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Steeldeck bicyclebridge place, Nijmegen (NL)
(06/06/2013)
On 25th May, the steeldeck of the bicycle- and footbridge Graaf Alardsingel in Nijmegen was placed. The integral bridge has a length of 120m and a width of 6m.
The structure was shipped from Belgium to Nijmegen in three separate pieces with a length of 40m and a weight of 110 tonnes. After its inauguration in July 2013, the footbridge,...
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Ney & Partners published in DBZ (DE)
(25/05/2013)
Critic and engineer Michael Koller has published an article on the glass roof of the maritime museum in Amsterdam (NL) in the current issue of Deutsche BauZeitschrift DBZ, Bauen mit Stahl. You can consult the complete article on our web site.
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Ney & Partners receives the Culture Prize KU Leuven (BE)
(05/05/2013)
«It is of high cultural meaning that Laurent Ney & Partners can commit their high technological ingeniousness in the monument care, and in the requirements of today and the challenges of the newest technologies in the construction profession contract with fundamental respect for the architectural heritage.»
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Bow-string arch "De Oversteek" towed into position (NL)
(24/04/2013)
On Saturday, the 20th April the largest single span bow-string arch bridge in Europe was towed into its final position on the river the Waal in Nijmegen.
For nearly 21 months the “Oversteek” had been assembled alongside the river, on an extended and raised part of the river bank, less than 500m from its final destination.
The operation...
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Footbridge Centre Guillaume II was placed (LU)
(14/04/2013)
At the beginning of April the steel deck of the new pedestrian bridge of the Centre Guillaume II in Luxembourg has been placed. The 25m long deck was produced by the contractor Bellapart in their Spanish workshop.
In the coming weeks, the portals and the cables will be delivered and assembled on site. The new covered footbridge is fully...
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Ney & Partners certified in accordance with EN ISO 9001
(11/04/2013)
On 4 April 2013, Ney and Partners has been issued ISO9001 certification for a period of 3 years.
The offices of Ney & Partners have been awarded certification in accordance with EN ISO 9001 “Quality management systems” for the period of three years, recognising our organisation's quality-orientated policy.
Since its creation, our firm...
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Ney & Partners receives the Catholic University of Leuven’s Culture Prize (BE)
(02/04/2013)
The biennial Culture Prize is awarded to an “innovative Belgian artist with merits in the field of education and/or research in arts”.
The prize 2013-2014 rewards merits in the field of architecture. At the end of April, Rector Mark Waer presents Laurent Ney and Ney & Partners with this prize. Luc Verpoest, Professor for Engineering and...
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Official inauguration administrative building Belval, Esch-sur-Alzette (LU)
(21/03/2013)
The building is part of the ambitious reconversion of the former industrial site Belval, Esch-sur-Alzette. It is located opposite the monumental relics of this stronghold of Luxembourg’s steel industry.
The “administrative building of the city of science” is one of the first projects of this masterplan. The building consists of two main...
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Mounting central span of the Fransman footbridge, Brussels (BE)
(08/03/2013)
During the night from 7th to 8th March, the central span of the footbridge was delivered and assembled on site.
This part of the bridge with a weight of 40t, a length of 23m and a width of 5m, has been placed of the railway tracks on two temporary supports. The construction will continue with the concreting of the foundations and...
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Exhibition Bridge Design. Laurent Ney, JDC,Tokyo (JP)
(22/02/2013)
On 20th February the exhibition “Bridge Design. Laurent Ney” opened in the Design Gallery of Japan Design Committee in Tokyo, Japan. This exhibition showcases a selection of 9 bridge projects showing that form is not a conceptual or aesthetic starting principle.
The methodological approach of Ney & Partners is “form-finding”: finding the...
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Church Borgloon “Building of the Year” (BE)
(15/02/2013)
www.archdaily.com is an international website that presents architectural projects on a daily basis. Once a year a jury and the public can nominate a winner in various categories.
Gijs Van Vaerenberg wins in the category religious buildings. The church is both architecture and a work of art : it allows for several interpretations and...
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Project RoomOne enters public domain
(25/01/2013)
Last week, the RoomOne project was highlighted in a short television report by RTL Luxembourg and, the following day, in an article in the weekly magazine Télécran.
This project comprises a single room hotel at the top of a 40m high tower. The client is currently investigating different scenarios with various authorities, stakeholders...
