Our Favourites: The Best Videos 2021

At the end of the year, we present the three best videos of 2021 that have convinced our editorial team in every respect. The videos about the primary and vocational school in Vienna, a communal house in Hanoi and a house made of hemp in Cambridgeshire offer deeper insights into the buildings.

LFG – Keep on Thinking School

This film by Wolfgang Thaler takes us on a tour of the primary and vocational school that opened in autumn 2020 on Meidlinger Längenfeldgasse in Vienna. The schoolhouse by PPAG architects joins a new all-day primary school for 425 children and 2 vocational schools for 630 trainees.

Architecture: PPAG architects
Location: Wien, Österreich (AUT)

A Communal House in Hanoi by H&P Architects

In Dong Anh, a suburb of Hanoi, H&P Architects have realized a building for the local community. The façade of Ngói Space consists of tiles from demolished structures.

Architecture: H&P Architects
Location: Vuon Dao area, Phuc Loc road, Uy No commune, Dong Anh, Hanoi (VN)

Prototype House Made of Hemp

The film director Steve Barron commissioned Practice Architecture to support him in building a house for himself. In collaboration with engineers and material specialists, the architects developed large panels out of hempcrete – a mixture of lime and hemp.

Architecture: Practice Architecture
Location: Cambridgeshire (UK)