Floris van der Poel's Favourite Things

About this episode

Floris van der Poel discusses his favorite architectural works from the past year.

Floris van der Poel comes on the pod this week to talk about the best work he’s discovered over the past year. Project list (in order of discussion): 1 The rounding of Cape Horn by Charlie Dalin.  2 Atelier Scheidegger Keller + Espazium, Areal Rosengarten Housing, Zurich, 2021 3 Emmanuel Héré de Corny's Palais du Gouvernement from the years 1751-1753  4 Meat cuts, comparing French and American tastes in urbanism 5 Model of an apartment building with 68 units in Tirana by Arquitectura G  6 Volante, housing in Hilversum by Monadnock Architects (2025)  7 Zwhatt housing, Regensdorf 2024. Luetjens Padmanabhan 8 770 Park Avenue, designed by Rosario Candela. 9 Logements Beaunier by Minuit Architecture 10-11 Papieri-Areal, Construction Site B S tudio Eschrickenbacher   12-13 Bois-Gentil Housing, 1st Prize — Fruehauf, Henry, Viladoms 14 Door handle — LCLA 15 Ny Østergade, Copenhagen by Praksis Arkitekter 16-17 Office Complex in Hamburg, 2025 by Kawahara Krause Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: The Architecture Foundation

Guest: Floris van der Poel

Topics covered

• architecture
• urbanism
• design
• housing
• projects
• interview

Keywords

• architecture
• urbanism
• design
• housing projects
• Floris van der Poel

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Architecture Foundation

Books & works: The rounding of Cape Horn, Atelier Scheidegger Keller + Espazium, Areal Rosengarten Housing, Palais du Gouvernement, Meat cuts, Model of an apartment building with 68 units in Tirana, Volante, housing in Hilversum, Zwhatt housing, 770 Park Avenue, Logements Beaunier, Papieri-Areal, Construction Site B

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