Lina Ghotmeh is appointed as an independent director at the board of Saint-Gobain, further consolidating her commitment to sustainability. Saint-Gobain projects to reach carbon neutrality by 2050.
Stone Garden wins the Dezeen “Architecture Project of the Year 2021” & “Housing Project of the Year 2021” awards. There were a total of 1,551 entries in the Architecture category of this year’s edition, sponsored by Dodds & Shute, Longboard Products, Knauf, Kingspan, Kvadrat, Tom Dixon and Norse Projects. Of these, 56 were shortlisted by a jury panel of 25 leading figures from the world of architecture. Our thanks to the panel and to our collaborators without whom this project could never have reached such heights.
Photo © Laurian Ghinitoiu.
Upwards of 45,000 people came to visit the exhibition we participated in, "Hermès in the Making in Copenhagen"; a rendez-vous with beauty, and a chance to meet the Maison's artisans and their sustainable craftsmanship. An occasion, too, for our Atelier to exhibit the model of our project “Precise Acts” in Louviers, France: a passive, low-carbon-impact building hosting Hermès' leather workshops. Click on “More infos” for the event details.
Partnering with AAarchitects, ARUP, Systematica and WOWA, our atelier stood amongst the five final teams in this international competition. Our proposed design for a new Art Center holds the memory of the once rich Antuo Forest. The buildings’ architecture presents a perfect marriage between nature and construction, between humanity and technology. An artistic breeze travels through the heart of the city, at the intersection of the built and natural landscapes. The project showcases the cultural and environmental roots that allowed the development of Shenzhen; its architectural language representing the connection between culture and nature.
Lina Ghotmeh in “Building conversations” — a series by Holcim with PLANE—SITE, exploring the 17th Biennale Architettura. Revealing the details of our atelier’s installation, echoeing Beirut, its people, history, collective memory, craftmanship and art. Click on the video to watch the interview, or on “More Infos” to watch the full series on YouTube.
The Master Jury, which independently selects the recipients of the US$ 1 million Award, will convene in January 2022 to select a shortlist from hundreds of nominated projects. Lina Ghotmeh is judging alongside Ms. Nada Al Hassan, Professor Amale Andraos, Professor Kazi Khaleed Ashraf, Mr. Kader Attia, Professor Sibel Bozdoğan, Mr. Francis Kéré, Ms. Anne Lacaton, and Professor Nader Tehrani.
Our studio wins the 2nd prize for the International Architectural Design Competition for the Thessaloniki Confexpark. Thank you to the teams working with us: LAN, VOGT Paysage, LOT IKE, Systematica, SRL, and Tractebel Engineering S.A. Congratulations to the first prize winners — Sauerbruch Hutton, Gustafson Porter + Bowman, Elena Stavropoulou — third prize winners — UNStudio, Okra Landschapsarchitecten, Schema 4 Architects — and to all other participants.
This semester, Lina Ghotmeh is Louis I. Kahn Visiting Professor of Architectural Design at the Yale School of Architecture. Her Advanced Studio explores Architecture through a research-driven and hands-on approach, raising questions around the post-traumatic landscape, memory, ruins and the vernacular reconstruction. On board with Ghotmeh: Critic Surry Schlabs, co-teacher of the studio.
The University of Toronto - School of Architecture welcomes Lina Ghotmeh as its Frank O. Gehry International Visiting Chair in Architectural Design for the academic year of 2021–2022. During her appointment, her research studio “Potent Voids” explores with third-year Master of Architecture students the post-traumatic landscape.
Lina Ghotmeh on the jury panel for the The Royal Institute of British Architects' 185th President’s Medals — the world’s most prestigious awards in architectural education. Judging the Silver Medals category alongside her: Mina Hasman, Tracy Meller, Simon Allford, Harry Charrington and Ed Frith. The 2021 edition includes the highest number of participants in the awards' history, including students from over 442 schools located in 85 countries.
Putting on display the recently completed “Stone Garden” tower in Beirut, this installation unveils the tools of a hand-crafted architecture that emerges with a new vernacular form in the city of Beirut. Visitors discover a tactical process of making through handmade earthworks put at display. A 2.5 meters high model brings forward in its intimacy works of prominent Lebanese artists and photographers as essential vehicles to the understanding of the city and its identity.
LG—A is shortlisted for the Antuo Hill Museums Urban Design and Architectural Concept Design Competition, alongside 4 other teams: 2Portzamparc, AECOM and BIAD / JKMM, AUBE and Barker Langham / MLA, Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos GmbH, GCAM2 LLC and WADI Studio / MVRDV, Guangzhou Design Institute, Beijing Center for the Arts and Artron Art Group. LG—A is a lead team with AAarchitects, ARUP, Systematica and WOWA.
