{"id":627493,"date":"2026-04-25T10:04:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T10:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/627493\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T10:04:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T10:04:27","slug":"the-monocle-design-awards-2026-the-most-beautiful-buildings-and-architectural-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/627493\/","title":{"rendered":"The Monocle Design Awards 2026: The most beautiful buildings and architectural design"},"content":{"rendered":"

See the full list of 25 winners here<\/a> <\/p>\n

Best headquarters
Lombard Odier
Switzerland<\/p>\n

This Swiss bank\u2019s striking new digs prove that, at its best, corporate architecture can reflect the values of a brand, while enhancing the quality of life of its employees and clients. <\/p>\n

\t\t\tSweeping forms in the Lombard Odier HQ\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t(Image: Hannes Heinzer)\n\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Staircase<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSweeping forms in the Lombard Odier HQ\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Image: Hannes Heinzer)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"windows<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNatural light floods
\nthe building\u2019s interior\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Image: Hannes Heinzer)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Lift<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPlayful wayfinding\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Image: Hannes Heinzer)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Interior<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRich materiality meets gently curving walls\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Image: Hannes Heinzer)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Auditorium<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGrand auditorium\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Image: Hannes Heinzer)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Sweeping<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSweeping staircase\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Image: Hannes Heinzer)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

An outstanding headquarters should make a statement \u2013 which is exactly what Lombard Odier\u2019s new outpost on the shores of Lake Geneva does. \u201cIs this what you think of when you picture a Swiss bank?\u201d asks Hubert Keller. The senior managing partner poses the question while showing Monocle around his firm\u2019s new digs. The arrival experience, for both staff and clients, feels more like pulling into the porte-cochere of a luxury hotel than entering the offices of one of Switzerland\u2019s leading wealth- and asset-management firms. \u201cIt\u2019s more than a building,\u201d adds Keller. \u201cIt represents who we are today.\u201d <\/p>\n

The company\u2019s ambitions were reflected in its decision to consolidate the firm\u2019s presence, uniting its more than 2,000-strong staff, who were previously scattered across six sites in Geneva. An international competition was launched and Pritzker Prize-winning firm Herzog & de Meuron won the commission. \u201cIt understood the DNA of the company,\u201d says Fabio Mancone, partner and chief branding officer at Lombard Odier responsible for brand and business development. \u201cWe stand for integrity, openness and sustainability. We needed a building that embodied that.\u201d <\/p>\n

The HQ\u2019s fa\u00e7ade is defined by thin, curved slabs and columns, making the most of the views. \u201cIt\u2019s all about light and transparency,\u201d says Herzog & de Meuron\u2019s Louise Lemoine. Inside, Paris-based Rodolphe Parente has created client spaces with a palette of timber and natural stone. Client areas feature private dining and meeting rooms and terraces with striking landscape outlooks. Staff areas include double-height meeting and working spaces with terraces overlooking the lake and mountains, plus restaurants, a gym and a coffee shop. Equal priority has been given to both client and employee needs. \u201cIt has changed the way that I work,\u201d says Keller. \u201cAnd our teams too.\u201d
lombardodier.com<\/a>; herzogdemeuron.com<\/a>; rodolpheparente.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Best trade school
H\u00e5ndvaerkskollegiet Herning
Denmark<\/p>\n

A hall of residence built to inspire trainee tradespeople is working to plug Denmark\u2019s skills gap by encouraging an exchange of ideas and expertise. <\/p>\n

\t\t\tAndreas M\u00f8ller Simonsen\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t(Image: Felix Odell)\n\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Andreas<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndreas M\u00f8ller Simonsen\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Image: Felix Odell)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"H\u00e5ndvaerkskollegiet\u2019s<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tH\u00e5ndvaerkskollegiet\u2019s exterior\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Image: Felix Odell)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLaura Dahl\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Image: Felix Odell)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"From<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom left, teacher Jesper Skovgaard Jespersen with Kjartan Korsgaard and Andreas M\u00f8ller Simonsen\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Image: Felix Odell)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Nicolai<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNicolai Nielsen at work\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Image: Felix Odell)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Tools<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA tool for every job\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Image: Felix Odell)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Like many nations, Denmark is in desperate need of tradespeople: plumbers, builders, roofers, carpenters, electricians and skilled manual workers, known in the Nordic country as h\u00e5ndvaerker. This dearth makes the recent opening of H\u00e5ndvaerkskollegiet, a hall of residence for trainees in such fields, particularly welcome. <\/p>\n

