NEW YORK (September 1, 2020) — Trespa International B.V., a leading innovator in the field of architectural materials, announces that Todd Vezina has been named Commercial Vice President for Trespa North America. In this role, Vezina will be responsible for the day-to-day management and long-term development of the Trespa North America market to create sustainable growth for the region.

Following a comprehensive renovation, the school complex Condorcet Roussillon is now attractive, modern – and more fit for purpose than ever. For teachers and pupils alike, it has become a school to be proud of.

In Houilles, a city located in the Yvelines département in the Paris metro area, the market square looks better than ever after the comprehensive renovation of a large apartment complex consisting of several tiered buildings. C3A Architecture, the architecture studio in charge of the project, decided to play with material interactions: white mineral stucco, zinc cladding and Trespa^® Meteon^® panels have been used side by side. The latter were chosen for their complementary, warm brown finish reminiscent of oxidised metal and their outstanding durability.

Tromsø, Norway’s northernmost city, is located on an island well above the Arctic Circle. Tromsø has a population of nearly 80,000, and at such an exceptionally high latitude, there are only two other cities of similar or larger size anywhere in the world. Therefore, when Knut Brandsberg-Dahl of Filter/Arkitekter in Oslo decided to take part in the competition for a new school building, he was aware that the project would be unusual in more than one way.

High above the city centre, halfway between the mountains and the sea, there is a building that nobody can fail to notice: ‘U Pavayún’ proudly showcases the principality’s official colours – white and red – in a way uniquely its own. By combining vivid colours inspired by nature with a bold and modern architectural concept, the building maximises the visual impact of its ventilated façades.

Cover: Photography:  Wahlen. Management Wahlen From left to right: Maximillian Wahlen, Löthar Wahlen, Michael Scheppenhors.

Closing the gap in Berlin: how to turn an infill into a success story 

“From the day I opened my own practice in Berlin, vacant lots have fascinated me”, explains the architect Claudius Markworth. “In Berlin, the housing market is increasingly tight, although there is potential everywhere – and this never fails to strike me. It can indeed be tempting to turn urban open spaces, which are irreplaceable, into new housing developments. It has been happening to some extent, and yet in my opinion, it is wrong.