Competing against a shortlist of internationally acclaimed architects, newly established practice Vargo Nielsen Palle has been selected as the winners of the NEW AARCH competition, which sought designs for several new buildings for the Aarhus School of Architecture and the development of the surrounding area in Aarhus known as Godsbanearealerne.

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Competing against a shortlist of internationally acclaimed architects, newly established practice Vargo Nielsen Palle has been selected as the winners of the NEW AARCH competition, which sought designs for several new buildings for the Aarhus School of Architecture and the development of the surrounding area in Aarhus known as Godsbanearealerne.The restricted competition consisted of three invited practices ? BIG, SANAA and Lacaton & Vassal ? and the three winners of the earlier open qualifying competition, Vargo Nielsen Palle,  Erik Giudice Architects, and ALL (Atelier Lorentzen Langkilde). Vargo Nielsen Palle?s proposal was chosen as the unanimous winner.
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?It is a powerful project that interweaves with its surroundings, Ã…dalen, the city and the surrounding neighbours in the area,? , said the happy rector of Aarhus School of Architecture, Torben Nielsen.?The new school of architecture will be a cultural hub that encourages interaction and dialogue. An open, pragmatic, flexible structure that allows for continuous change and adaptation to changing ...