Besides new projects by Miralles Tagliabue EMBT, Renzo Piano Building Workshop, and JKMM Architects, this issue includes a special feature on civic architecture in an age of transition, introduced by an article on the legacy of civic space by Gihan Karunaratne. The feature includes four examples of optimistic 21st-century projects: the Urban Environment House by Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects, Bodø City Hall by Atelier Lorentzen Langkilde, Province of Antwerp Headquarters by Xaveer De Geyter Architects, and Kiruna Town Hall by Henning Larsen. A feature on dwellings presents work by Bak Gordon, Studio Billy Maynard, Ludwig Godefroy, and Barclay & Crousse.

CONTENTS

Game Over? / Neil Leach

New Projects

• Flowing roofs and deep interior materiality emotionally charge a new church San Giacomo Church in Ferrara / Miralles Tagliabue EMBT
• Interview / Benedetta Tagliabue + Fabrizio Aimar
• A floating glass hemisphere creates a new Los Angeles icon Academy Museum of Motion Pictures / Renzo Piano Building Workshop
• Interview / Luigi Priano + Herbert Wright
• A Finnish hospital embodying a new operational model Hospital Nova / JKMM Architects
• Interview / Teemu Kurkela + Michèle Woodger

Civic Architecture in The Age of Transition

• Civic Architecture in The Age of Transition / Gihan Karunaratne
• New sustainable building characterises open Nordic society and civic democracy The Urban Environment House, Helsinki / Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects
• A sloped and faceted façade plays with Arctic light Bodø City Hall / Atelier Lorentzen Langkilde
• Interview / Kristian Langkilde + Silvio Carta
• In Belgium, the port region gains a provincial HQ with a twist Headquarters of the Province of Antwerp / XDGA – Xaveer De Geyter Architects
• The first completed public project for the Swedish relocated town Kiruna Town Hall / Henning Larsen
• Dwelling Now > House

Contextual Clues

• Contextual Clues / Anna Roos
• Earthy color, materiality and form resonate with a Portuguese landscape Azul House / Bak Gordon Arquitectos
• Interview / Ricardo Bak Gordon + Herbert Wright
• Robust materials shape intimacy and immersion in nature Flat Rock House / Studio Billy Maynard
• A modern family home referencing Mayan tradition Mérida House / Ludwig Godefroy Architecture
• Interview / Ludwig Godefroy + Michèle Woodger
• A home blending into the colors of the Andean landscape Huayoccari House / Barclay & Crousse Architecture