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Start of construction site Fransman footbridge, Brussels (B)
(13/01/2013)
Early January marked the start of the demolition works of the existing concrete footbridge which links the Fransmanstreet to the Stevensstreet.
The demolition of the central span is foreseen for end of February. In the meantime, the new steel footbridge is fabricated in the workshop of Anmeco. The assembly on site is due in March. The works...
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Ney & Partners wishes you an inspireful 2013.
(02/01/2013)
Transport and mounting Rodetorenbrug, Zwolle (NL)
(06/12/2012)
On 6th of December, the new river crossing between Kamperpoort district and downtown was installed.
The full steel structure of the bridge is transported in one piece, including the railing, and the wear layer (total 161ton). The bridge wa loaded at BSB Steel Construction steel manufacturer in Suameer, Friesland on 2 heavy transport...
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Ney & Partners wins in 3 categories Steel Construction Award, Brussels (B)
(29/11/2012)
The competition Steel Construction Award is organised every year alternating between Belgium and Luxembourg. It rewards construction projects in Belgium which were realized between June 2010 and June 2012 and that are entirely or partially in steel.
The jury nominated 25 projects of 118 contenders. In the category "Specific elements of...
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Rehabilitation of the covered market in Anderlecht, Brussels (BE)
(20/11/2012)
ABATTOIR SA/NV, the company managing the slaughterhouses in Anderlecht, has officially contracted Ney & Partners with the rehabilitation studies of the covered market's listed structure.
The original structure from 1890 has suffered mild deterioration. The design team, comprising architect Tars Stevens and consulting engineers Ney &...
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Exhibition Ney & Partners, Tokyo (JP)
(07/11/2012)
On the occasion of the opening of a branch Ney & Partners in Tokyo an exhibition will be presented in the Embassy of Luxembourg in Tokyo.
It will show some recent realisations, projects for Japan and the most innovative projects in Luxembourg, Belgium and The Netherlands. The office in Tokyo activities will contain architectural concepts...
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Ney & Partners wins the Dutch 2012 National Steel Prize, Amsterdam (NL)
(05/10/2012)
The winning projects of the Dutch 2012 National Steel prize have been announced on 4th of October. The roof of the Dutch Maritime Museum of Ney & Partners is one of the six winners.
The winning projects of the Dutch 2012 National Steel prize have been announced on 4th of October. The roof of the Dutch Maritime Museum of Ney & Partners is...
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Inauguration Square Rector de Somer, Leuven (B)
(24/09/2012)
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The bus stop and bicycle parking square Rector de Somer have been formally inaugurared after two years of construction works.
Both the large canopy on the square Rector de Somer and the smaller canopy on Square Margaretha are now, once again, fully integrated in the public transport network of the city of Leuven.
Both Francy Peeters,...
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Postage stamp dedicated to footbridge, Esch-sur-Alzette (LU)
(20/09/2012)
P&T Luxembourg’s stamp office dedicates a special collection of three postage stamps entitled “Architecture & Mobility”, which will be officially presented on 25th September 2012.
The stamps reproduce oil paintings by the renowned Luxembourgish painter Christian Frantzen, who was commissioned to create artistic renderings of structures...
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Exhibition on (5) bridges, Nijmegen (NL)
(08/09/2012)
The urban bridge “De Oversteek”, the “Promenadebrug” and the “Graaf Allardsingel” footbridge (all by Ney & Poulissen), the extension of the Waalbridge (by Zwarts&Jansma Architects) and the citadel bridge (by NEXTarchitects) are the theme of an exhibition in the city of Nijmegen’s Centre of Architecture.
Climate change is causing both the...
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Otro, the skatable sculpture in use, Vassivières (F)
(24/08/2012)
The design of this complicated free form is by the South Korean artist Koo Jeong A.
Ney & Partners was consulted for the engineering and, more specifically, the dimensioning of the free form concrete shells. The experimental work of art is a sports object with sensory and sensitive properties. According to the artist, it refers to the...
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Start construction bridge of Oelegem I (B)
(23/08/2012)
The work on the first of a series of 24 “generic bridges” over the Albert Canal has started.
In a first phase, the landscaping of the site will lift the riverbanks to the appropriate height. The steel structure will be assembled on the shore and, at a later stage, the deck with arch will be put in place using pontoons.
