PLUS to DETAIL-Issue 6/2009 | Page 562

The town of Herning in Jutland may be known to art lovers, but until recently this centre of the Danish textile industry was lacking in sophisticated contemporary architecture. The recently opened museum building by Steven Holl Architects changes all that.

At a press conference in Copenhagen last week, it was announced that Steven Holl Architects is the winner of the international design competition, “The LM Project.” The winning proposal connects office towers and civic spaces with a public walkway 65 meters above the harbour and is intended to form an iconic landmark for Copenhagen’s waterfront.

The digital installation "Pré", consisting of 365 drawings made by Steven Holl between 2002 and 2008, will be on view on MoMA's third floor platform connecting The Philip Johnson Architecture and Design Galleries from August 11, 2008, to February 2, 2009.

In collaboration with Czech architect Marcela Steinbachová (from Prague-based office Skupina) Steven Holl Architects has realized the interiors for the Franz Kafka Society in the centre of Prague’s former Jewish quarter.

The Spring 2008 Lecture Series at the architectural department of the University of California in Berkeley receives on Friday, March 14, Mr. Steven Holl of Steven Holl Architects, New York.

Steven Holl is currently establishing a major presence in China, considering four grand projects that are planned to open between 2008-2010. “Linked Hybrid” is a mixed used building in Beijing, as well as “Chengdu Project” and “Vanke Center” in Shenzen, not to forget the Nanjing Museum of Art & Architecture.

The new residence of the Swiss ambassador in Washington is both a home and a venue for official functions – political, social and cultural. And of course it is also an expression of Swiss architecture and culture...