WAN Civic Buildings Award in Amsterdam Indian Heritage Centre: A New Cultural Landmark
With the return of the WAN Civic Buildings Award we are reminiscing on last year’s civic winners which the WAN AWARDS hosted in Amsterdam. On the 11th September 2014 at the Jo Coenen & Co. Architekten designed Public Library in Amsterdam (OBA). We celebrated six diverse completed and future schemes that had been shortlisted for the 2014 WAN Civic Buildings Award. Each of these handpicked projects had been selected for its architect’s understanding of what it means to be truly ‘civic’. Read More. Robert Greg Shand Architects have just completed Singapore’s first Indian Heritage Centre (IHC) and officially open its doors this May to visitors. This contemporary building embraces the vibrant streetscape of the area and its people. The most distinctive motif of the building is a pattern created from the geometry of the baoli, an Indian stepped well that is a lifeline and traditional source of water, as well as a meeting point for the community. The baoli also represents an active environment where the young and... Read More.