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Nomination Rheinland-Pfaz Prize 2011 for view point Koblenz (DE)
(16/08/2012)
The German province Rheinland-Pfalz stimulates the use of wood as local material and policy for sustainable wood management by rewarding projects with an annual prize.
The prize also wants to improve the technical innovative application of wood as a construction material.
The 7th edition of the prize nominates the view point of Koblenz...
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Mounting steel structure "Vluchthavenbrug" Amsterdam (NL)
(09/08/2012)
The steel structure of the mobile pedestrian bridge was assembled in the night of 29 July. Parallel with the construction of the bridge, the construction of the building complex on the island is ongoing.
Because the limited working space for the assembly, the construction site of the buildings had to be used. A well-coordinated timing of...
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Footbridges Smedenpoort in use, Brugge (B)
(01/08/2012)
Beginning July the two footbridges have been opened to the public.
© foto Jan-Willem Van der Zwaan, Rena
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Transformation of the Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge, Luxembourg (LU)
(26/07/2012)
The client, Fonds Kirchberg, which manages the urbanisation of this political and business quarter, officially announced the complete transformation of the 50 year old bridge.
As a result of the implementation of a new tramway line on the bridge, the comfort and security of cyclists and pedestrians will also be optimised by this project....
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Laying of the foundation stone Congress Centre Mons (B)
(12/07/2012)
End of June Daniel Libeskind, architect of the Congress Centre was present for the first stone of his first realisation in Belgium.
Historical architecture and the relatively small scale of the city are two facets which Libeskind interest in this project.
The building contains among others a promenade which will offer a new panorama on...
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New Masterplan for the “Palais des Beaux Arts” in Brussels (B)
(02/07/2012)
The team comprising Barbara Van der Wee, Robbrecht en Daem, Sum Project, Daidalos Peutz, Ove Arup, and Ney & Partners has won the competition for the redevelopment of the “Palais des Beaux-Arts” (the Palace of Fine Arts) in Brussels (B).
The “Palais des Beaux-Arts” is an internationally recognized centre of the arts in the heart of...
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4 projects by Ney & Partners honoured by the “Building client Awards 2012” (LU)
(27/06/2012)
The projects of the Gaalgebierg footbridge in Esch-sur-Alzette and of an industrial storehouse/workshop in Bertrange-Bourmicht have been awarded first prizes in their respective categories by the jury of the “Bauhärepräis 2012”.
The “Mather” family house in Dalheim and the “Villa Vauban” Art Museum in Luxembourg city were highly commended.
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Construction City bridge “De Oversteek”, Nijmegen (NL)
(13/06/2012)
The construction started in April 2011. All 30 identical bridge pylons have been constructed for the northern approach span. The steel casing for these pylons has now been moved to the south side for the construction of the pylons of the southern approach span.
Every week one such concrete pylon is constructed. Four cylindrical arches of...
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Award “Sustainable Coast project 2012”, for footbridge Knokke (B)
(13/06/2012)
The prize acknowledges projects which have a positive impact on the sustainable development of the Belgian coast.
The `Lichtenlijn’ responds to several sustainability criteria: innovative design based on scientific experience, long term vision, balancing of environmental costs and profits.
The bridge has a social dimension because she...
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Opening party renovation open air Middelheimmuseum, Antwerp (B)
(21/05/2012)
On 25th May the new exhibition pavilion "Het Huis" of Robbrecht Daem architecten and Ney & Partners will be inaugurated.
"The House", half open exhibition room shows a special installation made for the space of terracotta sculptures by Thomas Schütte.
On Sa 26th and Su 27th of May a free openings party in the Middelheimpark is set up.
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Martime Museum of Amsterdam wins the prize Gouden A.A.P. 2012 (NL)
(20/05/2012)
The team consisting out of Dok Architecten, Ney & Partners and Rappagne & Partners who transformed the museum for Rijksgebouwendienst (Administration for Historical Buildings) received the Prize last Monday 14th of May.
The restauration, spatial innovation and reorganisation are honoured. The conceptual choices, the attention that is payed...
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Dutch Maritime Museum nominated prize best reuse and transformation 2012 (NL)
(04/05/2012)
The Maritime Museum that was renovated by DOK architecten with a glass roof by Ney & Partners is nominated for the Dutch prize Gulden Feniks 2012. The prize draws attention to the best reuse and transformation projects of the Netherlands.