\u201cPart of the purpose of this building is to persuade young people to pursue a skilled-worker education,\u201d its principal, Flemming Moestrup, tells Monocle from the new campus in the small town of Herning on the Jutland peninsula. The halls include accommodation with shared kitchens and living space, featuring double-height workshops for wood, metal and bricklaying, with state-of-the-art tools and machinery. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe idea that the building celebrates craftspeople was very inspiring for us,\u201d says Copenhagen-based architect Dorte Mandrup, whose studio designed H\u00e5ndvaerkskollegiet. \u201cWe wanted to create communal spaces but, when we designed these small dwellings, it was also about making them dignified.\u201d<\/p>\n

Around the building, exposed junctions, electricity systems and raw brick hint at the construction process. The structural frame of the building is made from pine; the doors and floors are oak. Meanwhile, the interior panelling is spruce. <\/p>\n

The construction of the building and the lion\u2019s share of its running costs is funded by charitable foundation BRF Fonden. In Herning, many residents are apprentices at local firms and attend courses at the nearby technical college. They can choose from workshops and lectures that are open to all trainees in the evenings and at weekends: a carpenter can learn about the work of an electrician; a bricklayer can get a feel for 3D printing. \u201cThat crossover is one of our biggest draws,\u201d says Moestrup. <\/p>\n

As we leave, he points to an incongruous brick fireplace in the large assembly hall. \u201cJust before Christmas, a couple of the students said that we needed a fireplace to hang stockings on so a group of them built this,\u201d he says. There are plans to turn the fireplace into a party loudspeaker. For once, getting hold of an electrician shouldn\u2019t be a problem.
haandvaerkskollegiet-herning.dk;<\/a> dortemandrup.dk<\/a><\/p>\n

Students at work <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really inspiring to live here. You want to work better when you see all of the skill that has been put into this building.\u201d
Emilie M\u00f8lgaard
Age: 20
Machine carpenter, apprenticed to TCM Operations <\/p>\n

\u201cThe building is so nice and there are opportunities for training my skills in my spare time. It is nice that you get experience in other fields too.\u201d
Andreas M\u00f8ller Simonsen
Age: 20
Cabinet maker, apprenticed to Multiform <\/p>\n

\u201cThe workshops are so well equipped and there\u2019s a great feeling of community here. They put a lot of emphasis on that. I work with furniture but I have been fascinated by the metalwork. I have learnt a lot about other disciplines.\u201d
Laura Dahl
Age: 18
Machine carpenter, apprenticed at HTM<\/p>\n

Best government building
Chamber of Notaries
France<\/p>\n

The renovation of a Haussmannian administrative building in Paris has quietly helped to reshape the public\u2019s perception of the professionals who occupy it. <\/p>\n

\t\t\tPlace du Ch\u00e2telet\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t(Image: Rory Gardiner)\n\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Exterior<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPlace du Ch\u00e2telet\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Image: Rory Gardiner)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Mirror<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails date to 1855\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Image: Rory Gardiner)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Staircase<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRenovations introduced natural lighting\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Image: Rory Gardiner)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Communal<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRefreshed, double-height spaces at street level\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Image: Rory Gardiner)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Interior<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHeritage interiors renewed for modern meetings\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Image: Rory Gardiner)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

The French Chamber of Notaries in Paris\u2019s Place du Ch\u00e2telet is an architectural marvel hiding in plain sight. \u201cMost Parisians don\u2019t know about this building,\u201d says David Dottelonde of Atelier Senzu. \u201cIt\u2019s one of the oldest Haussmannian buildings in the city, dating back to 1855.\u201d The notary profession\u2019s ties to this location even date back to the medieval period, when royal scribes formalised legal acts under the authority of the crown. <\/p>\n

When Dottelonde and co-founder Wandrille Marchais took on the restoration of the building, they were tasked with bringing it up to date but also with helping to modernise the image of the people working there. \u201cThe profession isn\u2019t well known by the public, even though it\u2019s central to major moments in people\u2019s lives,\u201d says Marchais. \u201cThe brief was to reconnect the building with the clients and with the public space,\u201d says Dottelonde. <\/p>\n

