NEWS
07//05//2013
BARN–STYLE ARCHITECTURE MADE BY FARO ARCHITECTEN
In green fields around Voorst, close to Zutphen, stands the two centuries old farmstead : “Bij den Oorsprong”. This estate lies on a hill in the century old flow area of the river IJssel in Gelderland. The direct surroundings is … Read more
19//03//2013
RESTRUCTURING EDE NEIGHBORHOOD NEARS COMPLETION
The Uitvindersbuurt in Ede is being restructured. Over the last ten years, housing corporation Woonstede commissioned 450 new homes. The last phase involved ten fields, of which six are now completed. The fields are located around a future park. Around … Read more
09//10//2012
MENNONITE CHURCH GETS NOMINATION FOR WOOD PRIZE 2012
FARO’s Mennonite church has been nominated for the Wood Prize 2012. The jury, lead by BNA director Fred Schoorl, choose 6 nominees from 67 entries. The winner will be known on the National Wood Day on November 28th. FARO’s project …
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12//07//2012
INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR CHURCH ELSPEET
FARO receives International Architecture Awards 2012 The Church in Elspeet is one of the winners of the prestigiuous international architectural award. The award is organized by The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design in partnership with The European Center for … Read more
22//03//2012
FARO ARCHITECT OF THE YEAR: CATEGORY LARGE
The jury of the Architect of the Year Award has announced that FARO Architecten is the Architect of the year in the categorie “Large”. We congratulate Atelier Kempe Thill with their over-all win. We also congratulate NEXT architecten with winning the … Read more
22//03//2012
PROJECT NICOLAAS BEETS IN LEIDEN COMPLETED
The first residents that come back to the houses in the Nicolaas Beets neighborhood have moved in again. FARO designed this plan for Portaal, together with the existing residents. 103 homes now replace the 145 homes that stood here before. … Read more
22//03//2012
CHURCH NOMINATED FOR BNA BUILDING OF THE YEAR
The church in Elspeet is one the the three nominated projects for the BNA Building of the Year award from the Eastern Netherlands. A jury of architects, led by Gerard Loozekoot (UN Studio) selected the projects from 54 entries. The winner will … Read more
10//11//2011
GO DUTCH CONSORTIUM
FARO Architecten together with Arcadis, Dana Ponec Architecten, NestorSolutions, Tangram Architekten and Urhahn Urban Design form the Go Dutch consortium. The Dutch Embassy and Washington DC have expressed their interest in the Dutch approach to urban renewal and have asked us for our … Read more
04//10//2011
NOMINATION LIEVEN DE KEY-AWARD
De Mariastichting, a project of FARO and Architectuurcentrale Thijs Asselbergs, has been nominated for the Lieven de Key-award. Every year, the city of Haarlem awards a person who or an organisation that has made a difference for architecture, urban planning or monuments. This year’s … Read more
15//09//2011
FESTIVE OPENING CHURCH IN ELSPEET
On Friday September 16th, the little church in Elspeet will be officially opened. Invited guests can experience first hand how the church fluently adopts the direct surroundings in its design. The buildings sits in the middle of the woods and … Read more
01//09//2011
FARO GROUP AND START OF UPFRNT
The need to work on a sustainable built environment is an ambition with an increasingly accepted and expected social support. However, within our architectural practice, more often then not it’s still hard to actually realize. To contribute as deeply and broadly as … Read more
30//06//2011
NOMINATIONS ARIE KEPPLER AWARD
Once every two years, Stichting Welstandszorg Noord-Holland hands out the Arie Keppler Award. This award goes to the initiator of excellent work of architectural or planning quality, or care for monuments. FARO’s energy neutral and cradle to cradle Steigereiland 2.0 and the residential Droste … Read more
01//06//2011
START CONSTRUCTION BINNENHAVEN, IJMUIDEN
Construction has started on the Binnehaven project of IJmuiden. FARO designed block 4 and 5 of this development. If all goes according to plan, these blocks will be completed in October of 2012. Read more
28//04//2011
FESTIVE OPENING OF BONIFACIUS SCHOOL
Wednesday April 27th, the Bonifaciusschool was officially opened. Roman soldiers guarded the doors and guided the long parade of pupils into the school. Alphen aan den Rijn has Roman roots and the design of the school also refers to this … Read more
21//04//2011
VISIT THE HULST ON DAY OF CONSTRUCTION, MAY 28
During the Day of Construction on Saturday, May 28 are some of the most beautiful, large or complex building sites open to the public. One of the projects we’ve been working on is certainly worth a visit. This residential care … Read more
14//04//2011
COMPETITION WINNER: ‘WAREHOUSES’ IN KRIMPEN
FARO learned from developer Koudijsbouw from Oud Beijerland that our design suggestion for warehouses in an old shipyard has been selected unanimously by the local government as the winning design. The project has 54 residences above a semi-underground parking garage. We are very happy! Read more
