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Hôtel Wolfers: Henry van de Velde's frozen ruin Subscription
A wolf in sheep’s clothing: designed by Henry van de Velde, Hôtel Wolfers is frozen in a state of ruin, an artwork in its own right
Frame of mind: de Vylder Vinck Taillieu's Caritas psychiatric centreSubscription
De Vylder Vinck Taillieu’s Caritas psychiatric centre in Melle brings the outside in
Law Court Offices, Venice, Italy, by C+S ArchitectsSubscription
This extraordinary looming monolith on the Piazzale Roma provides offices and a grandly scaled public entrance for the Venetian law courts
District Court Extension, Alingsås, Sweden, by TengbomSubscription
The courtrooms occupy the upper storey up to the roofline, giving these spaces impressive volume
Court of Justice, Hasselt, Belgium, by Jürgen Mayer H ArchitectsSubscription
The building takes the form of a blob erupting from a rectangular podium, and, with its somewhat 1970s orange and brown colour scheme, is wilfully ungainly
Typology: Law CourtSubscription
From Kafkaesque labyrinths of columns and arches to the abstraction of Modernist towers: the representation of justice in a world ruled by its absence is an intractable task
AgwA: ‘Our pared-down structures and de Vylder’s eccentric attention to detail work well together’Subscription
From a triangular playground in Antwerp to the Palais des Expositions in Charleroi, Brussels-based AgwA have their eyes set on the east
Book of the month: Trans-Europe ExpressSubscription
Owen Hatherley deliberates on how power influences architecture in the creation of the European invention – the nation-state city
Square dance: Skanderbeg Square and TID Tower in Tirana, Albania, by 51N4ESubscription
Belgian practice 51N4E have brought a fresh urban sensibility to central Tirana
True grit: Cadix docklands regeneration in AntwerpSubscription
In the face of gradual gentrification, Antwerp must guard against losing the edge that defines the city
