Hawkins\Brown and Schmidt Hammer Lassen design university library as "new landmark for Bristol"
Architecture studios Hawkins\Brown and Schmidt Hammer Lassen have won planning approval for a blocky library building at the University of Bristol. More
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Schmidt Hammer Lassen wraps earthquake-resistant Christchurch library in golden screen
Christchurch Central Library has been designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen as a "symbol of hope, unity, and rebirth" for the city in New Zealand, which was ravaged by an earthquake in 2011. More
Schmidt Hammer Lassen to create maritime education hub near Liverpool
Schmidt Hammer Lassen has unveiled plans for a maritime education centre in Birkenhead, across the river from central Liverpool, which will be anchored by a 19th-century hydraulics tower. More
Schmidt Hammer Lassen reveals plans to revitalise former brewery in Riga
Danish practice Schmidt Hammer Lassen has won a competition to repurpose a derelict brewery in the Latvian city of Riga, introducing offices, a hotel and a public plaza. More
Global firm Perkins+Will buys Scandinavian office Schmidt Hammer Lassen
One of the world's biggest architecture firms has taken over Danish office Schmidt Hammer Lassen – a move one of the founders claims will make the company less "vulnerable". More
Work starts on Schmidt Hammer Lassen-designed innovation centre adapted to Shanghai's extreme weather
Architecture firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen has designed a business incubator for Shanghai, featuring sheltered terraces that allow for year-round outdoor use. More
Photographer Marc Goodwin reveals new buildings under construction in Chinese city Ningbo
This set of images by photographer Marc Goodwin shows major new buildings under construction in Ningbo, China, by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners and Schmidt Hammer Lassen. More
Schmidt Hammer Lassen reveals plans for Monroe Blocks development in downtown Detroit
Danish firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen has released visuals of its first US project: a mixed-use development in Detroit, Michigan, bound by two glazed towers overlooking the city's historic theatre district. More
Schmidt Hammer Lassen pairs frosted glass with weathering steel for Vendsyssel Theatre
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects designed this theatre complex in Hjørring, Denmark, as a series of Corten steel cubes, but has covered some of the rusty walls behind a layer of frosted glass. More
Schmidt Hammer Lassen reveals new images of Greenland cultural centre to mark its 20th anniversary
These newly released photographs show the undulating timber-clad form of the Katuaq Cultural Centre of Greenland, which Danish firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen credits as being its "breakthrough" project. More
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects chosen to design Shanghai's new city library
Danish firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has revealed its competition-winning designs for a new library in Shanghai featuring bands of glazing and wood-lined reading rooms. More
Shanghai office transformed into aluminium-clad tech incubator by Schmidt Hammer Lassen
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has transformed an ageing Shanghai office block into a business incubator, featuring a new translucent aluminium skin (+ slideshow). More
Schmidt Hammer Lassen's Cloud Pavilion is a glass-walled events space in Shanghai
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has completed a pavilion on the bank of Shanghai's Huangpu River, with thin metal columns surrounding a glass-walled room shaped like a cartoon cloud (+ movie). More
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects reveals plans for clubhouse and spa over a Chinese lake
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has begun work on a granite clubhouse and spa complex, which will be set in the centre of a lake in southern China to serve the residents of exclusive villas. More
World's largest waste-to-energy plant proposed for Shenzhen
Danish firms Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects and Gottlieb Paludan Architects have won a competition to design the world's largest waste-to-energy power plant in China (+ movie). More
Europe's biggest robotic car park opens below Scandinavia's largest library
Lödige Industries' automated car park has been installed beneath a library in Denmark, which was designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen (+ movie). More
Schmidt Hammer Lassen completes headquarters for the International Criminal Court
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has completed a new building for the International Criminal Court in the Hague, featuring chequerboard facades that create shifting patterns of light and shadow (+ slideshow). More
James Turrell and Schmidt Hammer Lassen unveil extension for ARoS art museum
Danish architecture firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen has teamed up with American artist James Turrell to design a domed extension to one of Denmark's most-visited museums (+ slideshow). More
Schmidt Hammer Lassen completes Scandinavia's largest library
Danish firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has completed a 30,000-square-metre library in Aarhus, Denmark, with a faceted metal-clad volume on top and a new train station underneath (+ slideshow). More
Schmidt Hammer Lassen's Malmö Live is a cultural complex designed as "a small city"
Scandinavian firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen has completed a canal-side cultural complex in Malmö, Sweden, featuring a 1,600-seat concert hall, a conference centre and a trio of hotel towers (+ slideshow). More