Part of the fa\u00e7ade was replaced with glass windows. The stone removed to achieve this was then repurposed for slabs used in the entrance-hall floor. The stucco columns and woodwork inside were restored, while moveable aluminium partitions were added to allow for a more flexible use of the space. Since this renovation project was commissioned in 2019, the number of French notaries has increased. In 2016 a law reformed the profession, making it more accessible but, as a result, more competitive. At the same time, the field is adapting to digitisation and cybersecurity challenges, while trying to preserve the security and trust that it has cultivated for centuries. Notaries\u2019 home in Paris, however, is now better-equipped to lead them into this new era, thanks to the forward-thinking work of Atelier Senzu.
ateliersenzu.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Best design gallery
Difane
Mexico<\/p>\n

This gallery is helping to redefine Mexico\u2019s design identity by championing the country\u2019s best contemporary practitioners. <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Fernanda<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Difane<\/p>\n

\t\t\t(Image: Alejandro Ramirez Orozco)\n\t<\/p>\n

The rise of Mexican design to global acclaim is thanks, in part, to the work of galleries such as Mexico City-based Difane. Run by Fernanda Salamanca and Andrea Gadsden, it supports the nation\u2019s independent designers, including Andr\u00e9s Guti\u00e9rrez and Carlota Coppel. \u201cWhen we started, most people around the world thought of Mexican design as just arts and crafts,\u201d says Gadsden. \u201cWe wanted to give visibility to this other branch.\u201d <\/p>\n

From its permanent space in the Roma Norte neighbourhood, the gallery works with Mexican designers to co-develop products that push boundaries and speak to a global audience. \u201cMexicans create beautiful objects but don\u2019t always know how to sell them,\u201d says Salamanca. \u201cWhat we do is look for good designs that can compete internationally.\u201d The result is a platform that fosters a community of creatives.
difane.com.mx<\/a><\/p>\n

Finest for fitness
Backyard Community Club
Ghana<\/p>\n

This tennis facility rooted in West African traditions has set its sights on changing the country\u2019s sporting culture.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Person<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Birds<\/p>\n

\t\t\t(Image: Julien Lanoo)\n\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Person<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Image: Julien Lanoo)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Birds<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Image: Julien Lanoo)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

In Accra\u2019s Osu neighbourhood, the Backyard Community Club\u2019s clay court has become an incubator for a group of promising young tennis players. Built to the design of Glenn DeRoche, the founder of architecture studio DeRoche Projects, it uses local materials to enclose the court. Precast rammed-earth panels, produced and assembled in the city, help to reduce the project\u2019s carbon footprint. \u201cThe material gives the court a distinct identity ,\u201d says DeRoche. \u201cIt feels grounded and really rooted in West Africa.\u201d <\/p>\n

From the outside, the compound is striking. Its walls feature triangular cut-outs that allow light to dance across the surface. Another notable feature is the 230 sq m garden that is adjacent to the court, where plants and fruits are grown to provide nutrition to the players. Post-match, they are welcome to pick mint growing on the site. <\/p>\n

The priority, however, remains to attract Ghanaians to the sport. The Backyard Community Club\u2019s training programme is already receiving applications from players from different parts of the country. \u201cThe impact is far greater than this community,\u201d says DeRoche.
derocheprojects.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Top urban intervention
Suan San Pocket Park by Shma Design
Thailand<\/p>\n

This small, strategically placed green space offers a much-needed escape from the Thai capital\u2019s asphalt jungle. <\/p>\n

\"Suan(Image: Courtesy of Shma Designs)<\/p>\n

The all-consuming urban sprawl is an unfortunate reality of life in Bangkok. Providing residents with respite from it was a challenge that the team at landscape architecture studio Shma Design was keen to rectify with the creation of the Suan San Pocket Park. \u201cThis is an unplanned city, which means that we never really invested in green areas,\u201d says Yossaporn Boonsom, one of Shma Design\u2019s founding directors and the park\u2019s lead designer. <\/p>\n

Despite its prime location next to the Chao Phraya river, much of the site had long been used as a dumping ground. A public consultation process revealed that it had once been a warehouse for goods unloaded from the river; elsewhere, towering Banyan trees can be dated back about 100 years. After this history was uncovered, Shma Design decided to celebrate the area\u2019s heritage. The team preserved parts of the former warehouse building, integrating them within the park\u2019s walkways and facilities. The oldest and largest trees were retained too. Recreational areas are defined by floor patterns \u2013 a sports pitch, jogging paths and exercise zones. The open layout also creates an uninterrupted route to the river, connecting residents to the riverfront \u2013 a rarity in Bangkok. <\/p>\n

