COOP HIMMELB(L)AU to Design New Albanian Parliament Building

Tirana, Albania
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COOP HIMMELB(L)AU's entry 'Open Parliament of Albania' in Tirana has won the First Prize. The concept incorporates fundamental democratic values such as openness, transparency and public co-determination. The building, located on a site area with approximately 28,000 m², is going to be the first project in Albania for the Viennese headquartered studio.

Riva Del Garda Fair : By Coop Himmelb(l)au

Italy
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Austrian architectural firm coop himmelb (l) au, winner of the 2006 international design competition for the fair in riva del garda, italy expansion, together with italian heliopolis 21 have revealed substantial changes they have made to their project 'ceiling clouds' proposal. the plans were unveiled  by real estate company garda trentino fairs.

High School #9 : By COOP HIMMELB(L)AU

Los Angeles, California, United States
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Coop Himmelb(l)au’s eclectic design for High School #9 in Los Angeles is ambitious. But does it succeed? 
High School #9 commandeers your attention, even as you’re zooming along the Hollywood Freeway in central Los Angeles. Ringed by a roller-coastering ramp, the school’s tower comes into view, a triangle topped by a cantilevered box, like a beach ball balanced on a seal’s nose. Just as Encounter, the futuristic “spaceship” restaurant at the city’s gateway airport, announces the local tone, the school’s dynamic 140-foot-high sentinel has immediate “only in L.A.!” impact. But this landmark’s high visibility and iconic exuberance also make it an unexpectedly complex symbol: a lightning rod for controversy.