office BP RR Winner Public Award Rotterdam Architectuurprijs 2011

Thursday, 22, Dec, 2011

  On Wednesday, 21 December 2011, the Rotterdam Architectuurprijs 2011 is awarded. The prize is dedicated to Commercial Buildings and consists of two parts: the Professional Award, in the opinion of a professional jury and the Public Award, in the opinion of the citizen of Rotterdam. The winner of the Professional Award is RandstadRailstation Blijdorp [...]

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video portrait GROUP A’s office Blaak 8 Rotterdam

Thursday, 15, Dec, 2011

In a powerful video portrait towards their investors,  Hannover Leasing has captured the  Blaak 8  in its Rotterdam context. The office building has recently been completed by GROUP A for tenant Stedin to move in.  

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Vote for BP Raffinaderijkantoor in the Rotterdam Architectuurprijs 2011

Thursday, 01, Dec, 2011

The Rotterdam Architectuurprijs 2011, organised by AIR, will be awarded this coming 21 December.  A total of twenty-two projects, all fitting this year’s theme: ‘Commercial Buildings’, have been shortlisted by both the organisers of the award and the chairman of the jury. The award consists of two parts: the Professional Award [awarded by a professional [...]

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GROUP A on longlist Rotterdam Architectuurprijs 2011

Wednesday, 30, Nov, 2011

AIR, the architectural centre of Rotterdam, organized on behalf of the municipality of Rotterdam, ‘de Rotterdam Architectuurprijs 2011′. The theme this year is commercial buildings. BP Rotterdam Refinery is on the longlist. On December the 21st the winner of  ‘de Rotterdam Architectuurprijs 2011′ will be announced.

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BP Rotterdam Refinery officially opened by Aboutaleb

Friday, 18, Nov, 2011

Recently the official grand opening took place of the new offices for BP Refinery Rotterdam. The ceremony was celebrated in the presence of the Mayor of Rotterdam Ahmed Aboutaleb, the CEO of BP Refinery Thys Heyns, the CEO of the Port of Rotterdam Hans Smits, and a representative Director-General of the Ministry of ELI.   [...]

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GROUP A’s 10 Eco Tips

Monday, 07, Nov, 2011

GROUP A has been invited to contribute to a Spanish publication by Loft Publications on ’1000 tips by 100 Eco Architects’. The selected Eco-tips have all been inspired by our experiences and fascinations in recent projects, processes, and team collaborations.  01] – Do Think Ahead | HQ AkzoNobel Amsterdam Essential to the early stages of [...]

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School kids inspire architects of GROUP A

Friday, 14, Oct, 2011

Architects of GROUP A have given interactive presentations to pupils of the Wereldwijs primary school, one of the new residents of the planned Cultural Educational Center in De Bilt, The Netherlands. The objective of the presentations was both to educate pupils on the Architect’s profession, and to make them aware of the design process and [...]

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Lecture Adam Visser on sustainable Mariëndaal Centre of Excellence at CASA

Tuesday, 11, Oct, 2011

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 CASA evening ‘Groene Koers’. How green is Arnhem really? Arnhem presents itself not just as green and creative, but also as an energy city. Hydrogen technology, the Lolo, heat from the sewer, are just some of the many sustainable initiatives. Architecture and urban planning seem to lag behind in this ambition. [...]

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Exploring BP’s explorations

Monday, 26, Sep, 2011

Last thursday GROUP A and her design team partners welcomed over 200 guests, who were given the opportunity to explore the recently completed offices for BP Refinery Rotterdam. Guests were shown round by the architects, contractors and engineers involved in the design and construction, and took this occasion to explain proudly their role in this [...]

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Launch at GROUP A of BP’s Book-on-Chemistry

Wednesday, 21, Sep, 2011

GROUP A has taken the initiative to publish a book on the ‘chemistry’ between stakeholders involved in the construction of the new offices for BP Rotterdam Refinery. Folkert van Hagen of GROUP A had the honour to present the first copies of the book to the BP-projectteam and main contractors Cordeel during a festive reception [...]

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Start construction headquarters TenneT

Wednesday, 13, Jul, 2011

The construction of the new headquarters of TenneT TSO: Mariëndaal Centre of Excellence at ‘Arnhems Buiten’ Business Park has begun. On the 7 July the official kick-off took place on the site of the new headquarters in the presence of many guests. The ceremony of digging the ‘lowest point’ was performed by Alderman Van Wessem of [...]

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