Suan San Pocket Park offers a space for history, nature and community to co-exist, and affirms a sense of local identity. In a city where skylines and landscapes can quickly become unrecognisable, the park stands as a reminder that urban development doesn\u2019t always require starting from scratch \u2013 or being on a major scale. \u201cThe true value of the park shines not in its design but in how life has evolved around this space,\u201d says Boonsom.
shmadesigns.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Best in urbanism
Seattle Waterfront Park by Field Operations
USA<\/p>\n

A team of landscape architects, urban designers and planners has reinvigorated Seattle\u2019s ailing downtown by reconnecting residents to a long-ignored waterfront. <\/p>\n

\t\t\tStreets designed with pedestrians in mind\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t(Image: Alana Paterson)\n\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Pedestrians<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStreets designed with pedestrians in mind\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Image: Alana Paterson)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"General<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Image: Alana Paterson)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Drinking<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDrinking and dining outposts line the park\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Image: Alana Paterson)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Overlook<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOverlook Walk and the Salish Steps\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Image: Alana Paterson)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"James<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Corner, the founder of Field Operations\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Image: Alana Paterson)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Views<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tViews to the Puget Sound\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Image: Alana Paterson)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\/<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Image: Alana Paterson)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

In recent decades, many landscape architects and urbanists across the globe have been trying to reconnect cities cut up by urban infrastructure. US studio Field Operations has long been at the forefront of this movement and its work in Seattle has established a new benchmark. The 1950s Alaskan Way Viaduct separated the city\u2019s downtown from the watery edge of the Puget Sound. Today the elevated highway, which was damaged by an earthquake in 2001, has come down and a park has arisen in its place, designed by Field Operations. <\/p>\n

Monocle meets the firm\u2019s founding partner and CEO, James Corner, atop the site\u2019s signature feature: the Overlook Walk, a collaboration with LMN Architects. People crowd the Salish Steps, a cascading set of stairs with the downtown skyline as backdrop. \u201cIt was always our aim to splice nature with the city, merging Seattle urbanism with Puget Sound naturalism,\u201d he says. The park has reinvigorated an ailing downtown and served as a proving ground for ecological recovery in an urban industrial setting. <\/p>\n

As people wander down pathways past groves of Oregon grape and Pacific Northwest alliums, boats cruise past the refreshed Elliott Bay seawall. Field Operations designed new panels with ribbed walls and shelves to mimic natural habitats. The result is a bustling ecosystem of algae, barnacles, mussels and kelp that attracts migrating salmon. \u201cWhen the viaduct was here, the city was cut off from this massive asset,\u201d says Corner. \u201cThey knew the bay was there but they didn\u2019t pay any attention to it as a thing of scenic beauty.\u201d Field Operations\u2019 work shows how landscape architects can bring beauty to the fore, celebrating the city and supporting its people.
fieldoperations.net<\/a><\/p>\n

Best civic renovation
Claro Arena by Idom
Chile<\/p>\n

Stadiums aren\u2019t just sports facilities. Done well, they can foster a sense of community and even enhance landscapes \u2013 as this example shows. <\/p>\n

\"Claro(Image: Crist\u00f3bal Palma)<\/p>\n

Santiago\u2019s newly renovated Claro Arena pays tribute to its brutalist heritage. \u201cWe maintained 95 per cent of the sightlines,\u201d says Borja G\u00f3mez Mart\u00edn, a lead architect at Spanish practice Idom, which transformed the landmark. Built in the 1980s, the stadium originally sat low in the terrain but Idom introduced a lighter frame that hovers above the concrete base. A new upper level incorporates dressing rooms, press centres, technical areas, premium hospitality spaces and viewing galleries with a concourse that operates as the ground\u2019s circulation system. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe sought to understand how locals in the Las Condes neighbourhood interact with the stadium,\u201d says G\u00f3mez Mart\u00edn. This allowed the architects to expand the stadium in a way that creates a lively atmosphere but is respectful of the surrounding residential neighbourhood, modernising the structure while maintaining what made it a place that fans have adored for generations.
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