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Assembly of the northern footbridge Smedenpoort, Brugge (B)
(02/05/2012)
In the end of April, the Northern pedestrian footbridge has been mounted. 3 pieces with each a weight about 10 tons and a length of 20m have been transported onto the site.
The bridge structures will be finished later on with an architectural concrete deck and LED-lighting integrated into the handrails. In the end of June the Southern...
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Laurent Ney participates in the symposium Re-construction North East Japan (B)
(02/05/2012)
On 6th and 8th May, a symposium organised by young Brussels-based architectural firm SHSH in association with BOZAR (Brussels) and R.I.B.A (Royal Institute for British Architects, London) will be held.
The series of lectures, debates and project proposals will discuss the roles and tasks which designers, architects, engineers, schools of...
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The Wissekerke footbridge is getting shape (B)
(05/04/2012)
The steel structural part of the deck was delivered from Poland and assembled on site. The deck was leveled and fixed to the abutment.
Placing of additional reinforcement and casting of the 2nd phase concrete the second phase will follow in next few days. A protecting tent was raised around the removed old parts of the suspended bridge and...
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Opening ceremony Market Place Turnhout (B)
(30/03/2012)
Turnhout is Cultural Capital of Flanders 2012. For this occasion the Central Market Square was refurbished.
The overall organisation of traffic, garden, fountain, displays and terrasses of the bars as well as the design of the square is from Stramien. These urbanists/architects received with this project the Flemish Prize for Urban Space....
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Ney & Partners with 3 realisations in Belgian Architecture Beyond Belgium
(22/03/2012)
The publication presents a concise overview of 25 buildings abraod designed by Belgian designers.
The book also discusses questions as to what the specific challenges are and how Belgian know how was disseminated. How local and cultural features are taken into account in the design and construction process as well as a short historical...
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Start of bridge restoration in Wissekerke (B)
(05/03/2012)
The restoration of the wrought iron bridge next to the castle of Wissekerke (1824), in Kruikbeke-Bazel has now started.
This unique cultural heritage is one of the oldest chain suspension bridges in Europe. Ney & Partners have designed a new steel deck. The wrought iron balustrade will be restored. The project was developed together with...
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Ney & Partners will present its timber projects at the conference Bois et Habitat 2012 (B)
(01/03/2012)
Various recent projects of the office will be presented. In particular the special structure at Vivegnis square in Liège, the viewpoint at Koblenz, a passive schoolbuilding in Brussels, the folded roofstructure of the day nursery in Schaerbeek.
The office will also talk about the challenges of timber constructions in Belgium and about...
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Dutch Maritime Museum nominated for the Amsterdam Architecture Prize 2012 (NL)
(10/02/2012)
The Amsterdam Architecture Prize is an initiative of the Arcam Architecture Centre and has been awarded annually since 2008. to architects and their clients.
This year, the selection includes 27 projects of high architectural quality, which are exemplary in their type or contribute to the regeneration of Amsterdam. The museum, a renovation...
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Publication 'Naar een integrale ontwerppraktijk'
(23/01/2012)
Ney Poulissen and Atelier Veldwerk have published a document, titled ‘Towards an integrated design approach’ ,setting out their principles for the design and execution of large-scale infrastructure projects.
It addresses design & build projects and how integrated design is used to achieve an optimal relationship and impact on the...
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Présentation artist-in-residence, Architecture Centre Nijmegen (NL)
(12/01/2012)
On 19th of January Ney Poulissen Architects & Engineers and the artists of Atelier Veldwerk will present their publication ‘Naar een Integrale Ontwerppraktijk’. (Towards an integrated design practice).
A manual of do and don’ts for integrated design based on the practice in Nijmegen. Ney Poulissen were artists-in-residence for about two...
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Renewal of square Schuman, Brussels (B)
(11/01/2012)
The Team XDG Architects and NEY+Partners win the competition for the renewal of square Schuman in Brussels (B).
The Schuman Circle punctuates one of the most important axes of the city from the point of view of both national and European symbolism.
From the point of view of town planning, the Schuman Circle constitutes (with the Maelbeek...
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Start construction footbridges Smedenpoort, Bruges (B)
(05/01/2012)
Last December the construction started with the placing of the pile foundations.
These two 60m long and 2.5m wide footbridges will be made out of Corten steel and concrete and will form a slender and transparent promenade alongside the medieval entrance to the City of Bruges. When the footbridges will be in service, the pedestrian,...
