Barozzi will be giving a public lecture at Cornell University—College of Architecture, Art, and Planning.

Alberto Veiga is part of the high-level training course ‘Architecture for Food’ organized by YACademy Bologna. Check the program!

A celebration of the opening of the new Museum of Fine Arts, Lausanne, Switzerland, exploring the creation of one of Europe’s foremost art centers.
Written by Philip Jodidio, Preface by Robert Wilson.

Barozzi Veiga won the international design competition for the realization of the new Dynafit Headquarters in Kiefersfelden. The new building, located along the highway to Munich, will host the main managerial and administrative centre of the famous sport brand.

The Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts Lausanne opens to the public. On this occasion, in order to celebrate the opportunity for a permanent display of the canton’s rich art collections, the inaugural exhibition Atlas. A Cartography of Donations presents the museum’s holdings across the MCBA’s almost 3200 square metres of exhibition space.

Arquitectura Viva 218 is now out. The monographic issue presents the Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts Lausanne, the Tanzhaus Zürich and the Ragenhaus Musikschule in Bruneck.

Barozzi Veiga has been selected to design a major makeover of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Together with the Art Institute, Barozzi Veiga will address the new museum as an interlocking complex–an unfolding series of immersive spaces to welcome the visitors. The project will transform the museum, by providing greater access to exhibitions, collections, and programs, with new and expanded art historical and social narratives.

Tanzhaus Zürich, one of the most important centres for contemporary choreography and performance in Switzerland, has been inaugurated.

Alberto Veiga gives the first Berlage Keynote of the year.

After being presented to the Venice Biennale 2016, the installation ‘A sentimental monumentality’ has been recently moved to Cretas.
Image © Duccio Malagamba

A selection of drawings and models of the most relevant projects of Barozzi Veiga is now part of the permanent collection of the Centre Pompidou in Paris.

Barozzi Veiga is proud to announce that the Bündner Kunstmuseum in Chur has recently been granted the Chicago Atheneum International Award for museums and cultural buildings.

Barozzi Veiga is proud to announce that the Bündner Kunstmuseum in Chur has recently been granted the Best Architects 20 Award for public buildings.

Architectural Digest has awarded Fabrizio Barozzi and Alberto Veiga with the AD Award Architechts of the Year.

Barozzi Veiga in collaboration with BS Arkitekter, Krogh Madsen Arkitekter and 1:1 Landskab, has won the shared first prize for the international design competition of the Aalborg Art Center.

The other finalists included: BIG, Snohetta, Henning Larsen and Praksis Arkitekter – who shares the first prize.

The result of the second phase of the competition will be published in October 2019.

Barozzi Veiga is proud to announce that the the Bündner Kunstmuseum in Chur has recently been granted the RIBA Award for International Excellence 2018.

The worldwide recognized award was granted to twenty buildings exemplifying design excellence, architectural ambition and delivering meaningful social impact.

Barozzi Veiga is proud to announce that the Music School in Brunico has recently been selected for the International FAD Award 2018.