A10 Nº 52. HOW CAN ARCHITECTURE EXPRESS THE DRAMA OF POLISH JEWS?

New addition to the Glagow School of Art (UK) by Steven Holl Reality check: Casa Mediterráneo cultural centre, Alicante (ES) by Manuel Ocaña Architecture Spotlight on young Norwegian architects, Oslo (NO) Update: Parks in Berlin (DE) Archiprix utopias 6: Sustainable China Urban 1.5 Book: Architecture Follows Nature - Biomimetic Principles For Innovative Design Fire shelter, Copenhagen (DK) by Simon Hjermind Jensen New Town narratives 5: Parisian banlieues (FR) and more Climbing centre competition, Sofia (BG) by MARS Architects (1st prize) Mixed-use complex and department store, Tartu (FI) by Kadarik, Tüür Arhitektid Public florinal, London (UK) by Office S&M Relocation of Kiruna's city centre (SE) by White Arkitekter Bearings Architecture in action Nightlife at train stations, Vladimir (RU) #MimarlarGezide (Architects in Gezi Park), Istanbul (TR) Ready New buildings Childminders centre, Selb (DE) by TallerDE2 Architects and Gutiérrez-de la Fuente Arquitectos Tower house, Bucharest (RO) by STARH Garden chapel, Edinburgh (UK) by Simpson & Brown Architects Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Warsaw (PL) by Lahdelma & Mahlamäki and Kurylowicz & Associates Turkish cultural centre, Doetinchem (NL) by Atelier PUUUR Baltic Film and Media School, Tallinn (EE) by Salto architects Housing for seniors, Barcelona (ES) by Sergi Pons, Pau Vidal and Ricard Galiana Eurovision Focusing on European countries Section Pushing the envelope MI Tour Guide City in progress Debut First realizations by young offices Bitxo House by Lagula Arquitectes, Graugés (ES) Out of obscurity Buildings from the margins of modern history La Grande Motte, a seaside resort designed in the 1960s by architect Jean Balladur (1924-2002) specifically 'for non-permanent residents', is currently getting a facelift. Its huge pyramids, strongly criticized at the time for their impact on the coastline of Languedoc-Roussillon, are unquestionably the emblems of this holiday destination, which now plans to become a fully fledged town. Under the direction of Christian Biecher, responsible for the municipality's urban development plan over the next 25 years, La Grande Motte, well-established after 40 years and famous for its unique architecture, has new needs to address.