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Inauguration Vroenhoven Bridge, Riemst (B)
(20/12/2011)
On 16th of December the Vroenhoven Bridge was inaugurated in the prescence of the President of the Flemish Parliament Jan Peumans, the Mayor of Riemst Mark Vos, the President of the Board of Directors of the sa De Scheepvaart Willy Claeys and the Managing Director of sa De Scheepvaart Eric Portugaels.
The construction of this project...
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Publication in the magazine ‘Bouwen met Staal’ (NL)
(20/12/2011)
The December issue of the Dutch magazine ’Bouwen met Staal’ pays attention to the roof of the Maritime Museum in Amsterdam designed by Ney & Partners.
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Prix Luxembourgeois d’Architecte 2011 (LUX)
(30/11/2011)
Museum Villa Vauban in Luxembourg of D. Heirend & P. Schmit Architectes, for which Ney & Partners were structural engineers, wins the Prix Luxembourgeois d’Architecte 2011 in ex aequo.
In the category Architecture, represented by 106 projects, an international jury chaired by Kai-Uwe Bergmann (BIG Architects, DK), has awarded two ex...
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Construction Quality Management
(25/11/2011)
Construction Quality Management
Ney and Partners has had its "Construction Quality Management" label, a certification of quality management within consulting firms, renewed for a further period of one year.
This label demonstrates that Ney and Partners is committed to a quality management policy which is oriented towards the...
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WOOD NEY: A new team is born
(24/11/2011)
Ney & Partners Wood Engineering
With the aim of giving wood its rightful place in contemporary building, Ney & Partners’ design office commits itself to the future by deploying a new team specialised in timber structures. We hope to respond to the requirements of architects, building owners, engineering firms, contractors and...
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17/11 starts Artist-in-Residence Ney - Poulissen & Veldwerk in Nijmegen (NL)
(11/11/2011)
Ney - Poulissen Architects & Engineers designs 3 bridges at Nijmegen.
The following 2 months, the artist of Atelier Veldwerk will explore the city and the landscape in relation to urban development and the three bridges in particular. The goal is a manual on integrated design. Thursday, 17 th of November the residency is starting with a...
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On Tuesday, 8/11 L. Ney gives a lecture at the invitation of ARCAM in Amsterdam (NL)
(31/10/2011)
He is going to present current and recently finished projects in the Netherlands.
The dome of the Maritime Museum in Amsterdam and De Oversteek bridge in Nijmegen will be discussed among others.
Address:
De Brakke Grond,
Nes 45,
Amsterdam
20h15.
For more information:
http://www.arcam.nl/lezingen/programma_nl.html
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Ney & Partners participates in the exhibition We are innovating here ! (B)
(17/10/2011)
Research in Brussel wants to attrack attention for technological innovation, 17.10.2011 / 29.10.2011
Thirteen innovating firms: Sabca, de Pinxi, Ecam, BMW Motors, Solar Impulse, PlantDesign, Greenskin, Ney & Partners, Art & Build, 3B structure, VUB (BrusSense), ULB (glaciologie), Macq were selected.
Ney & Partners shows the renovation of...
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Luxembourgish Architectural Awards: nomination and public vote for Villa Vauban (LUX)
(17/10/2011)
The Villa Vauban project has been shortlisted in the “Architecture” category of the Luxembourgish Architectural Awards, which will be awarded by the Foundation of Architecture and Engineering for the sixth time.
From 154 entries, the international jury made a selection of 20 projects in 4 categories, which are now open to public vote until...
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Villa Vauban Highly Commended at European Copper in Architecture Awards (LUX)
(17/10/2011)
The winners of the 15th European Copper in Architecture Awards were announced at a presentation ceremony in Brussels on 27th September.
This thoroughly contemporary transformation of the Villa Vauban, the Musée d’Art de la Ville de Luxembourg was designed by Philippe Schmit Architects, Ney & Partners was responsible for the structural...
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The Esch footbridge wins the Steel Construction Award 2011 (LUX)
(17/10/2011)
The Gaalgebierg footbridge in Esch, designed by Ney & Partners and Metaform Architects, has been declared winner of the 2011 Steel Construction Award for “Category D: Civil Engineering”.
The award ceremony took place at the Steel Construction Day 2011, which was organised by Infosteel in Luxembourg-Kirchberg.
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Studio Daniel Libeskind and Ney & Partners wins an international competition in Mons (B)
(06/10/2011)
The team of Studio Daniel Libeskind, H2A architects, Ney & Partners and the contractor CIT Blaton, win the design and build competition for a new Congress Centre in Mons (B).
With this selection out of eight competitor designs, Studio Daniel Libeskind will realise their first building in Belgium. This project, combined with the new...
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Start of the construction phase for a low energy school, Brussels (B)
(03/10/2011)
The construction of the new low energy school “Emile Bockstael” officially begun mid-September on the site near Heysel in Brussels.
The german architects Nimptsch Architekten is collaborating with local architects Bureau Bouwtechniek as well as Ney and Partners to construct a three storey building with a timber structure. The client, the...
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Inauguration of the COOVI-Elishout cooking school, Brussels (B)
(28/09/2011)
Friday 23rd of September the renovation of the Campus Elishout was inaugurated in presence of the Brussels Regional Minister of Budget Jean-Luc Vanraes.
The new kitchentower, a design by Xaveer De Geyter Architecten and Ney & Partners is the contemporary signal on the site. The kitchen classrooms are vertically stacked in a 60 m high tower....
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Footbridge Awards 2011 (GB)
(11/07/2011)
Last week the winners and highly commended projects of the International Footbridge Awards 2011 were announced.
The bridge designs of Ney & Partners scored with 2 winners and 4 commended projects in the winning list of 20 international bridges. The Triennial Footbridge Awards was part of het International Conference held in Poland, Wroclaw...
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Publication of the Schwebsange villa (LUX)
(24/05/2011)
An article on the Schwabsange villa (South-East Luxemburg) has been published in the spring/summer 2011 edition of Archiduc magazine.
NEY & Partners was in charge of the structural and civil engineering part of this project, which was completed in 2007. This low energy home features insulating masonry so as to avoid thermal bridges and...
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Glazed roof, The National Maritime Museum, Amsterdam completed (NL)
(20/05/2011)
The opening of the completely renovated Maritime Museum conceived by DOK Architects is planned for the end of September 2011. The recently delivered glazed roof was designed by the Brussels office of Ney & Partners.
The Dutch Preservation of Monuments Board imposed stringent requirements for renovation of this 17th century former naval...
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Opening viewing platform Koblenz (DE)
(05/05/2011)
Two weeks ago the Bundesgartenschau in Koblenz (Germany) opened. For this international garden event Dethier Architectures and Ney & Partners designed a special viewing platform.
It is situated on a hill in an old park. The construction offers an amazing view over the historical town and the confluence between rivers Rhine and Mosel. The...
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Shortlist Footbridge Awards 2011 (GB)
(14/04/2011)
The magazine Bridge design & engineering, sponsor of the International Footbridge Awards, has announced the shortlisted projects for the Footbridge Awards 2011.
The winning projects will be announced at the Footbridge 2011 conference in Wroclaw, Poland, on 6th July. Among the 34 selected footbridges from all over the world, 6 bridges...
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Prijs voor de Publieke Ruimte 2011 for the urban redevelopment of the Grote Markt in Turnhout (B)
(01/04/2011)
Stramien wins the Prijs voor de Publieke Ruimte 2011 (Public Space Award 2011) for the urban redevelopment of the Main Square in Turnhout. The project comprises several canopies designed in collaboration with Ney & Partners.
During the Day of Public Space, Joke Schauvliege, Flemish minister for the Environment, Nature and Culture, presented...
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Belval : Structure completed
(04/03/2011)
The structural works are completed on site of Belval in Luxemburg. The building consists of a 12-storey tower that sits on a 4-storey podium, with a total height of 60m. The building will be used for laboratories and administration.
ArchDaily : Building of the year
(16/02/2011)
The Esch-sur-Alzette footbridge has been elected winner in the Building of the Year 2010 competition in the Public Facilities category, on ArchDaily.com
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Koblenz (DE)
(08/02/2011)
Koblenz - Aussichtspunkt
Viewing platform in timber supported by Corten steel posts.
ArchDaily : Building of the year
(01/02/2011)
The Esch footbridge is one of five finalistes in the Building of the Year 2010 competition organised by ArchDaily.com, in the Public Facilities category. Voting is open to the public until February 13th. Laureats will be announced February 15th.
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Luxembourg EXPO : Shaping Forces 28.01 - 26.03.2011
(26/01/2011)
In his quest for optimal form, Laurent Ney sees forces as the raw material out of which the engineer creates his structure, like a sculpture. Form and the interplay of forces are inseparably bound up with each other. Shaping Forces, Ney’s monographic exhibition, presents an engineer reflecting on his own work in the light of themes like...
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Competition UWA - laureat
(23/11/2010)
The footbridge at Verviers has been elected as the winning project at the Biennale d'architecture de Wallonie 2010 in the category of "Public spaces, Civil infrastructure and Landscape architecture". The footbridge Thuin has been nominated in the same category. The competition and the closing ceremony have been organized by the UWA (Union...
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Steel Construction Award 2010
(18/11/2010)
The footbridge in Knokke-Heist ‘De lichtenlijn’ has been designated laureate of the steel construction award 2010 in category D : Civil Engineering
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TRIO exhibition
(27/10/2010)
Opening by José Manuel Barroso, President of the EC, of the TRIO exhibition "Bridges".
This exhibition is a bridging exhibition between the Trio Presidencies of the EU: Spain, Belgium and Hungary around the theme of "bridges".
It intends to explore the theme through various angles: Spain presents a photo exhibition of Spanish bridges from...
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Montage AMORAS
(22/10/2010)
The on-site assembly of the arch frame AMORAS has been carried out over the last couple of days by contratcor Sleurs using 6 mobile cranes. The central element of the arch was mounted in just a few hours this wednesday 21/10/2010. No problems have been reported during the entire operation. The next stage in the construction sequence will be...
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Labellisation CoQual
(07/10/2010)
Ney & Partners has received the CoQual label for the quality management in a structural consultancy firm, for a period of one year.
Upside Dome
(04/10/2010)
The Upside Dome can be admired when visiting the St Michiel church in Leuve from 4september till 31 october 2010.
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Conferences Japan
(28/09/2010)
Laurent Ney gives 3 conferences in Japan.
Lecture in Tokyo - Date: 8th Nov 2010 / Place: Oriental consultants co.Ltd
Lecture in Kyoto - Date : 9th Nov 2010 / Place : Kyoto University
Lecture in Fukuoka - Date: 11th Nov 2010 / Place : Asia Museum
Exhibition Istanbul
(27/09/2010)
Istanbul design week 2010 will show the exhibition of Laurent Ney “shaping forces”
It will open at the Old Galata Bridge from 29th September 2010 to 3rd October 2010.
Riva Bella
(20/09/2010)
The cantilevered steel structure of the Riva Bella Atheneum was erected in the beginning of September.
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Construction site Vroenhoven (Riemst)
(16/09/2010)
The bridge at Vroenhoven is since July at its final position above the building.
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Placing the first element of the Amsterdam roof
(15/09/2010)
Today the first of 16 elements of the new court yard roof will be mounted. The pieces are all roughly 5 by 18m, their weight varies from 8 to 16 tons per piece. The first placed piece is a 'corner piece'.
The 16 pieces were transported by truck from Antwerp to Dordrecht, and by boat from Dordrecht to Amsterdam. The pieces are mounted using a...
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Construction site Bourmicht Building
(09/09/2010)
The construction site at Bourmicht is nearly finished.
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Montage Jaagpadbrugje
(02/09/2010)
Today the Jaagpad bridge crossing the Dijle has been put in place.
The bridge was entirely pre-fabricated and transported by truck to the site.
Due to site conditions two cranes were needed to place the bridge on the renovated abutments. As designed, the bridge fitted exactly on and between the existing abutments.
In the next few weeks the...
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A roof for Muntstraat Leuven
(05/08/2010)
Ney&Partners will collaborate with Daidalos-Peutz for the feasability study of the possible covering of the Muntstraat, Leuven.
Project AMORAS
(04/08/2010)
The on site assembly of the Amoras dredging installation in Antwerp has started. The main feature is a steel bowstring bridge.
Interview of Laurent Ney on La Première
(25/05/2010)
Fabienne VANDE MEERSSCHE receive the Belgian Civil Engineer Laurent NEY for the occasion of the BOZAR Expo and the book entitled "Shaping Forces".
BOZAR EXPO : Shaping Forces 22.04 - 20.06.2010
(21/04/2010)
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New footbridges Smedenpoort Bruges won
(24/02/2010)
Ney&Partners has been elected laureat for the competition for 2 footbridges next to the Smedenpoort at Bruges.
Generic bridge for Canal Albert won
(17/02/2010)
Ney-Libost has been elected laureat for the competition of a generic bridge above the Canal Albert. This bridge will be apply on 20 sites, with spans from 100m to 140m.
Laureat Bridge Nijmegen
(15/01/2010)
Construction site Riemst
(13/01/2010)
Inauguration Footbridge Esch
(18/11/2009)
Nemetschek Engineering User Contest 2009
(09/11/2009)
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Inauguration Collegebrug
(19/09/2009)
Pushing of the footbridge Esch ended
(11/06/2009)
Inauguration Tweede Scheldebrug Temse
(30/05/2009)
News Workshops and Depots of the Public Administration Buildings at Bourmicht
(25/05/2009)
The opening ceremony for the construction site of the project for the Workshops and Depots of the Public Administration Buildings at Bourmicht takes place on the 26th of May.
placement 2nd mobile part of the brug over the Scheldt
(02/04/2009)
News on the mobile parts of the bridge at Temse
(26/02/2009)
One of the two mobile parts of the Temse bridge has been positioned during the last few days.
News about the buidling site deSingel
(26/01/2009)
Movie footbridge Esch
(23/01/2009)
Film about the footbridge of Esch.
Explosion of the old Vroenhoven bridge
(22/01/2009)
The old bridge of Vroenhoven has been exploded Friday the 16th of January 2009.
Placement of the first part of the footbridge at Esch-sur-Alzette:
(15/01/2009)
Competition Steel Construction 2008 - laureate Category C: Subway St-Catherine
(05/12/2008)
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Mounting of the 1st part of the bridge of Temse
(20/08/2008)
The mounting of the first part of the bridge has taken place at the waterside of Temse.
The lenght of this part is 66m and weights around 270ton. We were able to place the element thanks to a pontoon and a kamag.
Pedestrian Bridge Frasnman
(17/06/2008)
Under construction : Knokke footbridge
(17/04/2008)
T6 - Ney & Partners Luxemburg moved!
(01/04/2008)
New address: Rue du Fort Bourbon, 3 ; L - 1249 Luxemburg
Belgian Building Award - Cultural Heritage laureat
(06/03/2008)
The renovation project for the Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels, has been nominated as the winning project for the Belgian Building Awards of the Cultural Heritage.
Nomination Belgian Building Awards
(04/03/2008)
The Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels, is nominated for the Belgian Building Awards in the category of the Cultural Heritage.
The award will officialy be handed out on 5 Mars 2008 during the Batibouw fair.
Displacement of the Riemst Bridge
(27/02/2008)
(29/01/2008)
Laurent Ney selected for 'Cultuurprijs Vlaanderen'
(09/01/2008)
Second bridge over the Schelde in Temse (Belgium)
(14/11/2007)
Construction site Bridge Vroenhoven
(17/10/2007)
(12/09/2007)
Opening 'Double', Brussels
(01/09/2007)
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Ney & Partners has moved !
(30/07/2007)
Assembly of the Boulevard bridge
(04/06/2007)
Construction la Hulpe
(03/06/2007)
Ney & Partners moves
(03/05/2007)
Competition : Open Oproep Spoor Noord
(13/04/2007)
The Open Oproep jury chose the bike bridge by Ney & Partners because of its iconic character and the layered experiential approach. The bridge is part of a new park in Antwerp North, consisting of over 1,6km of bike and walk boulevards.
Economy Pavillion
(03/04/2007)
Belgian Building Awards - Laureate
(21/03/2007)
Residence Lennox came out as laureate in the 7th edition of the Belgian Building Awards. The transparant extension of the care center for epileptic patients was designed by Artau, with Ney&Partners as structural engineers. The Jury commended the interaction between the different project authors and the respect of the building towards its...
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Bozar Roof Construction
(07/03/2007)
Mehr Light(2)
(21/02/2007)
Mehr Licht
(19/01/2007)
Any & Sibel Oztürk's installation "Mehr Licht" has been inaugurated thursday 18/01/07.
The sculpture is on the Schuman's rondabout, in Brussels.
Guangzhou bicc is almost finished
(18/01/2007)
